Katherine "Katie" Mackey (''

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'' Follett; born November 12, 1987) is an American

middle-distance runner Middle-distance running events are track races longer than sprints, up to 3000 metres. The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distance event. The 1 ...

. She placed 8th at

2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 3000 metres The women's 3000 metres at the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships took place on 1 March 2018. Summary In the first running event at these championships, world record holder Genzebe Dibaba was back to defend her title, while none of the wome ...

Career

2018 season

Mackey won a US national xc title over 6 km in 19:35 at 2018

USATF National Club Cross Country Championships The USATF National Club Cross Country Championships are an annual cross country running, cross country competition for running clubs in the United States organized by USA Track & Field. The championships typically feature a 10K men's race and a 6K ...

. Mackey placed 6th in the 5000 m in 15:39.25 at

2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships The 2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships were held at Drake Stadium on the campus of Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. Organized by USA Track & Field, the four-day competition took place June 21–24 and serves as the national champ ...

. Mackey finished 2nd in the 3,000 meters at the 2018 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships, qualifying her for the

2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships The 17th IAAF World Indoor Championships was held from 1 to 4 March 2018 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. This was the city's second hosting of the event as it previously did so in 2003. Bidding process Birmingham bid for the 2016 IAAF World Indo ...

where she placed 8th.

2017 season

In 2017, Mackey won the U.S. road mile championship.

2016 season

She finished 6th at the 2016 United States Olympic Trials (track and field) in the 5,000 meters.

2015 season

Mackey placed 6th in 5000 m final in 15:16.96 at 2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Mackey won the 2015

Stockholm Bauhaus Athletics BAUHAUS-galan, formerly known as DN-Galan is an annual, international athletics meeting that takes place at the Olympic Stadium in Stockholm. Previously it was one of the five IAAF Super Grand Prix events until 2010, and has since been part of the ...

3,000 meter 2015 IAAF Diamond League event.

2014 season

Mackey placed 3rd in 1500 m final in 4:07.70 at 2014 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Mackey won a silver medal at the 2014 IAAF World Relays in the women's 4 × 1500 metres relay. Mackey placed 8th in 5000 m at the

2014 IAAF Continental Cup The 2014 IAAF Continental Cup was an international track and field sporting event that was held in Marrakech, Morocco, on 13–14 September 2014. It was the second edition of the IAAF Continental Cup since the name and format was changed from t ...

in the

5000 m The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run is a common long-distance running event in track and field, approximately equivalent to or . It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics, run over laps of a stand ...

2013 season

Katie Mackey placed 8th in 15:57.78 in the 5000 m final and 9th in 4:32.10 in the 1500 m final at the 2013 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

2012 season

Katie Mackey placed 11th in the 1500 m at the 2012 United States Olympic Trials (track and field) in 4:11.46 and

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in 5000 m.

2008 season

Katie Follett placed 21st in the 1500 m at the 2008 United States Olympic Trials (track and field) in 4:22.60.

College career

At the

University of Washington The University of Washington (UW, simply Washington, or informally U-Dub) is a public research university in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 1861, Washington is one of the oldest universities on the West Coast; it was established in Seattle a ...

Mackey was an eight-time All-American.

Prep

Katie Follett won the Elanor Troxell Award in 2006 as Fort Collins' top student-athlete. Katie Follett an 11-time conference champion, 13-time regional champion, and 11-time all-state performer in both cross country and track for

Fort Collins High School Fort Collins High School is located at 3400 Lambkin Way, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States. It is one of four public senior High school (North America), high schools in the Poudre School District. The school colors are purple and gold, and it ...

. Katie set Fort Collins school records in the 3200 m (10:47.51) and 3200 m relay, and at 5 km in cross country (18:16).

Personal life

Katie met Danny Mackey in February 2011 and they were married on New Year's Eve in 2011. He became her coach in 2012. She moved back to Colorado in 2019 and her current coach is Jeff Boelé. In September 2021, Follett had a son named Joshua.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mackey, Katie 1987 births Living people Sportspeople from Fort Collins, Colorado American female middle-distance runners American female long-distance runners University of Washington alumni Washington Huskies women's track and field athletes World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States 21st-century American women