Kate Huisinga
Kate Huisinga
  • Hometown:
    Slater, Iowa
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • High School:
    Ballard
  • Event(s):
    Middle distance

Bio

Honors & Awards
  • All-Conference in Distance Medley Relay (2023)
  • A-R-C All-Academic Team (2024)
  • Two-time letterwinner (2023, 24)
2025 | junior
  • Seventh in school history in the DMR
  • Record the second-fastest season time in the outdoor 800 meter at 2:29.08
  • Her 4:56.12 time in the outdoor 1500 meter was second best on the team
  • Ran 5:28:64 in the mile at the Liz Wuertz Indoor
  • Clocked 10:57:60 in the 3000 meter at the Cyclone Open
  • Anchored the DMR that ran 12:56:77 at the A-R-C Championships
  • Was part of the 4x800 that ran 10:15:16 at the A-R-C Championships
2024 | sophomore
  • Part of the 4x800 meter relay team that ran a 10:00.19 at the A-R-C Indoor Championships, the fifth-fastest time in school history
  • Clocked a career-best 19:00.08 in the 5,000 meters at the Kip Janvrin Open
  • One of four Storm women under 2:30 in the indoor 800 meters with a time of 2:29.16
2023 | freshman
  • Part of the distance medley relay team that finished third at the conference indoor championships
  • Took second place in the indoor mile at the Dutch Athletics Classic (5:46.36)
  • Set her best time in the event a week later at the Prairie Wolf Invite with a mark of 5:33.07
  • One of three Storm women to go sub 2:30 in the indoor 800 meters with a time of 2:29.85
Personal
  • Majoring in data science and computer science with minors in physics and business analytics

News Mentions

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Booth leads trio to all-conference honors at A-R-C Outdoor Championships

On the conference championship stage, Teghan Booth stole the show, winning the 10,000m race, and taking second in the 5,000m as the Storm claimed...

May 10, 2025

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Strong performances highlight Storm's day at Wartburg

Competing at the Wartburg Triangular on Friday, the Simpson track and field program shined in the final meet before hosting the 2025 A-R-C Outdoor...

May 2, 2025

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Simpson concludes action at Kip Janvrin Open; competes at Drake Relays

Simpson played host to the Kip Janvrin Open, honoring the 2025 season class, while also seeing action at the Drake Relays on Thursday and Friday.

April 25, 2025

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Storm set four new top-10 performances over two meets

Four new school top-ten performances, including the third fastest in the 4x100 relay, highlighted the dual meet action for Simpson as the Storm...

April 11, 2025

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Merrill and True shine in the discus at the Wartburg Outdoor Select meet

Olivia Merrill and Hannah True added their names to the top-10 lists in school history with their best mark in the discus as the Storm competed at...

April 5, 2025

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Stellar start in Pella for the Storm's track and field program

At the first outdoor meet of the season, Simpson women’s track and field set 12 new top-10 marks across eight events to begin the 2025...

March 28, 2025

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Cooper and Thornburg headline the Storm at the Liz Wuertz Invite

Emma Cooper and Jenna Thornburg highlighted the Storm’s success at the final meet before the conference championships, as Simpson competed...

February 22, 2025

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Thornburg, Cooper, and Johnson add to school record books at Darren Young Classic

There was no shortage of accomplishments for the Simpson women’s track team on Saturday at the Darren Young Classic, highlighted by three...

February 15, 2025

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Storm rack up top-five finishes at Wartburg Select

Olivia Merrill eclipsed her own record in the shot put, moving up the leaderboards as the Storm competed at the Wartburg select meet on Saturday.

February 1, 2025

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Booth takes home top-5 finish as Storm compete at the ISU Cyclone Open

Highlighted by Teghan Booth’s fifth place finish, the Simpson women’s track and field competed at the Iowa State Cyclone open on...

January 24, 2025

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Trio of record book performances highlight Storm's first 2025 meet

Three Storm carved their names in the Storm history books as the Simpson women’s track and field began the 2025 year at the Chelsey...

January 18, 2025