2013 Track:
Indoor: Did not compete. Outdoor: Did not compete.
2012 Cross Country:
Finished seventh in the UGA Invitational with a 5K time of 17:36.88, which was the second overall time for Georgia Tech … Competed in both the ACC Championships and NCAA South Regional, with 6K times of 21:59 and 21:45, respectively.
2012 Track:
Indoor: Did not compete. Outdoor: Placed fourth at the Georgia Tech Invite with a season-best 5,000-meter time of 17:18.08 … Competed in the same event for a time of 17:50.06 at the Florida Relays.
2011 Cross Country:
Received a medical redshirt.
2011 Track:
Indoor: Earned an eighth-place finish in the 3,000-meter run at the Virginia Tech Elite Meet with a time of 9:51.38 … Crossed the line 14th in 17:31.30 in the 5,000-meter run at the ACC Indoor Championships. Outdoor: Finished in third place at the Georgia Intercollegiate Invitational in the 4×800 with a time of 9:53.31 and also in fourth place in the 1500 meter run (4:38.80) … Took second place at the Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket Invitational in the 5,000-meter run (17:17.80) … Earned eighth place at the ACC Outdoor Track & Field Championships in the 10,000-meter run with a time of 35:52.39.
2010 Cross Country:
Earned her first career victory at the UGA vs. GT Dual Meet … Top finisher for Tech at the Greater Louisville XC Classic with a time of 17:40 and a 24th place finish … Finished fourth with a time of 17:22 at the Royal Cross Country Challenge … Top Yellow Jacket finisher at the 2010 ACC Championships with a time of 21:06 and a 23rd-place finish … Named to the All-South Region team when she finished 13th in 20:31 at the NCAA South Regionals.
2010 Track:
Indoor: Won the 5,000-meter run at the Clemson Invitational crossing the line first with a time of 18:23.18 … At the VT Elite Meet finished seventh in the one mile run with a time of 5:03.8, while also helping the distance medley relay to a third-place finish (11:58.54) running the fourth leg. Outdoor: Took second in the 3,200-meter run (10:42.94), while also finishing third in the 1,500 meters (4:39.90) at the Georgia Dual Meet … Crossed the line first in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Yellow Jacket Invitational in 10:48.33 … Earned points in both the 5,000 (17:13.68) and 10,000meters (35:54.79) at the ACC Championships … Took first in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a season-best time of 9:47.86 at the GT/Clemson/KSU Double Dual Meet, also finishing third in the 1,500 meters (4:48.09).
2009 Cross Country:
ACC Academic Honor Roll … Led Tech in each of the five races that she competed … Earned All-South Region honors with a 22nd place finish at the NCAA South Regional Championships for the second-straight season … Came in second place with a season best 5K time of 18:03 at the Great American Cross Country Festival in Cary, N.C. … Posted a team-best 46th place performance at the ACC Championships.
2009 Track:
Indoor: Posted team-best time in the 3,000m at the Tyson Invitational after crossing the finish line in 10:02.98 … Also posted team-best mark in the mile run at the ACC Indoor Championships in 5:01.85.
2008 Cross Country:
All-ACC Academic Team … Led Tech in all six races competed … Earned All-South Region honors while finishing 22nd with a time of 21:42 in the 6K at the 2008 NCAA South Regional Championships … Posted an identical result of 21:42 in the 6K at the 2008 ACC Championships with a 31st-place finish.
High School:
Three-time all-state in track & field (2007 & 2008) and two-time all-state in cross country (2007 & 2008) … Cross country individual State Champion in 2007 … A 4A track & field State Champion in 1,600m and 3,200m … 2007 Gatorade South Carolina Cross Country Athlete of the Year … Named High School Sports Report Cross Country Runner of the Year in 2007 and 4A track & field Runner of the Year in 2008 … High school record-holder in the 1,600m and the 3,200m … Only the second female runner in South Carolina history to break the 5-minute mark in the 1,600m … Participated in the 2007 Cross Country Shrine Bowl Run … Two-year point guard and captain of her high school basketball team … National Honor Society and Spanish Club member… Graduated in the top four percent of her class.
Personal:
Full name is Mary Kate DuBard … Born Oct. 7, 1990 in Rock Hill, S.C. … Daughter of Rocky and Karen DuBard … Uncle David Douglas played football at the University of Tennessee (1981-1985) and in the NFL with the Cincinnati Bengals and New England Patriots … Chose to attend Georgia Tech because of the academics, athletics and school atmosphere as a whole … Majoring in industrial engineering.
