Grace VanderKooi

Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Fremont, Mich.
Height:
5-8
High School:
Western Michigan Christian

High school: Personal records: 200m (27.46), 400m (59.75), 800m (2:18.30), 1600m (5:09.04), 3200m (11:01.00), 5k (17:56) … four-time All-State selection in cross country and nine-time All-State selection in track and field … three-time state runner-up in track and field (2024, 4x800m; 2023, 3200m; 2022, 4x800m) … two-time regional champion in cross country and nine-time regional champion in track and field … three-time area champion in cross country and seven-time area champion in track and field … earned nine varsity letters (four in cross country, four in track and field, one in basketball) … member of Western Michigan Christian’s 2022 track and field state championship team and 2021 cross country state championship team
Personal: Daughter of Leanne and Theodore VanderKooi … youngest of six children, Abby, Sarah, Seth, Nick, and Kaitlyn … sister Abby runs track and field at Grand Valley State … intends to major in elementary education to pursue a career in special education … National Honor Society member
Why CMU?: “I chose CMU because of the location, campus, and athletics history.”