Furman University

Grace Dwyer's Personal Bests

Honors & Awards
2020 All-Southern Conference Indoor Track (3,000m, 5,000m)
2019 All-Southern Conference Cross Country (First Team)
2019 Southern Conference Champion Outdoor Track (10,000m)
2018 All-Southern Conference Indoor Track (3,000m)
2017 All-Southern Conference Cross Country (First Team)
2017 All-Southern Conference Outdoor Track (10,000m)
2016 All-Southern Conference Cross Country (Second Team)

Senior Year (2019-2020):  Earned two All-SoCon citations at the 2020 Southern Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships...placed third in both the 3,000m (10:01.01) and 5,000m (17:15.43) to contribute points toward the Paladins’ third place team finish...posted a season-best in the 3,000m (9:53.01) at the Vanderbilt Invitational...garnered first team All-SoCon honors in cross country with a sixth place finish (18:11.5)...helped the Paladins secure an automatic bid to the NCAA Championships as the fifth runner at the Southeast Region Championships, where she finished 54th (21:29.0)...followed the region performance with an additional fifth runner (176th place) showing at the NCAA Championships to secure ninth-place team finish. 

Junior Year (2018-19):  Won the 10,000m title at the SoCon Outdoor Championships, posting a personal-best time of 36:40.53 to claim All-SoCon accolades…finished fourth in the mile with a personal-best time of 5:11.28 at the JDL Early Bird Indoor Duals…recorded second-place finishes in the 3,000m at the Clemson Indoor Opener and the Bulldog Indoor Invitational…placed fifth in both the 3,000m (9:59.50) and the 5,000m (17:32.73) at the SoCon Indoor Championships…finished fourth in the 5,000m with a season-best time of 17:23.90 at the Tennessee Relays…notched a personal-best time of 4:39.65 in the 1,500m at the USC Outdoor Open, good for fourth place…turned in a sixth-place finish in the 5,000m at the SoCon Outdoor Championships…named to the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.

Sophomore Year (2017-18):  Named to the All-SoCon first team after finishing seventh with a personal-best 5K time of 17:13.8 at the league cross country championships…competed at the NCAA Cross Country Championships, where she placed 125^th with a personal-best time 6K of 20:55.49…placed third in the 3,000m with a time of 9:59.92 at the SoCon Indoor Championships…finished fourth at the Furman Cross Country Classic after crossing the line in 20:59.4…placed 12^th with a personal-best time of 17:00.54 in the 5,000m at the Iowa State Indoor Classic…named to the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.

Freshman Year (2016-17):   Named to the SoCon All-Freshman team for cross country, indoor track (5,000m), and outdoor track (10,000m)…placed ninth with a time of 17:37.5 at the SoCon Cross Country Championships, claiming a spot on the All-SoCon second team…finished tenth with a time of 18:46.1 at the Eye Opener Cross Country Invitational…placed fourth in the 5,000m (17:48.36) and seventh in the 3,000m (10:16.77) at the SoCon Indoor Championships…took third place with a time of 37:41.14 in the 10,000m at the league outdoor meet…named to the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.

High School:

1,600 meters – 4:51.38

3,200 meters – 10:21.46

NJSIAA New Jersey Meet of Champions 3,200 meter winner 

NXN Nationals Qualifier 

Two-time first team all-state selection for cross country...named to the all-state first team for outdoors as a junior...won the 3,200m at the New Jersey Meet of Champions her junior season, recording a time of 10:21.46, and finished second as a sophomore...claimed first place in the 3,200m at the state indoor and outdoor meet as a junior...a NXN National Qualifier after placing sixth in the NXN Northeast Regional...holds the New Jersey 3,200m state record for a freshman after recording a time of 10:28...set school records in the 800m, 1,600m, and 3,200m for both indoor and outdoor track...notched a personal-best of 4:51.38 in the 1,600m.