Brooke Overholt
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| Born | April 2, 2000 St. Marys, Ontario, Canada |
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| Sport | Track and field |
| Event | 400 metres hurdles |
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| Club | London Legion T.F. Alliance |
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Brooke Overholt (born 2 April 2000) is a Canadian track and field athlete specializing in the 400 metres hurdles.[1] She competed collegiately for Cornell and Vanderbilt University, and represented Canada at the 2023 World Athletics Championships.
Early life
[edit]Overholt was born and raised in Perth County, Ontario to parents Terry and Jody Overholt. She attended St. Michael Catholic Secondary School in Stratford, graduating in 2018.[2]
Junior athletics
[edit]Representing St. Mike's and the London Legion, Overholt medaled at numerous OFSAA and Canadian junior championships, in the 100 and 400 m hurdles as well as the open 400 m.[3]
In 2016, she won silver medals in the 100 m hurdles and 400 m, and a bronze in the 400 m hurdles at the Legion National Youth Track and Field Championships.[4]
Her grade 11 and 12 year, she finished runner up in the 400 m hurdles at the OFSAA Championships. She would graduate high school with personal bests of 8.82 in the 60 m hurdles, 13.77 in the 100 hurdles, 1:01.38 in the 400 m hurdles, and 56.13 in the 400 m.[2]
Collegiate athletics
[edit]Cornell Big Red
[edit]In 2018, Overholt enrolled at Cornell University where she would study Human Ecology and compete for the Cornell Big Red track and field team.[5][6]
In 2019, her first season competing for Cornell, Brooke finished fourth in the 400 m at the Ivy League Indoor Championships and third at the Ivy League Outdoor Championships in the 400 m hurdles, running a personal best of 58.90. The latter performance earned a selection to represent Canada at the 2019 Pan American U20 Championships in San José, Costa Rica.[7] There she would qualify for the final, placing seventh in 59.43.[8] Later that summer, she would claim the Canadian U20 title in 59.29.[9]
In 2021, with a personal best of 57.48 at the NCAA East Preliminary Round, Overholt qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships, in Eugene, Oregon.[10] She would run a time of 58.29 in the heats, not advancing to the final.
At the 2022 Ivy League Indoor Championships, Overholt won her first conference title competing in the 400 m in a time of 54.70. Outdoors, she won the 400 m hurdles at the Ivy League Championships.[11] Later that summer, at the Canadian Track and Field Championships, she won a bronze medal in the 400 m hurdles.[12]
Vanderbilt Commodores
[edit]After finishing her undergrad degree at Cornell in 2022, Overholt enrolled at Vanderbilt University as a graduate transfer where she would compete for the Vanderbilt Commodores track and field team.[13]
In 2023, competing for Vanderbilt, Overholt broke the 57-second barrier in the 400 m hurdles for the first time at the SEC Championships in May, finishing fifth.[14] At the NCAA Championships in June, she broke the 56-second barrier, running 55.77 to make the final, followed by a time of 55.50 to finish fourth.[15]
The following month, she finished second at the Canadian Championships, just 0.03 second behind Savannah Sutherland.[16]
In August, she made her global championship debut at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary. She finished seventh in her heat in 56.20, finishing 29th overall.[17]
Competition record
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time |
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| 2019 | Pan Am U20 Championships | San José, Costa Rica | 7th | 400 metres hurdles | 59.43 |
| 2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 29th (h) | 56.20 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Brooke OVERHOLT | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
- ^ a b "Brooke Overholt - 2021-22 - Women's Track & Field". Cornell University Athletics. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
- ^ "Brooke Overholt". Athletics Canada. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
- ^ "2016 – Royal Canadian Legion Championships - Ottawa Lions Track and Field Club". ottawalions.com. 2022-03-04. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
- ^ "Brooke Overholt - 2021-22 - Women's Track & Field". Cornell University Athletics. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
- ^ "TFRRS | Brooke Overholt – Track and Field Results & Statistics". www.tfrrs.org. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
- ^ Smith, Cory (19 July 2019). "Cornell's Brooke Overholt qualifies for 2019 Pan American U20 championships". The Beacon Herald. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- ^ Kelly, Madeleine (2019-07-21). "Canadian results from Pan Am U20 Games". Canadian Running Magazine. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
- ^ "Overholt Wins Canadian National U20 Title in 400 Hurdles". Cornell University Athletics. 2024-04-18. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
- ^ "Overholt and Juskeviciute to Represent Cornell at NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships - The Cornell Daily Sun". cornellsun.com. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
- ^ Dickinson, Marley (2022-05-16). "Five Canadian women win NCAA conference titles". Canadian Running Magazine. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
- ^ "AthleticLIVE". live.athletics.ca. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
- ^ "Brooke Overholt". Vanderbilt University Athletics - Official Athletics Website. 2022-07-19. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
- ^ "Record-Breaking Finish at SECs". Vanderbilt University Athletics - Official Athletics Website. 2023-05-13. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
- ^ "Commodores Close Out a Historic NCAA Championship Meet". Vanderbilt University Athletics - Official Athletics Website. 2023-06-11. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
- ^ "Juskeviciute is a National Champion". Vanderbilt University Athletics - Official Athletics Website. 2023-07-30. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
- ^ Smith, Cory (29 August 2023). "St. Marys' Brooke Overholt proves she belongs at world track and field championships". The Beacon Herald. Retrieved 18 April 2024.