Skip To Main Content

Cornell University Athletics

2017-18 Women's Track & Field Roster

Tim McKinney/Cornell Athletics

Kate Gulbrandsen

  • Position Jumps
  • Class Senior
  • High School Lawrenceville School
  • Hometown Palm Beach, Fla.

Biography

Gulbrandsen's up-to-date results

As a Senior (2017-18)
• Tied for fourth all-time at Cornell in the outdoor high jump (5-8).
• Scored at both Heps meets, taking fifth in the high jump indoors (5-8 1/2) and fourth outdoors (5-5).
• Scored at the ECAC Outdoor Championships, finishing fourth (5-5 1/4).
• NCAA East Preliminary Championships qualifier in the high jump, taking 46th overall (5-5).
• Won the high jump three times and tallied a total of nine top-three finishes on the year.
• Cleared personal-best height (5-8) at the Bison Outdoor Classic.

As a Junior (2016-17)
• Had yet another standout season in the high jump during both the outdoor and indoor seasons, winning the high jump title at the Indoor Heps while also earning a trip to the NCAA East Preliminary Round in May.
• Her clearance of 5’ 7 3/4” at the Rafer/JJK Invitational was good enough to be the seventh-best outdoor mark in school history.
• Throughout the track season, earned nine top-three finishes and four victories.
• At the preliminary round, she also stepped in to anchor the 4x100 relay.

As a Sophomore (2015-16)
• Had a stellar sophomore season high jumping for the Big Red, qualifying for the Ivy League Track and Field Championships and IC4A/ECAC Track and Field Championships both indoors and outdoors.
• Indoors, claimed four individual titles and used a personal best 5’10.5” at the indoor Heptagonals to claim second place.
• Outdoors, finished in the top 10 in seven meets, including a third place finish at the outdoor Heptagonals and a fourth place finish at the IC4A/ECAC Championships.  

As a Freshman (2014-15)
• Competed exclusively in the high jump freshman year, setting a personal best with her first-place jump of 5 feet, 7 inches at the outdoor Upstate Challenge.
• Also picked up outdoor wins at the Cornell Invitational (5-6) and the Upstate Challenge (5-2 1/4). 
• At Ivy League Heptagonals, placed eighth outdoors (5-5 1/4) and 12th indoors (5-4 1/4). 

Before Cornell
• The Eastern States champion indoors, Gulbrandsen was one of the nation's top high jumpers as a prep, clearing 5-8.

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

    Jumps
  • 2015-16Sophomore

    Jumps
  • 2016-17Junior

    Jumps
  • 2017-18Senior

    Jumps