Kate Current

Kate Current (born February 16, 1998) is a Canadian middle-distance runner. She represents Canada at international competitions, including at the 2023 World Athletics Championships, 2023 Pan American Games, and 2023 World Athletics Cross Country Championships.

Early life
Current was born and raised in Cobourg, Ontario where she attended Cobourg Collegiate Institute before pursuing a degree in Civil Engineering from Western University.

Education
Kate attended Western University, where she received a degree in Civil Engineering and a Masters in Civil Engineering. Kate was a three-time recipient of the D.C Buck Engineering Award, for "leadership in extra-curricular activities".

In 2022, she was awarded the Alan G. Davenport Memorial Scholarship, based on academic achievement and contributions to the wind engineering community.

In 2022, she was also the recipient of the Governor General's Academic All-Canadian Award for 2021-2022.

Athletic Career
Current was the 2022 USports women's 1500m and 3000m champion as a member of the Western Mustangs. During her career at Western, she was the recipient of the schools 2019-2020 and 2021-2022 Athlete of the Year award as well as being the recipient of the schools 2020-2021 top athletics award, the F.W.P. Jones Trophy.

In 2023 Kate competed in the women's 1500 metres event at the 2023 World Athletics Championship held in Budapest, Hungary running a 4-second personal best of 4:07.23. In 2023 she also competed in the 2023 World Athletics Cross Country Championships as a member of Canada's team in the Mixed relay event finishing 8th. Current also represented Team Canada at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, where she competed in the 1500m and finished 7th overall.