2024 Cross Country Roster
Mullin, Grace

Grace Mullin
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Flossmoor, Ill.
- Squadron:
- 07 Shadow Seven
- High School:
- Chicago Christian
Bio
FRESHMAN YEAR | 2024: Raced in three meets…made collegiate debut at the Air Force Classic, using a three-mile time of 19:02.7 to finish 10th…clocked a 5K time of 20:07.5 to finish 91st at the Woody Greeno/Jay Dirksen Invitational…added a 6K time of 23:28.9 to finish 32nd out of 107 runners at the Colorado Springs XC Open…academic all-conference…MW Scholar-Athlete.
HIGH SCHOOL: Chicago Christian High School…two-time all-state honoree as a senior (21st in cross country, fifth in the 3200-meter run)…state finalist in the 1600-meter run (11th) and 4x800-meter relay (12th) in 2023…conference and regional cross country champion as a senior…also captured conference titles in the 400-meter and 800-meter events that year…member of two conference championship relays (4x400-meter, 4x800-meter) in 2023…three-time sectional champion (1600-meter run in 2023-24, 3200-meter run in 2024)…helped cross country team to a pair of top-six finishes at the state championships (fifth in 2022, sixth in 2023)…won the mile/1600-meter run at the 2023 Distance Night in Palatine Undercard…holds seven school records (indoor 600 meters, 800 meters, 1600 meters; outdoor 800 meters, 1600 meters, 3200 meters, mile), while also running on the 4x800-meter relay that set a CCHS indoor record…two-time track MVP…cross country MVP as a senior…four-year letterwinner in both track and cross country…played badminton as a freshman…member of the National Honor Society…AP Scholar, with Distinction…regional champion in the ACES Academic Challenge (mathematics)…member of Mu Alpha Theta…graduated with an weighted GPA of 4.62 (unweighted 4.0)…class valedictorian.
PERSONAL: Full name is Grace Noelle Mullin…daughter of Stephen and Stefanie Mullin…has one younger sister…majoring in apolitical science…named to the Dean’s List and Athletic Director’s List…hobbies include running, biking, Gaga Ball, working out, and hanging out with her cat, Stampy…became obsessed with the Rubik’s Cube in middle school and can now solve it in 11 seconds (could also solve blindfolded)…member of Cadet Squadron 11.
HIGH SCHOOL: Chicago Christian High School…two-time all-state honoree as a senior (21st in cross country, fifth in the 3200-meter run)…state finalist in the 1600-meter run (11th) and 4x800-meter relay (12th) in 2023…conference and regional cross country champion as a senior…also captured conference titles in the 400-meter and 800-meter events that year…member of two conference championship relays (4x400-meter, 4x800-meter) in 2023…three-time sectional champion (1600-meter run in 2023-24, 3200-meter run in 2024)…helped cross country team to a pair of top-six finishes at the state championships (fifth in 2022, sixth in 2023)…won the mile/1600-meter run at the 2023 Distance Night in Palatine Undercard…holds seven school records (indoor 600 meters, 800 meters, 1600 meters; outdoor 800 meters, 1600 meters, 3200 meters, mile), while also running on the 4x800-meter relay that set a CCHS indoor record…two-time track MVP…cross country MVP as a senior…four-year letterwinner in both track and cross country…played badminton as a freshman…member of the National Honor Society…AP Scholar, with Distinction…regional champion in the ACES Academic Challenge (mathematics)…member of Mu Alpha Theta…graduated with an weighted GPA of 4.62 (unweighted 4.0)…class valedictorian.
PERSONAL: Full name is Grace Noelle Mullin…daughter of Stephen and Stefanie Mullin…has one younger sister…majoring in apolitical science…named to the Dean’s List and Athletic Director’s List…hobbies include running, biking, Gaga Ball, working out, and hanging out with her cat, Stampy…became obsessed with the Rubik’s Cube in middle school and can now solve it in 11 seconds (could also solve blindfolded)…member of Cadet Squadron 11.
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