Colorado University Athletics
2011 Track and Field Roster
Katharine Dreher
- Position:
- Combined Events
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Salida, Colo.
- High School:
- Salida
PERSONAL BESTS
INDOOR
Pentathlon: 3,525 (2012)
60-Meter Hurdles: 9.34 (2010)
High Jump: 5-8/1.73m (2012)
Shot Put: 32-00.25/9.76m (2012)
Long Jump: 18-01.50/5.52m (2011)
800-Meters: 2:20.47 (2012)
Triple Jump: 38-02.75 (2009)
OUTDOOR
Heptathlon: 4,953 (2011)
100-Meter Hurdles: 15.22 (2011)
High Jump: 5-7/1.70m (2012)
Shot Put: 34-08.25/10.57m (2012)
200-Meters: 25.50 (2011)
Long Jump: 18-4.25/5.59m (2011)
Javelin: 109-11/33.51m (2011)
800-Meters: 2:18.23 (2011)
HONORS
Academic All-Big 12 (2010, 11)
MPSF All-Academic (2012)
Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention (2012)
2012: Indoor: Dreher competed in a pair of pentathlons during the indoor season. She finished fourth at the Potts Invite (3,522) and took ninth at the ISU Classic with a personal best of 3,525. Dreher's best event was the high jump. She recorded the 10th best jump in CU pentathlon history after reaching 5-07.25 at the ISU Classic (2/9); tying for first-place overall. Dreher also tied for first in the pentathlon high jump at the Potts Invite (1/20) at 5-7. She ran the 10th best 800-meter time in CU combined events history at the ISU Classic, crossing the finish in 2:20.47 for fourth place. Dreher competed in the high jump on three other occasions and tied the eighth best jump in CU overall history after clearing 5-08 at the New Mexico Classic (2/3). She tied for 16th at the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Indoor Championships (5-06).
Outdoor: Dreher finished her final season with the Buffs competing in both the heptathlon and high jump. She registered a personal best of 4,983 in the heptathlon at the Jim Click Shootout (3/29), 14th overall, and cleared a height of 5-07, a PR, to tie for first at the CU Invite (4/14). Her heptathlon score placed her seventh on the all-time CU performers list as well. Dreher placed 13th in the heptathlon at the Pac-12 Championships with 4,802 points and tied for 11th in the high jump with a mark of 5-04.50.
2011: Indoor: Dreher led the female combined athletes during the indoor season and became the seventh best performer in school history since 1985 after recording a score of 3,474 points at the Big 12 Indoor meet where she placed ninth. Dreher recorded a season best throw of 27-11.50 at the conference championships, as well as running a season best time in the 60-hurdles at 9.37. She placed second in the 800 at Big 12s, crossing the finish in 2:21.55 for second. The time was the ninth fastest in combined events history. Dreher also recorded the eighth best time at the New Mexico Classic (2/4), also finishing second with a time of 2:21.16. She finished that meet 14th overall with 2,369 points (she didn't compete in the high jump at the meet). Dreher was third at the Potts Invite (1/22) with 3,409 points. Dreher also recorded a pair of then-personal records in individual events during the campaign. She tied for first in the high jump at the Colorado School of Mines Twilight (2/18), clearing a height of 5-07. Dreher took fifth at the meet in the long jump, leaping 18-01.50. She was named the CU Athlete of the Week for her performances at the CSM Twilight.
Outdoor: Dreher competed in a pair of heptathlons for the Buffs, once again leading the team during the outdoor campaign. She placed fifth at the Glenn Morris Combined Events (4/21-22) with 4,432 points. Her PR of 4,953 points came at the Big 12 Championships where she once against placed ninth overall, making her the fifth-best performer at CU. Dreher recorded three personal bests at the conference meet. She clocked a time of 15.22 in the 100-hurdles, 25.50 in the 200 and jumped a mark of 18-04.25 in the long jump. Dreher also clocked a PR of 2:18.23 in the 800, placing second overall.
2010: Indoor: Dreher recorded the fifth best pentathlon score for a Buff in 2010 (3,347) at the Potts Indoor Invite (1/22) and was 12th at the Big 12 Championship with 3,264 points. Her best event was the 800-meter run and she finished second overall with a time of 2:19.6 (hand-timed). Dreher was the best horizontal jumper on the team, leading CU in the long and triple jumps. She recorded a fourth-place finish in the long jump at the Air Force All-Comers Meet (1/15), leaping 17-03.50. Most impressively, Dreher became the fourth best performer in the triple jump after recording a jump of 37-11.50 at the Air Force Invite (2/13). It was the 20th best jump in CU history.
Outdoor: Dreher continued to improve during the outdoor campaign. She completed the fourth best heptathlon by a Buff in 2010 at the Jim Glick Combined Events meet (4/2) with 4,515 points and placed ninth overall. Dreher recorded four season bests at the meet. She jumped 5-01.75 in the high jump, 17-01.50 in the long jump, threw the javelin 104-02 and ran 2:20.14 in the 800-meter run. Dreher competed at the Big 12 meet and placed 11th in the heptathlon (4,445 points) and was 15th in the triple jump (35-05.75).
2009: Indoor: Dreher's freshman campaign saw her competing in the pentathlon during the indoor season. She recorded a season best 3,023 points at the Big 12 Championship, finishing 13th. Dreher recorded season bests in the high jump (4-11.75), shot put (25-06.25) and the 800-meter run (2:23.86) en route to the finish. Her 800 time also ranks eight in combined events history at CU. She also competed in the long jump (aside from in the pentathlon) at the conference meet and placed 18th overall with a jump of 17-00.50.
Outdoor: The outdoor season saw Dreher record a then-PR in the heptathlon at the CSU-Northridge Spring Break Open when she placed third with 4,328 points. She had season bests in five events: shot put (30-07.75), long jump (16-07.25), javelin (102-11) and 800 (2:22.07). Dreher also qualified for the USA Junior Championships and was 11th overall with 4,282 points.
HIGH SCHOOL: Dreher was a two-time state champion in the triple jump (3A) her junior and senior seasons. As a freshman, she earned a fourth place finish and moved up to third her sophomore season before capturing her two titles. Dreher also took third in the 400-meter dash as a senior and qualified for the state cross country championship. She was named the SHS Spartan Fighting Heart Trophy/Scholarship for the best senior athlete and was named the Spartans' female athlete of the year as well as earning the Presidential Academic Fitness Award, U.S. Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award, Outstanding Art Achievement Award and the Salida High School Track Leadership Award. As a sophomore, Dreher placed second in the 4x400m relay, fifth in the 800 medley relay and seventh in the 4x200 relay. Her freshman year she was as member of the 4x400 relay which placed seventh.
HIGH SCHOOL BESTS: Triple Jump: 38-05.
ACADEMICS: Dreher earned her degree in Spanish and graduated with a GPA greater than 3.00. She was a member of the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll. Dreher was named to the Academic All-Big 12 Second Team in 2010 and 11. In 2012 she was named MPSF All-Academic and Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.
PERSONAL: Katharine Perkins Dreher was born on August 10, 1990 in Red Lake, Ontario, Canada and is the daughter of Steven and Sarah Dreher. She enjoys traveling and has been to seven different countries. Dreher was named the 2007 SHS Homecoming Queen. She also plays the bassoon and piano, both of which she has received many honors and awards for playing.
