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2023-24 Track & Field Roster

Profile

  • Sprints/Hurdles
    Position
  • Senior
    Class
  • Johannesburg, South Africa
    Hometown
  • 5'9
    Height
  • University of Johannesburg
    High School
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Gontse Morake
Sprints/Hurdles
Position
Senior
Class
Johannesburg, South Africa
Hometown

Summary

Biography

• 2024 All-Big 12 Indoor (4x400m relay)
• 2023 Outdoor All-American (4x400m relay)
• 2023 Outdoor All-Big 12 (400mH, 4x400m relay)
• 2022 Outdoor All-American (4x400m relay)
• 2022 Outdoor Big 12 Champion (400mH, 4x400m relay)
• 2022 Indoor Big 12 Champion (4x400m relay)

 
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2024 Outdoor: Competed in two meets including the Michael Johnson Invitational placing 3rd in the 400H ... placed 4th in the 400H at the Texas Invitational.

2024 Indoor: Competed in five meets, including the Big 12 Indoor Championships ... Set a PR of 24.37 in the 200m at the Corky Classic ... Placed 1st in the 4x400m at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational ... Placed 2nd in the 4x400m at the McFerrin-12 Degree Invite.

2023 Outdoor: NCAA Championship qualifier in the 4x400m relay and 400mH ... All-American in the 4x400m relay with a fifth-place finish ... All-Big 12 in the 400mH, running a best time of 57.02 for fourth ... All-Big 12 in the 4x400m relay ... Took fourth in the 400mH at the LSU Invitational in Baton Rouge ... Opened the outdoor season with a win in the 4x400m relay at the Clyde Hart Classic ... Finished 17th in the 400 hurdles at Florida's Tom Jones Memorial meet. 

2023 Indoor: Opened the season with a personal-best mark in the 600 yards at the Corky Classic, running a 1:25.92 for ninth place, and a part of the winning 4x400m relay squad ... Took 14th in the 400 meters at the Big 12 Indoor Championships ... Put up a season-best time of 54.86 in the 400 at Arkansas' Razorback Invitational for 31st place. 

2022 Outdoor: All-American in the 4x400 ... Big 12 Champion in the 400mH and 4x400 ... Program record holder in the 400mH ... Opened the outdoor season running a 58.53 in the 400 at the TCU Invitational … Placed second in the 400H at the 44 Farms Team Invitational … Competed in the Michael Johnson Invitational running the 400H at a 57.80 pace and placed first in the 4x400, running a 3:30.21 … Recorded a personal record in the 400 with a time of 53.75 and the LSU Invitational … Placed first in the 4x400, 400H, and gained a personal record and first place in the 400H with a time of 56.19 … Ran the 4x400 and 400H (twice) in the NCAA West Preliminary Round … Ended her outdoor season with 3:29.03 in the 4x400, 3:28.89 in the 4x400, and 57.17 in the 400H.

2022 Indoor: Big 12 Champion in the 4x400m relay ... Started her indoor season in the Corky Classic running the 4x400 … Placed second running the 4x400 at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational with a time of 3:40.87 … Ran a personal record in the 200 at the 2022 Rod McCravy Memorial Track and Field Meet with a time of 25.36 … Ran a 3:33.86 4x400 at the Texas Tech Shootout, putting her in first place in that race … Ended her 2022 indoor season at the NCAA Division 1 Indoor Track & Field Championships with a recorded 3:35.79 in the 4x400 … 

2021 Outdoor: Did not compete in any meets. 

2021 Indoor: Did not compete in any meets.

High School: Recorded a time of 57.81 in the 400-meter hurdles and a mark of 13.10m (42' 11 ¾") in the triple jump to set South Africa's U-18 national records... Has competed in the world youth championships, the African Championships and the Youth Olympic Games in the 400-meter hurdles and the African championships in the triple jump.

Personal: Daughter of Johannes and Seemole Morake... Has two siblings - Steve and Itumeleng Morake.