Grace Garrett - Track & Field Coach - University of Utah Athletics

Grace Garrett

Title:
Volunteer Track & Field Director of Operations
Email:
genglund@huntsman.utah.edu
Phone:
425-351-1634

Grace Englund shifted into a new role in 2021 with Utah's academic services team, serving as a learning specialist with men's basketball and Olympic sports. She previously worked with the track and field staff as the volunteer director of operations for two years after a very successful athletics career as a student-athlete with the Utah track and field program.

Englund’s main events as a Ute were the 400M, 800M, and she was a member of many successful 4x400-meter relay teams.

The Issaquah, Wash., native ranked ninth all-time at Utah in the indoor 800 (2:11.17) at the time, as well as ninth all-time at Utah in the indoor 400 (56.54). Along with her individual success, Englund was instrumental in the 4x400-meter relay squads, one of which broke the indoor school record (3:43.93). Englund also was a member of the indoor relay teams that held the second and third spots all-time, as well.

During her freshman season, Englund’s 4x400 relay team broke the school record twice during the 2014 indoor season. The squad’s best time of 3:43.93 secured an eighth-place finish at the MPSF Championships. Englund was a member of many relay teams throughout her career and was a solid and consistent leg for the Utes.

Englund tabbed personal-bests in the 800, both indoor and outdoor, during her senior year. Englund recorded her personal-best time in the indoor 800 at the Jackson’s Open to win the event, while notching an outdoor-best time at the Sacramento State Open where she finished fourth overall. Both of Englund’s top 400M times came during her freshman season for the Utes.

Aside from her success on the track, Englund was committed to success in the classroom and graduated with a degree in Kinesiology from the University of Utah and also completed the positive psychology certificate. Englund was a three-time honorable mention Pac-12 All-Academic team selection (2015-16, 2018), as well as a three-time MPSF All-Acadmic honoree (2015, 2017-18). In 2020 she was Utah's female recipient of the prestigious Pac-12 Postgraduate Scholarship award.