Columbia University Athletics

2019-20 (First-Year): (XC) Did not compete in any races. (Indoor) In lone event of the season, finished third with a 3,000-Meter Run time of 10:47.85 at the Mets Indoor Track & Field Championships (Jan. 30-31). (Outdoor) Season Canceled.

High School: Ran cross country and track all four years at Stratford High School in Houston, Texas, winning four letters in both cross country and track ... Also played soccer during freshman season at Stratford ... Was team captain on the cross country team in 2017 and 2018 ... Set three Stratford school records in the 5K (17:37), 3200-Meter Run (11:01) and the 1,600-Meter Run (5:07) ... Two-time Cross Country All-Texas (2017-18); Nike Regional South Second Team (2017-18); Two-time cross country District Champion (2015, 2018); 1,600m District (2018-19) and Area (2017-19) Champion and 3,200m District (2016-17) and Area (2017-19) Champion ... Member of four-time District Championship cross country squad and two-time Regional Championship (2015, 2018) squad ... Graduated Valedictorian from Stratford ... President of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Born, Grace Elizabeth Custer, on May 9, 2001 in New Orleans, Louisiana ... Daughter of Scott and Danielle Custer ... Father graduated from Tulane in 1991 and mother graduated from LSU in 1992 ... Has one younger brother, Will (14) ... Enjoys cheeseburgers and Italian food, but favorite home-cooked meal is roast beef with rice and gravy ... Would love to have met Alexander Hamilton ... Other then track, soccer is a favorite sport ... Picked Columbia over Texas, Texas A&M, Tulane and Trinity because of the "strong academic reputation at Columbia and its location of being in one the best cities in the country" ... Plans on attending Columbia College and will major in Financial Economics.

Career Bests

3,000-Meter Run - 10:47.85
Mets Indoor Track & Field Championships - Jan. 30-31, 2020