
Cathryn Gray
Athlete
Cathryn Gray is from Atlanta. She has cerebral palsy and is an internationally ranked adaptive track and field athlete in the F35 class and a 4.0 student. She has been designated a US Paralympic High School All American in track and field and also Women’s Sports Foundation National Ambassador/Travel and Training Grant recipient. She has competed in Spain in the World Paralympic Games. Where she was the only female named as a US Paralympic Track and Field All-American, in addition to being the 2017 javelin and discus national champion. She currently holds the national record for javelin. 2019 All-American.
Sophomore Year
Desert Challenge; Shot Put 4.78m; Discus 14.94m; Javelin 10.71m
Great Lakes Games; Shot Put 4.85m; Discus 13.92m; Javelin 8.27m
Freshman Year
Desert Challenge; Shot Put; 2nd place 4.67m; Discus; 1st place 17.11m; Javelin; 1st place 9.86m; 100m; 3rd place 23.11
Prep
2017 2018 2019 - US Paralympic High School Track & Field All American
2017 2018 2019 - Top 4 World Para Ranking in Javelin and Discus
Adaptive Sports USA Team USA selection for World Games teams – Thailand 2020, England 2018
World CP Games Bronze Medal in Shotput and Discus representing USA Team in Sant Cugat Spain – 2018
2019 High School Heisman Trophy Trust Winner
2018 2019 - CHS Track and Field Varsity Athlete; Georgia State Champion in 3 events
Adaptive Sports USA Jr. National Champion in Shotput, Javelin, Discus, 100m
GLASA Team Member
Disabled Sports USA Elite Team Selection
Women’s Sports Foundation Ambassador and Grant Recipient
Challenged Athlete Foundation Grant Recipient
2020 Centennial High School Excalibur Award for outstanding athlete in the school based on athletics, character, academics and leadership.
Academics
Graduated with a 4.0 GPA from Centennial High School
Selected as the Atlanta Journal Constitution Cup honoree 2020 as the outstanding Centennial High School senior selected by the school faculty and one of the top 16 students in the Atlanta Metro area
Scholar-Athlete for an A average all 4 years
National AP Scholar, National Honor Society
Coca-Cola Scholar 2020 (1 of only 150 in the country)
Microsoft disAbility National Scholarship
Rotary Power of One Scholarship
PTSA, Foundation of the Fine Arts and Positive Athlete Scholarships
Personal
My life goal is to make sure that people with disabilities have a voice and are represented in everyday life. I want to be the role model that I never had.
Cerebral Palsy Research Network National Advisory Board
Service Paws USA Founder
East Roswell Library Teen Advisory Board Member
National Coca-Cola Scholar Member
Cerebral Palsy Foundation Ambassador
Positive Athlete Ambassador, Podcaster and Contributing Author for the book “100 Positive Sports Stories”
