Paige Kouba (born January 8, 1994) is an American cross country and track athlete from Eugene, Oregon. Paige earned a 2016 NACAC U23 silver medal. As a long-distance runner she has been most successful in the steeplechase, earning National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) All-American honors in that event in 2016 after finishing 7th at Outdoor Nationals. She was a 2016 Olympic Trials qualifier, the 2016 Ivy League champion in the steeplechase, and was also a member of Harvard's winning DMR at the 2016 Ivy League indoor championships.

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Paige Kouba

Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	(1994-01-08) January 8, 1994 (age 30) Eugene, Oregon
Height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	3000 metres steeplechase
College team	Harvard Crimson
Club	Saucony
Turned pro	2016
Achievements and titles
Personal best	3000 m SC: 9:50.21
Medal record Representing the  United States NACAC Under-23 Championships 2016 El Salvador steeplechase

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As a freshman, Paige Kouba won the 2008 Northwest regional meet in the Nike Cross Nationals series, and was a four time state cross country finalist. As a senior, Kouba won the 2012 Outdoor track and field Oregon School Activities Association 6A title in 800 meters.^[1]

Competing in the Ivy League (2012–16), Kouba ran cross country and track and field and was captain of the 2015-16 Harvard University team that won in the 2016 Ivy League outdoor championships at Princeton University. Kouba placed 7th in steeplechase at 2016 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.^[2]

Paige Kouba signed with Saucony in July 2016 and debuted at the 2016 United States Olympic Trials (track and field).^[3][4] Kouba represented the US in steeplechase by earning a silver medal in a time of 10:38.84 at 2016 NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics in El Salvador contributing to USA's 62 medals at this competition.^[5]