Kyra Kilwein

Class: Senior Hometown: Lawrence, Kan. High School: Lawrence Free State

Height: 5-2 Event: Distance

Updated Personal Results

2012 CROSS COUNTRY
Was KU's top finisher in three meets during her final season in Lawrence... The Jayhawks' top finisher at the Big 12 Championships (10/27) after completing the 6K in 21:40.4 and finishing 21^st overall... Opened the year with her second collegiate victory, notching a 5K time of 18:56.0, at the Bob Timmons Classic (9/1)... KU's third scorer at the NCAA Midwest Regional (11/9), clocking in with a 6K time of 22:08.67 and finishing 62^nd overall... The Jayhawks' top finisher at the Rim Rock Classic (9/29) where she placed 21^st overall with her 6K time of 21:30.7.

2012 OUTDOOR

Competed in the 3,000 meters at the Arkansas Spring Invite (3/31) where she finished in 17^th with a time of 10:29.40... Ran the 5,000 meters at the Emporia State Relays (4/7) where she crossed the finish line in 17:39.52, placing third overall... Took 16^thin the 5,000 meters at the Kansas Relays (4/19) after clocking in with a time of 18:21.31.

2012 INDOOR
Ran the 3,000 meters at the Bill Easton Classic (1/7) where she finished in fourth with a time of 10:20.94... Runner-up in the mile at the Jayhawk Classic (1/27) after notching a time of 5:01.69.

2011 CROSS COUNTRY
Competed in five meets for the Jayhawks, finishing in the team's top five in each...Top finish came at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge (9/10), placing sixth with a 5K time of 18:29.85... Ran best 6K time of the season at the Big 12 Championships (10/29) in a 54^th-place finish, crossing the finish line in 21:28.0... Finished 78^th at the NCAA Midwest Regional (11/12) with a 6K time of 22:47.34.

2011 OUTDOOR
Recorded personal bests in both the 1,500 meters and the 3,000 meters at the Razorback Spring Invitational (4/2), placing 19^th with a time of 4:41.78 in the 1,500 meters and finishing fourth in the 3,000 meters with a time of 9:51.94... Competed in the 5,000 meters at the Big 12 Championships (5/15), finishing 28^th with a time of 18:10.74.

2011 INDOOR
Placed second in the mile at the Jayhawk Classic (1/28) with a personal-best time of 5:01.69... Recorded a personal best of 9:54.87 in the 3,000 meters at the ISU Classic (2/14), placing 14^th... Placed 11^th in the 3,000 meters at the New Balance Invitational (2/5), crossing the finish line in 10:00.10.

2010 CROSS COUNTRY
Ran in all six races for the Jayhawks, notching two top-10 finishes... Earned first individual title of collegiate career at the Bob Timmons Classic (9/4), crossing the finish line in 18:37.20... Ran a 6K personal best at the Midwest Regional Championships (11/13), clocking in at 21:52.38 and placing 88^th... Earned sixth place at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge (9/11), crossing the finish line in 18:34.39, a 5K personal best... Competed at the Big 12 Championships (10/30), placing 62^nd with a 6K time of 22:17.04.

2010 OUTDOOR
Participated in five events, finishing in the top nine in each... Finished third in the 3,000 meters at the Kansas Relays (4/16) with a personal-best time of 10:28.30... Competed in the 5,000 meters at the Twilight Invitational (5/1), recording a time of 18:01.93 and a fifth-place finish... Her best time in the 1,500 meters was 4:50.05 at the John McDonnell Invitational (4/9).

2010 INDOOR
Utilized redshirt season.

2009 CROSS COUNTRY
Had a strong debut for the Jayhawks, finishing third on the team and fourth overall at the Bob Timmons Classic (9/5) in a season-best 5K time of 19:28.44... Clocked in at 19:46 at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge (9/12) to take 16^th place overall... Finished 121^st out of 211 runners at the OSU Cowboy Jamboree (10/3), posting a 5K time of 19:31... Ran her first collegiate 6K at the ISU Pre-Nationals Invitational (10/17), where she finished 48^th in the women's open division with a time of 23:30.80.

HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterwinner and four-time state qualifier in cross country... Finished fifth at the 2008 cross country state championships... Kansas City Star All-Metro First Team as a senior, second team as a junior... Named to the 2006 and 2007 Lawrence Journal-World All-Area Team for cross country... Manhattan Cross Country Course and Lawrence Free State High School record holder in the 4K (14:32)... Finished third in the 2 mile at the 2006 track and field state championships... Placed fifth in the mile and sixth in the 2 mile at the 2007 track and field state championships... Two-time Lawrence Journal-World All-Area selection for track... Member of the National Honor Society... Named 6A Cross Country Academic All-State her junior and senior years.

PERSONAL
Daughter of Marcy Kilwein... Majoring in community health.