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Kyra Kilwein
Kyra Kilwein

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Lawrence, Kan.

High School:
Lawrence Free State HS

Height:
5-2

Experience:
3L

11/09/2012

Kansas Men Claim Sixth at NCAA Midwest Regional

KU men earn best finish since 2006, while women finish 13th

11/07/2012

Kansas Vying for Ticket to Nationals at Midwest Regionals

KU women to race 6K at noon, men's 10K at 1:15 Friday in Springfield, Mo.

10/27/2012

KU Men Take Fourth at Big 12 Cross Country Championships

Jayhawk men notch best league finish since 2006, women claim seventh

10/25/2012

Jayhawks Equipped to Compete at Big 12 Cross Country Championships

Women's 6k to run at 10 a.m. Saturday, Men's 8k slated for 11 a.m.

10/12/2012

Buchanan, Thompson Pace Jayhawks in Wisconsin

KU men finish 20th, women 47th as both teams see largest field of the season

JUNIOR (2011)
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 54th-place finish, crossing the finish line in 21:28.0... Finished 78th at the NCAA Midwest Regional (11/12) with a 6K time of 22:47.34.

SOPHOMORE (2010)
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 88th... 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 62nd with a 6K time of 22:17.04.

FRESHMAN (2009)
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 16th place overall... Finished 121st 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 48th 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.

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