2011 Cross Country Roster
Roster

Kyra Kilwein
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-2
- Hometown:
- Lawrence, Kan.
- High School:
- Lawrence Free State HS
JUNIOR (2011)
Competed in five meets for the Jayhawks, finishing in the team[apos]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[apos]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.