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Kenadi Krueger - Cross Country - Kansas Jayhawks

Kenadi Krueger

Position Distance
Height 5'5"
Class Junior
Hometown Loveland, Colo.
High School Thompson Valley
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CAREER RESULTS

2023 OUTDOOR (So.)
Started the season off at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic where she ran the 5,000 in 17:52.35 and finished 62nd … Earned points in the 5,000 for finishing in 18:24.38 at the Kansas Relays … Achieved a personal best in the 1,500 with a time of 4:49.09 and finished fifth … Placed 16th with a time of 37:52.37 in the 1,000 meter at the 2023 Big 12 Outdoor Championships.

2023 INDOOR (So.)
Finished second in the 3000 at the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular with a time of 10:01.57 … Achieved her personal best in the mile with a time of 4:56.27 finishing in second at the Jayhawk Classic … Finished eighth in the mile for completing it in 4:58.83 at the Husker Invitational … Achieved a personal best in the 3,000 for completing it in 9:40.75 and placing sixth at the Tyson Invitational … Finished the 3,000 in 10:09.16, finishing 30th at the Big 12 Indoor Championships.

2022 INDOOR (So.)
Recorded a personal best in her mile at the Jayhawk Classic which was 5:04.29 … Recorded another personal best in her 3,000 this time, she ended up finishing fifth with a time of 9:59.98 … Recorded her personal best in the 5,000 at the Iowa State Classic with a time of 17:46.24

2022 CROSS COUNTRY (So.)
Earned seventh place with a time of 19:18.24 at the Bob Timmons Classic to start the season off… Clinched the 17th spot with a time of 18:13.3 at the Greeno/Dirksen Invitational… Finished 78th overall with a time of 22:00.1 at the Gans Creek Classic… Placed 35th at the Big 12 Championship with a time of 22:11.9.

2021 OUTDOOR (Fr.)
Competed in the 5,000 at the ORU Invite and finished second with a time of 18:36.36.Finished top ten in the 5,000 at the Tom Botts Invitational with a time of 18:36.36 … Finished 20th at the Michael Johnson Invitational for the 1,500 and finished it in 4:51.40 … Achieved a personal best in the 1,500 at the Rock Chalk Classic, her time was 4:49.49 and finished 18th.

2021 INDOOR (Fr.)
In her track debut, she finished the 3,000 in 11:17.29 and finished ninth at the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular… Finished 12th in the 3,000 at the Iowa State Classic.

2021 CROSS COUNTRY (Fr.)
Finished in eighth place in the Bob Timmons Classic in Lawrence, Kansas… Finished the Gans Creek Classic in 66th place… Placed 209th at the FSU Invite/Pre-Nationals in Tallahassee, Florida.

2020 CROSS COUNTRY (Fr.)
In her first meet as a Jayhawk, came in fourth among the KU women with her 5K time of 19:20.8 at the Bob Timmons Classic (9/19) at Rim Rock Farm … Placed 83rd overall at the Cowboy Jamboree (10/3), completing her 6K in 23:26.3.

HIGH SCHOOL
Eight-time letterwinner between cross country and track & field at Thompson Valley High School in Loveland, Colorado … Ran under the guidance of head coach Mike Callor … A three-time regional cross country championship team member (2016, 2018, 2019) … Academically, maintained a 4.0 GPA all four years of high school … Graduated with honors and among the top-10% of her class … A member of the Spanish Honors Society … Earned a Seal of Biliteracy in Spanish.

PERSONAL
Daughter of Tom and Mandi Krueger … Has two younger sisters, Olivia and Sophia … Comes from a family full of runners as mom ran cross country and track & field for the University of Jamestown, dad was on the school’s track & field team and two uncles ran both cross country and track & field for the Jimmies … Plans to major in computer science.