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Kayla Witmer

Distance/Cross Country

So./So./So.

Columbiana, Ohio

South Range High

Kayla Witmer
Career-Best Times
Indoor Outdoor
Mile - 5:30.39 (2008) 3,000m - 11:46.72 (2008)
3,000m - 10:43.13 (2008) 5,000m - 19:18.61 (2008)
5,000m - 18:21.58 (2008) 10,000m - 38:17.29 (2008)

Career Highlights: Ranks seventh in school history in the outdoor 10,000m and the indoor 5,000m.

2008 Outdoor (Freshman):
Finished seventh in the 10,000m at the Horizon League Championships (38:17.29) ... ran the 5,000m in a season-best 18:56.24 at the Red Flash Open ... also ran the 3,000m in 11:46.72 at the Northeat Ohio Quad.

2007-08 Indoor (Freshman):
Finished ninth in the 5,000m (18:49.56) and 18th in the 3,000m (11:15.32) at the Horizon League Championships ... ran the 3,000m a personal-best 10:43.13 at the Roo Town Open to finish eighth ... posted a personal-best 18:21.58 in the 5,000m at the Akron Open ... earned three top-eight finishes in the 3,000m ... ran the mile in 5:38.42 at the Akron Quad.

2007 XC (Freshman): Scored in all four meets in which she ran, placing as YSU’s top runner twice and second runner twice ... finished 47th at the Horizon League Championships (20:56.7) ... ran the 5K a season-best time of 19:59 at Notre Dame ... ran the 6K at the Great Lakes Regional in 24:41.84.

High School:
Set the Inter-Tri County League record in the 5K ... was a Wendy's High School Heisman nominee, which is a national award presented annually to one male and one female high school senior who best exemplify the designation of scholar-citizen-athletes ... placed 17th as a senior at the Ohio State Cross Country Championship ... was the Northeast District champion in cross country as a senior at the Trumbull County Fairgrounds ... finished sixth at the Youngstown Regional held at Boardman High School as a senior ... during her junior track season she was the Division III Mahoning County champion in the 3,200-meters by nearly two minutes, and she placed second in the county in the 800 and the 1,600 ... collected All-Ohio honors as a junior in the 3,200-meters in track by finishing eighth in the state ... finished fifth in the 3,200m as a senior at the Division III Region 9 meet ... finished second in the 3,200m and fifth in the 1,600m across all divisions in Mahoning County as a senior ... also competed in track and basketball ... was the valedictorian of her class.

Personal: Daughter of Mark and Linda Witmer ... has three sisters (Kelcie, Taylor and Brianne) ... Kelcie is also a freshman on the cross country and track and field squads ... both of her parents attended YSU ... born Feb. 14, 1989 ... recipient of Leslie H. Cochran Scholarship, which is YSU's top academic award ... academic interest is food and nutrition.

Team Information
Horizon League Indoor Championsip
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