Personal Records:
1500 meters: 4:43.76
Steeplechase: 10:43.92
2007: Finished 42nd at the Colonial Inter-Regional Challenge, 118th at the Chile Pepper Festival, 59th at the SEC Championship, and 70th at the NCAA South Regional Championship.
2006: Ran a 19:08 5K at the Louisville Invite. Finished 5th on the team at both the SEC (22:43) and NCAA Regional (24:02) Championships. Finished 4th overall with a time of 19:15 at the Commodore Classic.
2005 Cross Country: Season ended prematurely due to leg injuries… Competed in three meets – Belmont Invitational, Commodore Classic and Notre Dame Invitational… Was team[apos]s seventh best runner at Commodore Classic, finishing 14th overall with 19:40.87 effort… Finished 34th overall at Belmont meet, running 15:41 4K.
2005 Track: Competed in a limited indoor season… best indoor performance was mile/3k double at McDonald Invite (5:19.28, 10:49.25)… hip injury delayed outdoor season… came back to compete in the 3k steeplechase with a PR (11:49.70) at Butler Twilight… competed in SEC finals in the steeplechase.
2004 Cross Country: Opened her collegiate career with 36th finish overall at the Belmont Invitational. She was the team[apos]s eighth finisher with a time of 15:43.79…Ended season among the team[apos]s top six finishers… At Pre-NCAA Invitational, was team[apos]s fourth best runner… Set 5K PR (19:00) at Notre Dame Invitational…Earned 61st overall finish at SEC Championships.
In High School: Three-year letterwinner in track and cross country… Two-time all-conference selection… Senior team captain… PRs include mile (5:15) and two-mile (11:36)… Won conference[apos]s 800-meter title as junior…Two-time Academic All-State selection in cross country… National Merit Finalist.
Personal: Daughter of Bryan and Doreen Kazmer… Has two younger brothers… Dad is chemical engineer, mom is registered nurse… Majoring in Economics… Born in Baton Rouge, La… Started running to stay in shape for soccer.
Off the Course with Val Kazmer:
Sporting Event I[apos]d Most Like to Attend: Olympics
Famous Person I[apos]d Most Like to Meet: Prince William
Most inspirational person in my life: Vanderbilt campus minister Stacey Croft