Kristen Findley Season 2010-11
Distance
Honors
– 2013 SEC Academic Honor Roll
Cross Country Personal Bests:
4K – 14:35
5K – 19:28
6K – 22:52
2012 Track: Set school records in two events, plus part of school record in two relays, during breakout junior season … Set school record in the indoor 1000 meters, running in 2:49.64 at Notre Dame’s Meyo Invitaitonal … Set personal record in the indoor mile at Washington, posting a time of 4:51.05 … Part of school record time of 11:19.76 in indoor distance medley relay at SEC Championships … Set school record in outdoor 1500 meters, first clocking a time of 4:17.45 at Vanderbilt Invitational before besting that mark with a time of 4:16.57 in a fourth place finish at the SEC Championships … Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary in 1500 meters, missing a trip to the NCAA Championships by .16 seconds, running the final in 4:20.45 … Also part of 4×1500 meter relay team that set a school record of 18:04.85 at the Colonial Relays.
2011 Cross Country: Set a personal best 6K time of 21:42.4 at the NCAA South Regional… Part of first SEC Championship in program history, finishing meet with a time of 21:53.63 …Finished the Wisconsin Adidas Invitational with a time of 22:05 …Completed the Belmont-VU Opener with a personal-best time of 14:35.35, good for 12th overall.
2011 Track: Set a personal best at the Kentucky Invitational in the mile, clocking in at 5:05.10 after placing 12th overall earlier that week with a time of 5:07.74 … Competed in the 800 meter at the Arkansas Invitational, setting a personal record in 2:20.69.

2010 Cross Country: Placed 17th at the Belmont-VU Opener with a time of 14:54.94 … Finished 14th overall at the Commodore Classic, crossing the finish line at 18:56.05 … Improved her 5K time by over 23 seconds at the Louisville Invitational, clocking in at 18:32.62 … Competed in the Open Race at Pre-Nationals, placing 36th overall with a time of 22:49.8.


2010 Track: Competed in the 800 meters and one mile events during the indoor season … Set a personal best time of 2:23.40 in the 800 meters at the University of Kentucky Invitational … Improved personal best time in 800 meters with a time of 2:20.69 at the Rod McCravy Memorial … In the preliminary round of the SEC Indoor Championships, set a personal best time of 5:05.50 in the mile … Member of the distance medley relay team that placed sixth at the SEC Indoor Championships … In the outdoor season, improved upon her personal best in the 1,500 meters every time she competed, ending the season with a 4:37.37 at the Vanderbilt Invitational … Also set a personal best in the 800 meters at the Vanderbilt Invitational with a time of 2:18.83.


2009 Cross Country: Finished 13th at the Belmont/VU opener… Helped team capture the Commodore Classic crown, finishing 17th place… Contributed to the team’s sixth-place finish at the SEC Championships.


High School (The Thatcher School): Named first-team All-CIF Division V in 2007-09 … Named League MVP in track and field … Holds the league record in 1600-meter run and is the school record holder in the 3200 … Finished eighth in state (Div. V) cross country meet in 2007 … Earned 12 varsity letters while competing in cross country, soccer and track and field … ran a 5:00.74 mile to finish in fourth place at the Southern Sectional finals while she finished third in the 3200 with a 11:16.45 … AP Scholar and National Hispanic Scholar.


Personal: Kristen Rose Findley … Born December 3, 1990 … Parents are Jim and Cora Lee … Native of Boise, Idaho … Attended The Thacher School in Ojai, Calif … Has two sisters, Elizabeth (21) and Teresa (18) … Favorite vacations spots are South Africa and Spain … Majoring in Biomedical Engineering.