AllyKruger

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Personal Bests:

Cross Country:

4K – 14:42.5

5K – 16:49.7

6K – 19:57.5

Indoor:

800 – 2:13.72

1000 – 2:52.23

3000 – 9:19.39

Mile – 4:45.57

Outdoor:

800 – 2:10.08

1500 – 4:20.01

5000 – 16:17.84

Academic Accolades 

• SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll – 2025
• SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll – 2024

2025-26 (Senior)

Cross Country

• Concluded her senior season with a 49th-place finish and a 20:36.3 time at the NCAA Southeast Regional
• Finished 32nd in the 6k race at the SEC Championships with a time of 20:52.3
• Placed 37th in the 6k race at the Pre-National Invitational with a season-best time of 20:25.2
• Finished 16th in the 6k race at the Cowboy Jamboree with a 20:54.9 time
• Placed seventh in the 5k event at the Southern Showcase with a time of 16:49.7
• Made her season debut at the Tennessee XC Invitational, placing a season-best third with a time of 16:48.5

2024-25 (Junior)

Outdoor

• Completed her junior season with an 11th-place finish in the women’s 1500m final at the SEC Championships with a time of 4:26.18
• Won both the 800m (PR, 2:10.08) and the 1500m events (4:20.96) at the Jim Green Invitational
• Placed third in the 1500m event with a time of 4:25.04 at the Tom Jones Invitational
• Ran a personal-best time of 16:17.84 in the 5000m at the Stanford Invite
• Made her outdoor season debut at the UCF Black & Gold Challenge, placing fifth in the 1500m final

Indoor

• Placed 10th in the women’s 3000m final at the SEC Championships with a time of 9:21.03
• Ran a career-best time of 9:19.39 in the 3000m final at the David Hemery Valentine Invite
• Posted a personal-best time of 4:45.57 in the mile event at the Razorback Invite
• Placed 48th in the 3000m at Sharon Colyer-Danville Opener in a personal best time of 9:22.62

Cross Country

• Placed 33rd, and led team in scoring, in the 6k at the NCAA Southeast Regional in a time of 21:27.9
• Placed 25th, and led team in scoring, in the 6k at the SEC Championships in a personal best time of 19:57.5
• Placed 14th, and led team in scoring, in the 6k Red Invite at the Bradley Pink Classic in a time of 20:41.0
• Placed 17th, and led team in scoring, in the 6k at the Gans Creek Classic in a personal best time of 20:25.6
• Placed 19th with a time of 17:14.03 in the 5k at the Southern Showcase

2023-24 (Sophomore)

Cross Country

• Placed 6th with a personal best time of 16:51.2 in the 5k at the Southern Showcase
• Placed 50th with a personal best time of 20:56.7 in the 6k at the Sean Earl Loyola Lakefront Invitational
• Placed 11th with a time of 20:31.6 in the 6k at the Crimson Classic
• Placed 37th with a time of 21:04.7 in the 6k at the SEC Championships
• Placed 44th with a time of 20:57.0 in the 6k at the NCAA Southeast Regional

Indoor

• Placed 11th with a personal best time of 4:50.92 in the mile at the Vanderbilt Invitational
• Placed 6th with a time of 4:51.13 in the mile at the Razorback Invitational
• Placed 95th with a personal best time of 9:37.19 in the 3000m at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational
• Placed 23rd in the 3000m with a time of 9:46.01 at the SEC Indoor Championships
• Member of Distance Medley Relay that placed 6th with a time of 11:19.49 at the SEC Indoor Championships

Outdoor

• Placed 5th in the 1500m with a personal best time of 4:22.38 at the USF Alumni Invitational
• Won her section of the 1500m with a time of 4:25.21 at the Battle on the Bayou
• Placed 13th with a personal best time of 4:21.70 at the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational
• Placed 4th in the 1500m with a time of 4:24.91 at the Jim Green Invitational
• Won the 5000m with a time of 16:31.64 at the Drake Relays
• Member of distance medley relay that placed 3rd with a time of 11:15.00 at the Drake Relays
• Placed 20th in the 5000m with a time of 16:42.73 at the SEC Outdoor Championships

2022-23 (Freshman) 

Outdoor

• Placed 11th in the 1,500 meters with a personal best time of 4:30.00 at the UCF Black & Gold Invite
• Placed 12th in the 1,500 meters with a personal best time of 4:26.34 at the Tom Jones Memorial
• Won the 800 meters with a personal best time of 2:11.43 at the Jim Green Invitational
• Won the 1500 meters with a time of 4:29.96 at the Jim Green Invitational

Indoor

• Placed 6th in the mile with a time of 4:55.25 at the Vanderbilt Invitational.
• Placed 10th in the 1000 meters with a time of 2:52.23 at the Vanderbilt Invitational.
• Placed 49th in the mile with a time of 4:56.49 at the Razorback Invitational.
• Set a career best time of 4:52.16 in the mile at the Husky Classic.
• Placed 36th in the 800 meters with a time of 2:13.72 at the Husky Classic.
• Placed 18th in the mile with a time of 4:57.95 at the SEC Indoor Track & Field Championships.

Cross Country

• Placed 3rd in the 4k with a time of 14:42.5 at the EKU tri-meet.
• Placed 27th in the 5k with a time of 17:29.7 at the North Alabama Showcase.
• Placed 44th in the 6k with a time of 21:02.9 at the SEC Cross Country Championships.

High School 

• 2020 XC state champion 
• 2020 Missouri Gatorade Player of the Year 
• 2018 4x800m state champion 
• 14-time all-state in track and cross country throughout her four years at Liberty (Wentzville) 

Personal 

• Birthday: December 2 
• Parents: John and Becky Kruger 
• Siblings: Payton Kruger and Adam Goodwin 
• Hobbies: Baking and hiking 
• Favorite team: St. Louis Cardinals