KaylieKenne
- position Distance/XC
- class Junior
- Hometown Wadsworth, OH
- High school Medina-Highland High School
- Major Human Health Services
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Academic Accolades
- SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll – 2020, 2021
- SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll – 2021, 2022
- SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll – 2020
2022-23 (Senior)
Outdoor
- Placed 10th in the 1,500 meters with a personal best time of 4:29.81 at the UCF Black & Gold Invite
- Set a personal best time of 34:25.67 in the 10000m to move 5th on the UK all-time performers list at the Stanford Invitational
- Placed 3rd in the 1500 meters with a time of 4:33.08 at the Jim Green Invitational
Indoor
- Member of DMR team that placed 2nd with a time of 11:30.72 at the Rod McCravy Memorial.
- Set a career best time of 16:43.30 in the 5000 meters at the Husky Classic.
- Placed 16th in the 5000 meters with a time of 17:16.77 at the SEC Indoor Track & Field Championships.
Cross Country
- Placed 43rd in the 5k with a time of 17:51.9 at the North Alabama Showcase.
- Placed 34th in the 5k with a time of 17:38.7 at the Panorama Farms XC23 Invitational.
- Placed 35th and scored in the 6k with a time of 20:51.3 at the SEC Cross Country Championships.
- Placed 66th in the 6k with a time of 21:41.2 at the NCAA Division I Southeast Region Cross Country Championships.
2021-22 (Junior)
Outdoor
- Earned personal best in the 1500m (4:32.88) at the Kentucky Invitational
- Ran for a personal best in the 5000m (17:08.76) at Florida Relays
- Ran in five outdoor meets
Indoor
- Placed sixth in the 3000m with a personal best time of 9:46.88 at the Music City Challenge
- Finished 10th in the mile (5:00.94) with a personal best time at the Jim Green Invitational
- Placed fifth in the 3000m at the Vanderbilt Invitational (9:52.62)
Cross Country
- Scored points for Kentucky in the 6K at NCAA Southeast Regionals
- Placed 59th (21:54.9) in SEC Championships
- Finished in the top half of runner in the field (21:26.6) in the FSU Pre-Nationals 6K
- Ran in the Commodore Classic and Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational women’s blue 5K as one of UK’s top eight runners
2020-21 (Sophomore)
Cross Country
- Placed 20th at the SEC Championships, helping Kentucky to a fourth-place team finish that is the Wildcats’ best since 2013
- 10th-place finish at the Commodore Classic, helping UK win the team title
Indoor
- Turned in time of 5:07.76 to finish fifth in the mile run at the McCravy-Green Invitational
2019-20 (Freshman)
Cross Country
- Competed in six meets
- Came in 77th place, out of 258 runners, at the NCAA Southeast Regional
- Finished 35th at the SEC Championships
High School
- Placed second in the 3200 in the 2019 Ohio State Championship
Personal
- Birthday: July 24
- Parents: Deric and Paula Kenne
- Sibling: Aiden Kenne
- Major: Human health sciences
- Hobbies: Hiking, swimming and hanging out with friends
- Favorite sports teams: The Los Angeles Lakers and Cleveland Indians
- Fun fact: Competed in gymnastics for 11 years before starting track & field