
EthanKern
- position Distance/XC
- class Junior
- Hometown Elmhurst, Ill.
- High school York
Ethan Kern
https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/7687102/Kentucky/Ethan_Kern.html
Academic Accolades
- SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll – 2021, 2022
2021-22 (Sophomore)
Outdoor
- Did not compete
Indoor
- Ran personal best 5,000m (14:10.02) in seventh place finish at SEC Championships, scoring his first SEC track points for Kentucky and becoming seventh all-time for UK in the event
- Earned personal best in the 3,000m (8:04.82) at the McCravy
- Ran in the winning DMR (10:03.32) at the Jim Green Invitational
Cross Country
- Earned 29th place (30:08.0) in the men’s 10K at NCAA Southeast Regionals
- Led Kentucky in SEC Championships as the 16th (24:02.2) place finisher in the men’s 8K
- Placed 80th (24:06.2) in the men’s 8K at FSU Pre-Nationals
- Led the Cats in the men’s blue five mile at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational with a 46th place finish (24:28.1)
- Won the Missouri Opener 6K (17:36.9), leading the Wildcats to a team win for the men
2020-21 (Freshman)
Cross Country
- Immediate contributor as a true freshman
- Finished 18th overall at the SEC Championships, earning Freshman All-SEC honors
- Fourth place in his first collegiate meet as UK won the Commodore Classic
Indoor
- Competed in the 3000m and 5000m runs at the SEC Championships
- Notched personal best of 8:10.13 in the 3000m while finishing 11th at the SECs
Outdoor
- Ran in five meets, including the 5000m and 10,000m at the SEC Championships
- 1500m personal best of 3:51.44 came at the Kentucky Invitational
- 5000m PB of 14:21.34 occurred at the Rick Erdmann Twilight