Cross Country –
2009 – Named to MVC Cross Country Scholar-Athlete team for third straight year ... finished 19th at MVC Championships (19:41) ... placed 27th at Indiana Intercollegiates (19:07.7), 28th at Notre Dame Invitational (18:38), and 121st at Great Lakes Region (23:23.41).
2008 – Named to MVC Cross Country Scholar-Athlete team ... finished 19th at MVC Championships with time of 18:42.28 ... placed 79th at Great Lakes Regional (6K) in 22:59.0 ... was second in 19:00 at season opening Bradley Classic ... ran 13th best 5K time in MVC with an 18:21 finish at Notre Dame Invitational.
2007 – Named to MVC Scholar-Athlete team ... finished 11th at Great Lakes Regional (17:52) ... named State Farm MVC Athlete of the Week after fourth place finish at Indiana Intercollegiates (17:54.42) ... finished third at Bradley Open (18:25).
2006 – Placed 99th (23:25.44) out of 209 runners in 6K Great Lakes Regional ... finished 27th (18:56.40) at MVC Championships ... ran 23:12.9 at NCAA Pre-Nationals.
Indoor Track & Field –
2010 – Competed in the 3,000 meters ... had season best effort of 10:41.83 at the Gene Edmonds Cup at Purdue.
2009 – Competed in mile, 3,000 meters and 5,000 meters ... had team’s season best time and ninth best in school history, of 17:50.84 in the 5,000 meters at Iowa State Invitational.
2008 – Competed in the mile, 3,000 and 5,000 meter events ... ran a season-best 10:13.42 in the 3,000 meters at the Edmunds Cup and 17:41.99 in the 5,000 meters at the MVC Indoor Championships ... finished sixth in 5,000 meters and placed 16th in 3,000 meters at MVC Indoors.
2007 – Competed in the mile, 3,000 meters and 5,000 meters events ... earned the conference’s ninth best time of the season at 18:08:41 in the 5,000 meter during the Hoosier Relays.
Outdoor Track & Field –
2010 – Did not compete.
2009 – Named to MVC Scholar-Athlete team ... competed in 3,000 meters, 5,000 meters and 10,000 meters ... had team’s season best time in each event (10:14.64 in 3,000, 17:34.17 in 5,000, and 37:34.92 in 10,000).
2008 – Competed in the 1,500, 3,000, 5,000 and 10,000 meter events ... ran a season-best time of 10:14.49 in the 3,000 meters at the Billy Hayes Invitational ... seventh in 10,000 meters and 21st in 5,000 meters at MVC Outdoors.
2007 – Competed in the 1,500 meter, 5,000 meter and 10,000 meter events ... ran a season-best time of 37:39.20 in the 10,000 meters at the EIU Big Blue Classic.
Before ISU –
Sectional champion and finished 13th at state in the 3,200 meters as a senior ... sectional champion in both 1,600 meters and 3,200 meters as junior ... qualified for state in both 1,600 meters and 3,200 meters as sophomore ... lettered four years in track, four years in cross country and one year in swimming at Terre Haute North High School.
Personal –
Kayla D. Alexander was born on August 17, 1987 in Terre Haute, Ind., the daughter of Pam and David Alexander ... majoring in Special Education ... enjoys running and being outside.
