2017-18 Track and Field Roster
Roster
Kristin Powell
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- High School:
- Ironwood Ridge HS
- Hometown:
- Los Angeles, Calif.
2018-19 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team
SENIOR(2018-19)
Indoor: Did not compete.
Outdoor: Finished 10th in the 3000-meter Steepleschase at the Texas A&M Invitational... notched a first-place finish in the 3000-meter Steeplechase at the Tom Tellez Invitational
JUNIOR (2017-18)
Indoor: Turned in an eighth-place finish at the Leonard Hilton Invitational in the 3000-meter... competed in four indoor meets.
Outdoor: Opened season with a fourth-place finish in the 3000-meter at the Cougar Spring Break Invitational at 11:13.34... finished third in the 3000-meter Steeplechase at the Houston Alumni Invitational with a time of 12:21.24... Notched an eighth-place finish in the 3000-meter at the Texas Invitational... finished second in the 3000-meter at the Tom Tellez Invitational.
SOPHOMORE (2017)
Competed in five meets during her second season on campus...Ran the 6K at The American Championships in 25:18.4 to place 92nd...Finished 13th at the HBU/UH Dual after running two miles in 16:08.7...Opened the season with a 25th-place finish in 15:22.5 at the 3.9-mile Rice Invitational.
FRESHMAN (2016)
Opened her career with five meets in the 2016 season...Finished 100th in the 6K at The NCAA South Central Regional with a time of 23:47.9...Tallied a personal-best of 23:18.1 in the 6K at The American Championships...Posted a top-20 finish in her first career race, running 12:08.7 in the 3.2K SFA Lumberjack Preview.
HIGH SCHOOL
Seven-time letterwinner for the Nighthawks at Ironwood Ridge HS in cross country and track and field under Rob Clouse and Gary Forrest...was a member of back-to-back Regional Championship runner up squads her freshman and sophomore seasons in cross country...voted captain of her high school team three times...seven-time state championship qualifier...Southern Arizona D1 Runner of the Year...three-time First-Team All Southern Arizona...Wendy's high School Heisman State Finalist...School record holder in the 5000m, cross country short course, 2000m Steeple and the mile relay.
PERSONAL
Full name is Kristin Kaye Powell...daughter of David and Lisa Powell...was an Arizona Merit Scholar and four-time Academic Letter Recipient in high school...member of the National Honor Society and Interscholastic Leadership Council...hobbies include hiking, quading, kayaking, soccer and NASCAR.
