| Kirsten Lang |
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 | Class: Junior
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 | Hometown: St. Charles, Ill.
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 | High School: St. Charles East
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 | Birthdate: 10/13/1988
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2007-08: (Cross Country): Competed in four races ... placed 22nd in her first-collegiate race at the Illini Challenge, running the 4K course in 15:44 ... recorded her best 5K finish at the Illinois Intercollegiate Championship with a time of 18:58.51 (27th) ... finished 53rd at the Bradley Classic with her best 6K finish of 22:45. (Indoor): Placed second in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:34.10 at the Redbird Invite ... recorded a season-best performance in the mile at the Carle/Health Alliance Classic, crossing the finish line in 5:15.67 to place fourth ... ran a season-best in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 10:55.76 (25th place) at the State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Indoor Championships. (Outdoor): Finished seventh with a season-best time of 11:03.00 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Valley Championships ... recorded a season-best time in the 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:54.44 at the SIU Spring Classic ... posted a time of 2:27.06 in the 800 at the Vanderbilt Invitational to finish 41st.
At St. Charles East HS: Named team captain senior year ... injured with a stress fracture most of her senior season ... placed 45th at the IHSA State Cross Country meet junior year ... named to the all-conference team freshman through junior seasons ... also named to the all-academic conference team all four years ... member of the cross country and track and field teams all four years.
Personal: Born 10/13/88 ... daughter of Harlod and Fay Lang ... has one brother, Kevin (16) ... major is middle level-education.
TRACK & FIELD PERSONAL-BESTS
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Mile |
1,500-meter run |
Steeplechase |
| INDOOR |
5:15.67 |
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| OUTDOOR |
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4:54.44 |
11:03.00 |
CROSS COUNTRY SEASON-BESTS
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5K |
6K |
| 2007 |
18:58.51 |
22:45 |
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