Southeast Missouri State University Athletics

2021 Cross Country: Competed in five meets in the Fall of 2021…At the Soybean Invitational, crossed the line in 19:38.7 finishing in 25th place…At the Golden Eagle Invitational placed 35th in the women’s 5K with an overall time of 19:42.9…Placed 40th at the OVC championship finishing in 19:42.9. 

2021 Outdoor: Ran in nine meets…Posted 10 top-five finishes…Finished second in the 800 meters (2:16.65) and first in the 4x400 meter relay (3:58.04) at the South Alabama Invitational (3/12)…Took fourth in both the 800 meters (2:14.89, 2:15.59) and 4x400 meter relay (3:56.90, 3:57.37) at the Ole Miss Classic (3/26-27) and at the 2021 Drury Hotels Joey Haines Invite (4/2-3)…Notched a season-best 800 meters time of 2:13.72 (11th) at the Tennessee Relays (4/8-10)…Also ran in the 4x400 meter relay (3:53.41, fifth) and 4x800 meter relay (9:10.64, second)… Crossed the finish in 2:14.17 for sixth in the 800 meters at the 2021 OVC Track & Field Championship (5/13-15) to score for the Redhawks, the 2021 OVC Champions…Also took fourth in the 4x400 meter relay in 3:53.64.
 
2020-21 Cross Country: Ran in all four meets…Finished in the SEMO top-five two times…Opened the campaign with a career-best time of 19:30.6 (16th, 5K) at the Redhawks Invitational (1/23) as the women finished first out of five teams…Took 15th at the Eastern Illinois Spring Open (2/6), finishing the 5K in 19:42.5…Was clocked at 19:49.0 (20th) in the 5K at Tennessee Tech’s Golden Eagle Invitational (2/19)…Completed the 5K at the 2020-21 OVC Cross Country Championship (3/1) in 22:07.0 (52nd).

2020 Indoor: Ran in eight meets…Had 10 top-five finishes and four first-place finishes…Ranked fourth overall in the conference for 800 meters (2:16.17)…Won the 800 meters (2:23.60) and 4x400 meter relay (4:14.68) at the season-opening SEMO vs. SIUE Dual Meet (12/6/19)…Finished as the runner-up in the 800 meters in 2:18.28 at the Gene Edmonds Memorial (1/10-11)…Grabbed first in both the 800 meters (2:16.90) and the 4x800 meter relay (10:07.60) at the Missouri Intercollegiate (1/17)…Crossed the finish for the 800 meters at the Illini Invitational (1/24-25) in 2:16.17…Was also fifth in the 4x400 meter relay with a time of 4:07.00…Set a new personal-record mark in the 600 meters, completing the race in 1:36.64 (eighth) at the 2020 Indiana University Relays (1/31-2/1)…Tallied a career-best mile mark of 5:14.33 (18th) at the 2020 Hoosier Hills (2/14)…Was also a member of the third place finishing distance medley relay team (12:27.98)…Captured Silver in the distance medley relay at the 2020 Ohio Valley Conference Indoor Track & Field Championship (2/26-27), finishing in 12:00.67…Also was fifth in the 800 meters (2:16.93) and seventh in the 4x400 meter relay (3:59.77)…Earned the OVC Academic Medal of Honor…Named to the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

2019 Cross Country: Ran in five meets…Made Redhawks cross country debut at the 2019 Saluki Invite (9/30), where she posted a time of 20:22.4 for 14th…Notched a personal-best three mile mark of 19:33.5 (64th) at the Bradley Intercollegiate (9/20)…Completed the 6K at the Bradley ‘Pink’ Classic (10/18) in a career-best 23:18.7 (103rd)…Finished 55th at the 2019 OVC Championship (11/2) at SIUE in Edwardsville, Illinois, in a personal best 19:51.2…Earned the OVC Academic Medal of Honor…Named to the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

2019 Outdoor: Ran in seven meets…Had seven top-five finishes…Completed the 1,500 meters in a personal best 4:52.40 (55th) at the Vanderbilt Black & Gold Invitational (3/22-23)…Won the 800 meters at the 2019 Drury Hotels Joey Haines Invite (3/29-30) in 2:22.86…Finished the 800 meters in a PR time of 2:12.49 for fourth at the Georgia Tech Invitational (4/19-20)…Was the runner-up in the 4x400 meter relay at the meet, crossing the finish in 3:51.41…Captured silver in the 800 meters (2:13.84) and bronze in the 4x400 meter relay (3:55.76) at the OVC Outdoor Track & Field Championship (5/9-11)...Earned the OVC Academic Medal of Honor…Named to the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
 
2019 Indoor: Appeared in seven meets…Notched nine top-five finishes…Made Redhawks debut at the SEMO vs. SIUE Dual Meet (12/7), finishing first in the 4x400 meter relay (4:12.68) and second in the 800 meters (2:23.83)…Finished fourth in the 1,000 meters with a personal-best time of 3:03.98 at the Samford Open (1/18-19)…Also was third in the 4x400 meter relay with a mark of 3:58.25…Registered a Southeast school record of 11:48.52 in the distance medley relay with Carli Knott, Kendall Long and Kaitlyn Shea for second at the Indiana University Relays (1/25-26)…Was the runner-up in the 800 meters at the Fred Wilt Open (2/1-2) in 2:19.16…Also set a career best 1:46.30 in the 600 meters…Won the 800 meters at the Hoosier Hills (2/8) with a mark of 2:14.78…Also took third in the 4x400 meter relay in 3:56.13…Finished fifth in the 4x400 meter relay at the OVC Indoor Track & Field Championship (2/20-21), clocking in at in 3:51.24…Also finished seventh in the 800 meters in 2:21.35.

2018 Cross Country: Did not compete.

Prep: Competed in cross country and track & field at Notre Dame Regional High School in Cape Girardeau, Missouri…Graduated in 2018…Coached by Paul Unterreiner…Was a five-time USA Track & Field All-American and five-time State medalist at Notre Dame competing in sprints and middle distances…As a senior was third at State for the 800 meters and fourth for the 4x400 meter relay…Holds the school record at Notre Dame for the 800 meters (2:17.1) and 4x400 meter relay (4:01.75)…As a junior finished fifth at State for the 800 meters and 4x400 meter relay.
 
Personal: Born May 10, 2000…Daughter of Richard and Marge Kirkpatrick…Mother, Marge Kirkpatrick, is a Southeast Missouri alumna…Majoring in Biology: Pre-Physician Assistant.