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Kaitlin Knape - Women's Cross Country - University of Iowa Athletics

Kaitlin Knape

Position Distance
Class Jr.
Hometown Tecumseh, Mich.
High School Tecumseh

2024 — Indoor – ran season-best 3,000 meters at Black & Gold Invite (11:10.65)… Outdoor – did not compete.

2023 — Track – Big Ten Distinguished Scholar… Academic All-Big Ten… Dean’s List student (Fall 2022, Spring 2023)… letterwinner… Cross Country – ran a season-best 6,000 meters at Bradley Pink Classic (24:17.30)… Academic All-Big Ten… Dean’s List student (Fall 2023)… letterwinner.

2022 — Indoor – ran mile at Hawkeye Invite (5:30.12)… Outdoor – did not compete… Dean’s List student (Spring 2022)… Cross Country – Iowa’s second finisher at Illini Open (28th-19:26.9-5,000 meters) and third finisher at Redbird Invite (45th-24:07.1-6,000 meters)… ran collegiate bests in 4,000 meters at Hawkeye Invite (15:59.0) and 6,000 meters at Gans Creek Classic (23:49.6)… Big Ten Distinguished Scholar… Academic All-Big Ten… Dean’s List student (Fall 2022)… letterwinner.

2021 — Cross Country – ran season bests in 4,000 meters at Hawkeye Invite (16:04.6) and 5,000 meters at Gans Creek Invite (19:25.4)… Dean’s List student (Fall 2021)… letterwinner.

 

High School — won two conference and two county titles in cross country.. three-time county cross country runner of the year… two-time all-conference and three-time state qualifier in cross country… two-time cross country team MVP… received school Marsh Award… won 3,200-meter county title as a freshman, earning all-conference honors and qualifying for state meet… two-time academic all-state in cross country… National Honor Society member… coached by her parents – Wendy Knape and Ryan Knape.

Personal — born February 20, 2003… parents are Ryan Knape and Wendy Knape… both parents competed in cross country and track at Grand Valley State… has one sibling, Kelsey… political science major.

Kaitlin Knape’s All-Time Results via TFRRS.org