Honors & Awards — NCAA National Qualifier (2023)… All-Midwest Region Team (2023)… two-time A-R-C All-Conference Team (2022-23)… two-time USTFCCCA All-Academic Individual (2022-23)… three-time A-R-C All-Academic Team (2021-23)… SC ESPY Female Record-Breaking Athlete of the Year (2023-24)… Team MVP (2023)… Co-Team MVP (2022)… four time-letterwinner (2020-23).
2024 — competed for Simpson College… Indoor – NCAA qualifier in 5,000 meters, placing 19th in 17:23.25… placed fourth in 5,000 meters with a school record 17:12.71 and sixth in 3,000 meters (10:14.06) at A-R-C Championships… Outdoor – NCAA qualifier in 10,000 meters, placing 20th in 37:44.52… became the first woman in school history to break 17 minutes in 5,000 meters at UW-Platteville Invite (16:57.88)… won 10,000 meters at Phil Esten Challenge, with a school record-setting 35:10.24… placed second in 10,000 meters at A-R-C Championships (38:22.53)… posted a collegiate-best 1,500 meters at Kip Janvrin Open (4:43.72), which ranks sixth in school history… Cross Country – Competed for the University of Iowa… placed 14th with a collegiate-best 14:47.7 (6,000 meters) at Hawkeye Invite.
2023 — competed for Simpson College… Indoor – placed fourth in 5,000 meters at A-R-C Championships (18:12.95)… Outdoor – set then-school record in the outdoor 5,000 meters at the Kip Janvrin Open (17:37.20)… placed fourth in 10,000 meters at A-R-C Championships (38:15.56)… Cross Country – qualified for the NCAA Championships and earned all-region honors after placing 15th at NCAA Midwest Regional with a collegiate-best 21:58.1… became the first athlete since 2009-10 to earn back-to-back all-conference honors after a ninth-place finish at the conference meet (22:40.5)… Simpson’s top finisher in all seven races, recording four top 10 individual finishes… USTFCCCA All-Academic Individual honoree…honored as the SC ESPY Record-Breaking Athlete of the Year.
2022 — competed for Simpson College… Indoor – did not compete… Outdoor – ran a season bests in 3000 meters at Central Dutch Invite (11:20.70) and 5000 meters at Kip Janvrin Open (19:07.11)… Cross Country – ran in five races for the Storm, leading team in three… placed 36th at NCAA Midwest Regional (23:24.4) to lead the Storm, the highest individual finish at a regional meet since 2010… placed 14th at A-R-C Championships (23:33.5), earning all-conference honors… ran 22:57.1 (6,000 meters) at Platte River Rumble, which was the fastest 6,000 meter time by a Storm runner since 2015… placed second at the Bill Buxton Invite with a collegiate-best 4,000-meter time of 16:23.1… USTFCCCA All-Academic Individual honoree.
2021 — competed for Simpson College… Indoor – did not compete… Outdoor – clocked season bests in 1500 meters at Dr. Tucker Open (5:20.12) and 5,000 meters at Kip Janvrin Open (19:48.99)… Cross Country – A-R-C All-Academic honoree… competed in all six meets… ran a season-best season 23:43.7 in 6,000 meters at Jim Drews/Tori Neubauer Invite, while leading team.
2020 — competed for Simpson College… Cross Country – raced in all five meets, finishing first on team in two races with a fourth-place overall performance at Coe Triangular… ended in the top two on Simpson at every meet… tallied three top-seven overall finishes during the season… placed 29th at A-R-C Championships (25:18.3).
High School — three-time state qualifier in cross country (2016, 2018, 2019)… coached by Justin Droppert and Heather Every… National Honor Society… Silver Cord Volunteer.
Personal — born April 5, 2002… daughter of Eric and Crystal Kallem… majored in mathematics with minors in data analytics, women and gender studies, and honors at Simpson.
Lara Kallem’s All-Time Results at Simpson College via TFRRS.org
2021 — Competed for Simpson College… Indoor – Did not compete… Outdoor – Cocked season bests in 1500 meters at Dr. Tucker Open (5:20.12) and 5,000 meters at Kip Janvrin Open (19:48.99)… Cross Country – A-R-C All-Academic honoree… competed in all six meets… ran a season-best season 23:43.7 in 6,000 meters at Jim Drews/Tori Neubauer Invite, while leading team.
2020 — Competed for Simpson College… Cross Country – Raced in all five meets, finishing first on team in two races with a fourth-place overall performance at Coe Triangular… ended in the top two on Simpson at every meet… tallied three top-seven overall finishes during the season… placed 29th at A-R-C Championships (25:18.3).
High School — Three-time state qualifier in cross country (2016, 2018, 2019)… coached by Justin Droppert and Heather Every… National Honor Society… Silver Cord Volunteer.
Personal — Born April 5, 2002… daughter of Eric and Crystal Kallem… majored in mathematics with minors in data analytics, women and gender studies, and honors at Simpson.