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2022-23 Track & Field Roster

Jimmie Mitchell
Sun Belt Conference

Kayla Wade

  • Position Distance
  • Hometown Grain Valley, Mo.
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Grain Valley HS

Biography

2021 Sun Belt Conference Indoor Silver Medalist (DMR)
2021 Second Team All-SBC (Indoor)
2020 Sun Belt Conference Indoor Silver Medalist (DMR)
2020 Second Team All-SBC (Indoor)


2023 OUTDOOR SEASON | SENIOR
Placed fifth in the 1500 meters at the Sun Belt Conference Championships, running a time of 4:33.99 in the final … Finished third in the 5000 meters and fifth in the 800 at the Red Wolves Open … Carded a career-best 4:30.61 in the 1500 meters at the Bryan Clay Invitational.

2023 INDOOR SEASON | SENIOR
Part of A-State’s fifth-place DMR squad at the Sun Belt Conference Championships … Ran a personal-best 4:56.01 in the mile at the Indoor Gorilla Classic … Fifth place in the 800 at the Washburn Open … Clocked a personal-best 9:37.60 in the 3000 meters at the UW Invite.

2022 CROSS COUNTRY SEASON | SENIOR
Clocked a career-best 6K at the NCAA South Central Regional Championships, finishing 86th with a time of 22:35.5.

2022 OUTDOOR SEASON | JUNIOR
Ran a personal-best 4:32.31 in the 1500m at the Music City Challenge, placing sixth, while also running an outdoor-best 2:17.77 in the 800m ... Placed fourth in the 1500m at the Red Wolves Open ... Registered a personal-best time of 17:03.77 in the 5000m at the WashU Distance Carnival ... Finished third in the 1500m at the Ole Miss Classic.

2022 INDOOR SEASON | JUNIOR
Placed seventh in the mile at the Sun Belt Conference Championships ... Ran a personal-best 9:53.09 in the 3000m at the Music City Challenge ... Clocked a personal-best mile of 4:57.62 at the PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational.

2021 CROSS COUNTRY SEASON | JUNIOR
Clocked a personal-best 18:23.2 in the Sun Belt Conference Championships, placing 18th ... Ran a personal-best 23:07.5 in the 6K at Pre-Nationals ... Placed 10th in the Rhodes Invitational 5K.

2021 OUTDOOR SEASON | SOPHOMORE
Ran a personal-best 4:42.33 in the 1500m at the Maroon and White Invite … Won the 800m at the Red Wolves Open.

2021 INDOOR SEASON
Silver medalist in the DMR and placed eighth in the 800m at the Sun Belt Conference Championships … Ran a personal-best 2:17.30 in the 800m prelims … Placed fifth in the 800m at the Scarlet and Black Invitational … Runner-up in the mile at the Kickoff Klassic.

2020 CROSS COUNTRY SEASON
Ran a personal-best 20:29.2 in the 5K at the Little Rock Open.

2020 INDOOR SEASON
Took silver in the DMR at the Sun Belt Conference Championships … Placed third in the 800m at the Samford January Invite.

2019 CROSS COUNTRY SEASON | SOPHOMORE
Ran in one meet as a sophomore.

2019 OUTDOOR SEASON | FRESHMAN
Finished ninth in the 800m at the Red Wolves Open.

2019 INDOOR SEASON | FRESHMAN
Placed fifth in the 800m at the Scarlet and Black Invitational.

2018 CROSS COUNTRY SEASON | FRESHMAN
Competed three times for the Red Wolves in her rookie season.

HIGH SCHOOL
Prepped at Grain Valley High School.

PERSONAL
Daughter of Pam and Bill Wade … Birthday is August 4 … Majoring in exercise science.


COLLEGIATE BESTS

Cross Country
5K 18:23.2 Sun Belt Conference Championships (10/29/21)
6K 22:35.5 NCAA South Central Regional Championships (11/11/22)
Indoor
800 meters 2:17.30 Sun Belt Conference Championships (2/22/21)
Mile 4:56.01 Indoor Gorilla Classic (2/11/23)
3000 meters 9:37.60 UW Invite (1/28/23)
Outdoor
800 meters 2:17.77 Music City Challenge (4/30/22)
1500 meters 4:30.61 Bryan Clay Invitational (4/15/23)
5000 meters 17:03.77 Wash U Distance Carnival (4/1/22)

Historical Player Information

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  • 2019-20Sophomore

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  • 2020-21Sophomore

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