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2021-22 Women's Track and Field Roster

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Smith Edwards
Photo by: Michael Strauss
Kyleigh Edwards
Kyleigh Edwards
Kyleigh Edwards

Kyleigh Edwards

  • Position:
    Distance
  • Class:
    Redshirt Junior
  • High School:
    Fairfield Christian Academy
  • Hometown:
    Lancaster, Ohio
2020-21 (Redshirt Sophomore): Ran the 5th fastest 10,000m time in school history at the Conference USA Outdoor Championships with a time of 38:03.43 … earned two top-10 finishes throughout the season … set a season best 1500m time of 5:01.45 at the Kentucky Invitational.

Personal: Edwards joins the program as a transfer from the University of Wisconsin, where in 2019 she had a best finish of 21st with a time of 18:19.48 at the Loyola Lakefront Invitational 5K ... competed as a freshman in 2017-18 at Hillsdale College, finishing 13th overall at the Greater Louisville Classic and placing fifth or better in each 3000m race she competed in … in high school was a standout at Fairfield Christian Academy, where she finished third overall at the OHSAA State XC Championships as a junior and earned a runner-up finish her senior year ... competed in the two-mile at the New Balance Nationals Indoor and Outdoor meets as a senior, finishing seventh and eighth, respectively … won the 3200m at the 2017 outdoor state meet.

Marshall Bests:
1500m: 5:01.45
Mile: 5:23.84
3000m: 10:46.11
5000m: 18:25.14
10,000m: 38:03.43
Marshall Cross Country: Coach Caleb Bowen (Post-Thundering Herd Invitational)
Friday, August 29
Marshall T&F: Addison Painter/Lara Check (Pre-NCAA 1st Rd.)
Tuesday, May 27
Marshall T&F: Emma Henry, Gradian Graham, Azure Travis, Garrett Ferguson (Pre-Louisville)
Thursday, April 24
Marshall T&F (Pre-JMU Invite)
Friday, April 11