Career Bests
2014-15
Cross Country
Competed in three meets for the Coyotes in her return from a track season injury...ran a season-best 5,000-meter time of 19:57 for 51st place at the South Dakota State Classic...placed 25th at the Bison Invitational...ran 18:08 for three miles at the Augustana Twilight.
Indoor Track & Field
Placed third in the 3,000 meters with a season best 11:06.47 at the USD Twilight … clocked 11:09.21 in the 3,000 meters to take 18th at the SDSU Indoor Classic.
Outdoor Track & Field
Won the 10,000 meters in a career best 38:50.37 at the Sioux City Relays … also won the 5,000 meters at the Wildcat Classic in a season best 18:42.64 … took 11th in the 5,000 meters at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays with a time of 19:02.97 ... named to the Summit League honor roll … named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.
2013-14
Cross Country
One of Coyote’s five scorers at every meet…placed sixth at the Tim Young Invitational with a time of 18:36 (5k)…ran a season-best time of 22:31 (6k) at the NCAA Regional…placed 16th and was the third Coyote across the finish line at the Summit League meet in a time of 22:39 (6k)…named to the Summit League’s Distinguished Scholar list.
Track & Field
Did not compete...named to the Summit League honor roll.
Iowa State University
Spent a year competing for the Cyclones before transferring to South Dakota...ran a personal best time in the mile run in a time of 5:26.83 at the ISU Classic...finished seventh in the 3,000-meter run at the ISU Open with a time of 10:31.87...ran a time of 19:11.01 in the 5,000 meters at the USA Junior Championships.
Prep
Holds personal records in the 4,000-meters (14:18), 3,000-meters (10:28) and 1,500-meters (4:52)...placed fourth at the 2011 Iowa state prep cross country meet in Class 4-A...finished ninth as a junior...placed seventh in the 3,000-meters in Class 4-A state track meet (10:39.16)...also finished ninth in the 1,500-meter final (4:55.04)...as a junior, finished 15th in the 3,000 meters in Class 4-A at the state meet.
Personal
Daughter of Ted and Cindy Kaster...dental hygeine major.
