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2024 Women's Cross Country Roster

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Kaitlyn Vanderkolk

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Brentwood, Tenn.
  • High School Brentwood HS

Biography

- 2022 All-MVC First Team
- 2022 MVC Elite 17 Award
- 2023 CSC Academic All-District®
- 2022 MVC Cross Country Scholar-Athlete Team
- 2022 Bruins' Choice Awards Female Newcomer of the Year
- 2021 All-OVC First Team

MVC Runner of the Week
- Oct. 4, 2023
- Sept. 20, 2023
- Sept. 7, 2022

2023 (Junior)

  • Placed second at the Belmont Opener (9/1) with a time of 17:46.2 in the 5K
  • Finished first and ran a season best time of 17:10.0 in the 5K at the 2023 John McNichols Invitational (9/16)
  • Earned a second place finish at the MVC Championship (10/27) with a time of 19:05.3 in the 6K
  • Placed inside of the top-20 at the NCAA Division I South Region Cross Country Championships (11/10) while running a season best time of 19:05.3 in the 6K
  • Qualified to compete at the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships (11/18)

2022 (Sophomore) 

  • MVC All-Conference First Team
  • MVC Women's Elite 17 Award winner
  • Earned a personal best 5k time at the John McNichols Invite at 18:08.4
  • Placed seventh at the Missouri Valley Conference Championships with a 6k time of 21:31.7
  • Set a personal best time in the 6k with a time of 21:31.7 at the NCAA Division I South Region Cross Country Championships

2021(Freshman) 

  • First Team All-OVC honoree
  • Belmont University Athletics' Female Newcomer of the Year (Bruins' Choice Awards)
  • Part of 2021 OVC Women's Cross Country Team Championship
  • OVC Academic Medal of Honor...OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll
  • Placed fourth overall at OVC Championship; top freshman finisher at conference
  • Participated in all six fall meets; top Bruin finisher in two meets
  • Fourth at Belmont Opener 5K
  • Ran PR 5K at Commodore Classic


Personal: Majoring in Legal Studies

Historical Player Information

  • 2021Freshman

  • 2022Sophomore

    5'8"
  • 2023Junior

    5'8"
  • 2024Senior