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2024-25 Women's Track and Field Roster

Illinois State Athletics
Illinois State Athletics

Kaitlyn Vanderkolk

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

Biography

- 2023 MVC 10000m Champion
- 2023 MVC Outdoor 5000m Bronze
- 2023 PNC Bank Bellarmine Classic 3000m Champion
- 2023 CSC Academic All-District®
- 2023 MVC Track & Field Scholar-Athlete Team
- 2022 OVC Outdoor Freshman of the Year
- 2022 OVC 10000m Silver
- 2022 OVC Outdoor 5000m Silver
- 2022 Bruins' Choice Awards Female Newcomer of the Year


OVC Freshman of the Week
- April 13, 2022
- April 27, 2022


Outdoor Record - 3,000m: (9:26.41) - 4/29/2023 Music City Challenge 
Indoor Record - 3,000m: (9:40.85) - 2/26/2023 MVC Indoor Championships
Indoor Record- 5,000m: (16:32.50) - 2/10/2023 Music City Challenge 


2024 Outdoor (Junior)
  • Placed first in both the 5000m and 10000m at the 2024 MVC Outdoor Track & Field Championships (5/10-12)
  • Qualified for the First Round of the NCAA East Regional
  • Placed fourth in the 10000m at the Raleigh Relays (3/28-30) with a season best time of 33:30.69
  • Ran a season best time of 16:02.40 in the 5000m, while finishing third at the 2024 Bryan Clay Invitational (4/11-13)
  • Finished with a season best time of 4:28.07 in the 1500m at the Outdoor Music City Challenge (4/26-27)
2023 Outdoor (Sophomore)
  • Set a personal record and school outdoor record in the 3000m with a mark of 9:26.41 at the Music City Challenge (4/29)
  • Placed first in the 10,000m with a personal record of 34:41.92 and finished second in the 5000m with a personal best time of 16:27.40 at the MVC Outdoor Championships (5/12)
2023 Indoor (Sophomore)
  • Finished first in the 3000m at the PNC Bank Bellarmine (2/3)
  • Set a school indoor record in the 5000m with a time of 16:32.50 at the Music City Challenge (2/10)
  • Placed fifth in the 3000m and set a school indoor record in the 5000m with a time of 9:40.85 at the MVC Indoor Championships (2/26)

Personal: Majoring in Legal Studies

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

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  • 2022-23Sophomore

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  • 2023-24Junior

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  • 2024-25Senior

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