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2019-20 Women's Track & Field Roster

Kyleigh Spearing

  • Class Senior
  • High School St. Ignatius College Prep
  • Hometown Frankfort, Ill.

Biography

Kyleigh Spearing's up-to-date results

As a Senior (2019-20)

• Ran in six cross country meets.
• Assisted her team to win an automatic bid to the national competition with a 27th-place finish at the NCAA DI Northeast Regional Championship (11/15).
• Finished 207th at the NCAA DI Championship (11/23).
• Competed in four track meets.
• Helped her team to a second-place finish in the DMR at the Upstate Challenge (1/25).
 

As a Junior (2018-19)

• Ran in one outdoor meet, and two indoor meets.
• Finished track season with a 10,000m PR of 37:05.40.
• Ran in five cross country meets.
• Placed 61st in the Ivy League Cross Country Heptagonals (10/27).
 

As a Sophomore (2017-18)

• Competed in four track meets.
• Part of the winning DMR at the Deneault Memorial Invitational (12:50.53) and was also second in the mile (5:08.42).
• Set new personal record in the mile, finishing sixth at the Kane Invitational (5:06.49).
• At the Sykes & Sabock Challenge Cup, was ninth in the 3000 in a PR time of 10:12.15.
• Placed 13th in the 5000 at the Bison Outdoor Classic (17:03.90).
• Toed the line for Cornell three times during the cross country season, taking 139th at the Paul Short Run, 63rd at the Penn State National Open and 74th at the Ivy League Heptagonal Cross Country Championships.
 

As a Freshman (2016-17)

• Made collegiate cross country debut at the Paul Short 6K Open Race, where she placed 34th. 
• Went on to finish 69th at the Penn State National before wrapping up the season with an 82nd place finish in Ivy League Heptagonal Cross Country Championships debut. 
• Competed in two meets on the track, finishing ninth in the 3000 at the Upstate Challenge (10:25.99).
 

Before Cornell

• Was a two-time Girls Catholic Athletic Conference Athlete of the Year and qualified for the Illinois State Cross Country meet as a senior.
• Also a two-time USA Junior National Triathlon Team member, placed 12th at the 2015 Junior World Triathlon Championships and is a three-time Junior Elite All-American.
• Also was a member of the swim team and National Honor Society in high school.
 

Personal

• Kyleigh Lauren Spearing is the daughter of Ty and Kathy Spearing.
• Has two sisters, Bryce and Delany.
• Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

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  • 2017-18Sophomore

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  • 2018-19Junior

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  • 2019-20Senior

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