Michelle Kinkela

Wayne State University Athletics

2003 Women's Cross Country Roster

Height:

5-4
Class:

Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:

Sterling Hts., Mich.
High School:

Stevenson (Mich. State)
Letters:

1

Summary
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Pre-WSU: Attended Michigan State for two years (2001-2002, 2002-2003) ... competed in cross country for the Spartans in 2001 ... placed fourth at the EMU Classic on Oct. 19, 2001, in a time of 19:39.00 ... also ran in the Spartan Invitational on Sept. 21, 2001, and placed 52nd in a time of 20:04.3.

High School: A 2001 graduate of Stevenson High School ... four-year letterwinner ... team finished in the top 10 at state 1998-2000 ... placed 13th individually as a senior with a time of 18:32 ... named all-state in 2000 ... earned all-county and all-conference three years ... also ran track ... all-county track two seasons ... conference MVP in 2001 ... team honors included MVP, co-captain and most dedicated.

Personal: Full name--Michelle Lynn Kinkela ... born April 5, 1983, in Mt. Clemens ... has one brother, Chris ... is an elementary education major ... named to the athletic director[apos]s honor roll (term gpa 3.5+) for Fall 2003 ... named to the coach[apos]s honor roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Winter 2004.

Kinkela[apos]s Career Statistics

	2003
Meet	Time	Place
Salisbury Opener - 6k	24:55.89	25th
Detroit Mercy - 5k	20:29	30th
Wis.-Parkside - 5k	19:57	67th
Louisville Classic - 5k	20:21.30	96th
Paul Short Run - 6k	23:55.98	164th
GLIAC - 6k	dnr
NCAA Regional - 6k	dnr
NCAA Championship - 6k	dnr