Kayla Balfour's Race-by-Race Results
2015-16: CROSS COUNTRY: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... competed in all six meets … posted a time of 18:52.30 at the EMU Celebration (9/5) … finished fourth (18:58.10) in the four mile race at the Detroit Titan Invite (9/12) … crossed the finish line in 23:20 at the MSU Spartan Invitational (9/19) … placed 12th with a mark of 18:59.80 at the Michigan Intercollegiates (10/9) … completed the race in 23:36.30 at the GLIAC Championships (10/24) … recorded a season-best in the 6k race (22:31.21) at the NCAA Midwest Regional (11/7).
2014-15: CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team selection.
CROSS COUNTRY: Earned All-America honors after placing 33rd (26th in team scoring) at the NCAA National Championship meet (12/6) in a time of 21:58.8, which helped the Warriors to a sixth-place team finish ... competed in all eight races ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... earned NCAA All-Midwest Region honors (11/22) after finishing 23rd in a time of 21:44.32 ... placed 11th at the Detroit Titan Invitational (9/6) in a time of 19:00.45 for the 5k course to help WSU to a second-place team finish ... raced at the MSU Spartan Invitation (22:45, 35th) ... helped the Warriors finish second at the SIU-Edwardsville meet ... recorded best 5k time (18:21.3) at the Lucian Rosa Invitational ... posted a season-best time in the 6K of 21:16.8 to finish 13th overall at the GLIAC Championships earning All-GLIAC Second Team honors ... received USTFCCCA All-Academic accolades.
INDOOR: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... placed third in the 5000m run (17:28.94) at the Friday Night Special (12/12) ... member of the distance medley relay team that placed first (13:07.17) and finished second in the mile (5:16.75) at the Tiffin Dragon Open (1/24) ... posted a third-place finish in the 3000m run with a mark of 10:07.62 at the SVSU "Jet's Pizza" Invitational (1/31) ... participated in three events in the GLIAC Indoor Championships (3/1), placing fourth in the 5000m run (17:10.77), seventh in the 3000m run (9:55.91) and part of the distance medley team (12:14.21).
OUTDOOR: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... qualified for the NCAA Championships in 5K and 10K ... placed in the top-10 in the 5000m run (17:01.38) at the Hillsdale GINA Relays (4/25) ... posted a second-place finish in the 10,000m run with a mark of 36:10.95 at the GLIAC Outdoor Championships (5/2) ... collected a sixth-place finish in the 5000m run (17:24.05) at the NCC Dr. Keeler Invitational (5/8) ... ran a 4:55.32 in the 1500m run at the GVSU Last Chance (5/9) ... recorded a mark of 35:54.57 with a 15th-place finish in the 10,000m run at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships (5/23) ... earned USTFCCCA (U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association) Scholar Athlete recognition.
2013-14: CROSS COUNTRY: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic team ... just one of two WSU women's cross country runners to race in all seven meets during the season ... finished 15th at the Detroit Titan Invitational (9/7) to help WSU to a first-place finish ... recorded best 5K time (19:28) at Western Ontario Invitational (9/21) ... helped lead team to victory at the SIU-Edwardsville Invitational (10/5) with seventh-place individual finish (23:43.29) ... placed 22nd at GLIAC Championships (10/26), running a time of 23:20.7 ... posted a season-best time in the 6K of 22:44 to finish 37th overall at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships.
INDOOR: Participated in six meets during the indoor season ... placed fourth in the 3,000m at the Hillsdale Wide-Track Classic with a time of 10:38.64 ... earned a sixth-place finish in the 3,000m at the Kent State Doug Raymond Invite ... ran in the 3,000m at the 2014 GLIAC Indoor Championships, placing 19th overall ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team.
OUTDOOR: Participated in five races during the season ... won the 10000m at the Bellarmine Invitational, crossing the line at 37:12.54 ... grabbed a sixth-place finish at the GLIAC Championships in the 10,000m run, while also participating in the 5,000m run ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team.
2012-13: CROSS COUNTRY: Placed 28th (19:53) at the Detroit Titan Invite (9/8) ... took 22nd (24:32.51) to help the Warriors win the Mack Cooper Classic (9/14) ... ran to 59th (24:07.5) at the Roy Griak Invite (9/29) ... placed 37th (19:07) at the Lucian Rosa Invite (10/6) ... finished 80th (23:18) at the NCAA Midwest Regional (11/3).
INDOOR: Her personal best time in the 5,000 meter included a second-place finish at the Baldwin Wallace Meet ... was part of a 4,000 DMR quartet that posted the third-best time in school history at the Spire D-II Challenge.
OUTDOOR: Won 5,000 meter run (18:27.63) at Hillsdale Invitational ... placed 16th in 10,000 meter run (39:58.59) at GLIAC Outdoor Championships.
High School: A 2012 graduate of St. Clair High School ... earned seven varsity letters for the Saints (three in cross country and four in track) ... helped SCHS to three consecutive runner-up finishes at the league cross country meet ... selected team co-MVP as well as Most Improved ... named to both the All-Area and All-League Teams, while also earning All-Academic accolades ... placed 29th in the 2012 Division 2 state track meet in the 1600m (5:43.31) ... her best time for 1600m (5:28.53) came at the regional meet where she finished second ... placed sixth in the 3200m (11:57.05) at the regional meet, while also running anchor on the champion 4x800 relay helping the Saints to the Regional team title ... placed 22nd at the state meet in the 1600m.
Personal: Full name--Kayla R. Balfour ... born Sept. 27, 1994, in St. Clair, Mich. ... daughter of Bill and Kim Balfour ... has one younger brother, Billy ... is a pre-nursing major ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) for Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Winter 2015 (4.00) and Fall 2015 ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Fall 2012 ... is a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).
