Wayne State Personal Records
Cross Country: 5000m - 19:04.4 ... 6000m - 21:53.4
Indoor: 600m - 1:45.79 ... 800m - 2:19.98 ... 1000m - 3:03.51 ... Mile - 5:02.31 ... 3000m - 10:30.98
Outdoor: 800m - 2:20.95 ... 1500m - 4:37.23 ... 5000m - 17:29.12
Kayla Smade's Race-by-Race Results2014-15: CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in seven meets, including the GLIAC Championship (29th), NCAA Regional (49th) and NCAA National Championship (61st) ... finished 14th (19:10.26) at the Detroit Titan Invitational (9/6) ... placed 48th (23:05) at the MSU Spartan Invitational (9/12) ... recorded a career-best 5K time of 19:04.4 at the Lucian Rosa Invitational (10/11) ... finished in sixth place (22:45.18) at the LSSU Invitational (10/25) ... ran a career-best 6K time of 21:53.4 at the GLIAC Championships (11/8) ... ran a 22:23.58 at the NCAA Midwest Regional (11/22) ... helped WSU record its best team finish ever (6th) at the NCAA National Championship by finishing in a time of 22:32.0 (12/6).
INDOOR: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... finished second in the 800m dash (2:25.29) and fourth in the mile (5:33.06) at the Hillsdale Winter Opener (1/10) ... placed second in the 3000m run with a mark of 10:52.91 at the Tiffin Dragon Open (1/24) ... posted a second place finish in the mile (5:03.73) at the SVSU "Jet's Pizza" Invitational (1/31) ... tallied two top-20 finishes in the 800m dash (2:19.98) and the mile (5:09.86) at the GLIAC Indoor Championships (3/1).
OUTDOOR: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ...placed tenth in the 800m dash with a mark of 2:25.25 at the University of the Cumberlands Invitational (4/11) ...won the 5000m run (17:29.12) at the Hillsdale GINA Relays (4/25) ... finished eighth in the 1500m run with a mark of 4:37.29 at the GLIAC Outdoor Championships (5/2) ... finished third in the 1500m run (4:39.65) at the GVSU Last Chance Meet (5/9).
2013-14: CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in five meets during the season ... recorded top 5K time of 19:22.26 to place eighth overall and help lead Warriors to victory at Detroit Titan Invitational (9/7) ... posted season-best time of 23:31 in 6K at MSU Spartan Invitational (9/13) ... ran a time of 19:26 to place 51st at Western Ontario Invitational (9/21) ... finished ninth overall (23:50.15) to help team to win at SIU-Edwardsville Invitational (10/5) ... placed 93rd (23:36) at NCAA Midwest Regional Championships (11/9).
INDOOR: Ran in seven races in her first season donning the Green and Gold ... placed fifth in the 3000m in her debut race as a Warrior at the Kent State Doug Raymond Invite ... helped the DMR team to a third-place finish at the SVSU "The Cardinal" meet ... participated in the GLIAC Championships, placing ninth in the DMR.
OUTDOOR: Participated in five races during the outdoor season ... crossed the line fourth overall in the 5000m at the Bellarmine Invitational with a career-best time of 18:24.42 ... participated in the GLIAC Outdoor Championships.
Pre-WSU: Competed in cross country (2011, 2012), indoor track (2012, 2013) and outdoor track (2012, 2013) at Macomb Community College ... winner of the 2012-13 Alexa Kraft Memorial Award, given each year to Macomb’s Outstanding Female Athlete of the Year ... was part of the seventh-place 4x800 relay quartet at the 2013 NJCAA Outdoor National Championships ... best outdoor times were 2:26.68 (800m) at Hillsdale's Gina Relays, and 5:04.16 for 1500m at the Toledo Invitational ... finished in the top six in three different events at the 2013 NJCAA Indoor National Championships - third in the 4x800 relay (9:44.46), fifth in the 1000m (3:06.91 - 3:04.26 in prelims), and sixth in the DMR (12:53.06) ...
collegiate track results ...
TFRRS ...
Cross Country: Ran a 18:54 at the 2011 Michigan Intercollegiates ... earned All-America honors five times throughout her MCC career ... named to the Academic All-MCCAA team.
High School: A 2011 graduate of St. Clair High School ... earned four varsity letters in track and cross country for the Saints ... earned All-State, All-Area and All-League accolades for coaches Joe Fouchey and Jon Davidson ... finished fifth at the 2011 State Track meet in the 3200m relay, after placing third in 2010 ... competed in the 2011 Division 2 State Track meet in the 800m (2:28.45) ... ran a career-best 2:19 for 800m, 1:01 for 400m, 5:20 for a mile and 19:26 for 5k ... placed 46th at the 2010 Michigan Division II State Cross Country meet in a time of 19:36.5 ... finished 34th in the 2010 State meet in a time of 20:07.1, after placing 128th in 2009 (20:16.2) ... competed in the state cross country meet as a freshman finishing 65th (20:07.6) ... was a two-time cross country team captain.
Personal: Full name--Kayla M. Smade ... born August 23, 1993, in Mount Clemens ... daughter of Rick and Janet Smade ... has an older brother, Jesse, and a twin brother, Jamie ... is a mechanical engineering major ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) for Fall 2014 ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Winter 2015.
| Kayla Smade's XC Career Statistics |
| 2013 |
| Meet | Time | Place |
| Detroit Titan Invitational | 19:22.26 | 8th |
| MSU Spartan Invitational | 23:31 | 75th |
| Western Ontario Invitational | 19:26 | 51st |
| SIU-Edwardsville Invitational | 23:50.15 | 9th |
| Michigan Intercollegiates | DNR | DNR |
| GLIAC Championships | DNR | DNR |
| NCAA Midwest Regional Championships | 23:36 | 93rd |
| NCAA Division II Championships | DNR | DNR |
| 2014 |
| Meet | Time | Place |
| Detroit Titan Invitational | 19:10.26 | 14th |
| MSU Spartan Invitational | 23:05 | 48th |
| SIU-Edwardsville Invitational | DNR | DNR |
| UW-Parkside Lucian Rosa Invitational | 19:04.4 | 42nd |
| LSSU Invitational | 22:45.18 | 6th |
| GLIAC Championships | 21:53.4 | 29th |
| NCAA Midwest Regional Championships | 22:23.58 | 49th |
| NCAA Division II Championships | 24:07.6 | 200th |
| Kayla Smade's Indoor Track Personal Bests |
| 2013-15 |
| Event | Time | Meet |
| 600m | 1:45.79 | Indiana Gladstein Invitational (Jan. 25, 2014) |
| 800m | 2:19.98 | GLIAC Indoor Championships (Feb. 28-March1, 2015) |
| 1000m | 3:03.51 | Kent State Raymond Invitational (Jan. 11, 2014) |
| 1500m | 4:37.23 | Hillsdale GINA Relays (April 23-25, 2015) |
| 1 Mile | 5:02.31 | GVSU Big Meet (Feb. 13, 2014) |
| 3,000m | 10:30.98 | SVSU "Jet's Pizza" Invitational (Jan. 30-31, 2015) |
| 4x800 Meter Relay | 9:54.27 | Indiana Gladstein Invitational (Jan. 25, 2014) |
| 4,000 DMR | 12:14.62 | GVSU Big Meet (Feb. 15, 2014) |
| Kayla Smade's Outdoor Track Personal Bests |
| 2013-15 |
| Event | Time | Meet |
| 800m | 2:20.95 | Tennessee Sea Relays (April 12, 2014) |
| 1,500m | 4:37.23 | Hillsdale GINA Relays (April 23-25, 2015) |
| 5,000m | 17:29.12 | Hillsdale GINA Relays (April 23-25, 2015) |
