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Kiah Ehrke
 Kiah Ehrke
Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Stoughton, Wis.

High School:
Stoughton

Height:
5-5

Event:
Distance

Ehrke's Cross Country Bio

Eligibility (Indoor/Outdoor): Junior/Junior

At Wisconsin
2012 Outdoor: Placed sixth in the 5000 meters at the Musco Twilight Invitational (4/21) with a time of 18:11.19

2012 Indoor: Did not compete

2011 Indoor: Ran the 5,000 meters with a personal best time of 17:27.09 at the Husky Classic (2/11) ... placed sixth in the 3,000 meters at the Illini Classic (1/22) with a time of 10:21.50# ... placed eighth in the 3,000 meters with a time of 10:11.31 at the Husker Invitational (2/5)

2011 Outdoor: Competed in the 10,000 meters at the Stanford Invitational (3/25) with a finish time of 36:52.23

2010 Indoor: Competed unattached in the 5,000 meters at the Red & White Open (2/19), finishing third in 17:45.49

2010 Outdoor: Finished 12th in the 10,000 meters (35:41.11) at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships ... finished 14th in her section of the 5,000 meters in a time of 17:31.23 at the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational (5/1) ... placed tenth in the 5,000 meters at the Florida Relays (4/2) in a time of 17:24.97 ... finished 20th in the 1,500 meters at the Florida State Relays (3/27) in a time of 4:51.21

High School
4-time state qualifier in both track and cross country ... school record holder in 1000, 1600, 3000, 3200, 4000 and distance medley ... 2005 Freshman Rookie of the Year, First Team All-Conference in both track and cross country ... Academic All State and MVP in both track and cross country her sophomore, junior and senior years ... won 15th place in the 2006 state cross country meet, won 5th at the 2007 state track meet in the 3200 meter run ... 6th in state at the 2007 state cross country meet, 7th in the 3200 meter run at the state track meet ... 2008 WIAA Scholar Athlete, 11th at the state cross country meet, 11th in the 3200 meter run at the state track meet

Personal
Parents Jodi and John O'Connor and DuWayne Ehrke ... plans to major in kinesiology

Personal Bests
Indoor Outdoor
3000 Meters 10:11.31 2-5-11 1500 Meters 4:51.21 3-27-10
5000 Meters 17:27.09 2-11-11 5000 Meters 17:24.97 4-2-10
10,000 Meters 35:41.11 5-14-10

At the Big Ten Championships
2010 - Outdoor
5000 Meters: DNF
10,000 Meters: 12th (35:41.11)