Kate Kanetzky

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Class: Junior Hometown: Buda, Texas High School: Jack C. Hays

Height: 5-7 Event: 5000m, 10000m

SOPHOMORE (2011): Moved into fourth on the Academy's 10,000-meter run all-time list...recorded a career-best time of 36:44.94 at the Mt. SAC Relays...that time is also a Sophomore Class Record...became just the second Falcon in over a decade to record a top-five time in the 10K record book...that time was a personal improvement of over two minutes...also recorded the ninth-fastest outdoor 5000-meter time in Academy history (17:33.32) at the San Francisco State Distance Carnival...also competed in the 1500-meter run during the outdoor season...clocked a career-best 4:48.97 in that event at the UC Irvine Spring Break Invitational...posted a season-best indoor 5000-meter time of 17:08.74 at the Nebraska adidas Classic...recorded a career-best mile time of 5:18.63 (adjusted for altitude) to take second at the Air Force Invitational...also won that race at the Air Force All-Comers Meet...named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District Team (second team)...academic all-conference selection...MWC Scholar-Athlete.

FRESHMAN (2010): Moved into the program's top-10 on two events...debuted in ninth on the program's indoor 5000-meter list...clocked a career-best time of 17:56.48 at the adidas Classic...also competed in the mile during the indoor season...placed third in that event (5:20.21, adjusted for altitude) at the Air Force All-Comers Meet...clocked the 10th-fastest 10,000-meter time in Academy history at 38:48.57 (adjusted for altitude)...recorded that time at the Mountain West Conference Championships...was the Falcons' only competitor at that distance...placed fifth in the 5000-meter run at the Military Championships with a career-best time of 5:02.15...academic all-conference selection...MWC Scholar-Athlete.

HIGH SCHOOL: Jack C. Hays High School...placed 27th at the Texas state cross country championships...won the district title in the two-mile race during the track season...also served as captain of the soccer team...earned academic all-state honors in cross country...graduated seventh in class...AP Scholar.

PERSONAL: Full name is Kate Lyn Kanetzky...daughter of Don and Marty Kanetzky...has two older siblings, Dakota and Case...majoring in geospatial science...future plans include becoming a pilot...working towards getting a pilot's license...has soloed...named to the Superintendent's List for excellence in military, academic and athletic performance...volunteers with Big Brothers/Big Sisters...earned Best Base Cadre for Combat Survival Training...served as an Element NCO...spent the summer studying in Arabic in Morocco as a part of the Cadet Summer Language Immersion Program, teaching survival techniques in Combat Survival Training and completing Operation Air Force at Tinker AFB, Oklahoma...hobbies include hiking, camping, stargazing, swimming, tubing, skiing, playing soccer, watching movies and watching lightning storms...member of Cadet Squadron 23.