Kate Kanetzky

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

Height: 5-7

SOPHOMORE (2010): Competed in six meets, including the conference and regional championships...posted a season-best time of 23:10 at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships (106th)...finished 43rd at the Mountain West Conference Championships (24:12, 7200 elevation)...also competed in two additional 6K races - Woody Greeno Invitational (23:48, 48th) and Pre-Nationals Meet (23:36, 256th)...opened the season with a 17th-place finish (16:11) at the 4K Rust Buster Invitational...one of two Falcons to compete at the Rocky Mountain Shootout, finishing 63rd with a 5800-meter time of 23:55...academic all-conference selection...MWC Scholar-Athlete...CoSIDA Capital One Academic All-District selection.

FRESHMAN (2009): Compete in five meets, including the conference and regional championships...placed 37th at the Mountain West Conference Championships with a time of 23:15...finished 85th at the NCAA Regional Championships with a time of 23:06...placed 97th at the Roy Griak Invitational (24:16)...also competed at the Pre-Nationals Meet, clocking a time of 23:16...opened the season at the Rust Buster Invitational (4K)...competed in the "open" race, crossing the finish line in 16:01...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, Okla....hobbies include hiking, camping, stargazing, swimming, tubing, skiing, playing soccer, watching movies and watching lightning storms...member of Cadet Squadron 23.