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American Athletic All-Conference – Distance Medley Relay (indoor) – 2020
QUICK HITS: Holds three times that rank among the all-time Top 10 in program history with all three coming four years after running her last track races in high school and playing four years of collegiate soccer... individually, ranks #7 in the indoor 800m after posting a time of 2:12.51... also was the third leg of the Top 2 DMR times posted in program history, including. the record of 11:28.64 (Sam Mikula, Carmen Licht, Kilgore, Ellie Leather) and the #2 time of 11:36.35 (Maddie Walker, Licht, Kilgore, Leather).
2019-20 SEASONS
2020 OTF (JR*): No season was conducted because of the COVID-19 global pandemic.
2020 ITF (JR*): Raced the 800m five times in her first season back on the track after playing four years of collegiate soccer... opened with a time of 2:15.98 at the Indiana Relays before lowering it twice more, ending at 2:12.51 at the Music City Challenge for the #7 time in program history... reached the finals of the 800m at the AAC Championships where she placed eighth overall in 2:16.61 to score one point for the team... twice raced on the DMR, running the third leg both times, to help the team post the Top 2 times in program history... the team of Maddie Walker, Carmen Licht, Kilgore and Ellie Leather combined to run 11:36.35 at the Charlie Thomas Invitational to finish third and post the then-school record... the team of Sam Mikula, Licht, Kilgore and Leather then combined to run 11:28.64 to take second at the AAC Championships, breaking the school record and earning all-conference honors.
PRIOR TO UC TRACK & FIELD:
SOCCER AT CINCINNATI: Played two years for the Bearcats after transferring in from Indiana... appeared in 37 matches in that time, starting 36 times... tallied two goals and one assist for five points, all of which came in 2018... recorded the game-winning goal against Wright State in 2018 for her first point at UC... scored the lone goal in a 2-1 loss away to Notre Dame... recorded her lone assist to help UC back from a 1-0 deficit to a 2-1 victory away to Tulsa... logged 2,996 minutes in her career at UC... twice earned AAC All-Academic honors.
SOCCER AT INDIANA: Played two years at Indiana University (Bloomington, Ind.) before transferring to Cincinnati… appeared in 36 matches for the Hoosiers, scoring two goals and adding a pair of assists… tallied both goals in her freshman campaign… recorded the game-winning goal in IU’s upset win of #25 Ohio State in Columbus… scored her first career goal to draw IU even with #24 Rutgers in a 2-2 finish… both of her helpers came in her sophomore season… earned CoSIDA Academic All-District Second Team and Academic All-Big Ten accolades as a sophomore (2017).
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2016 graduate of Oak Hills High School (Cincinnati)… competed for four varsity teams during her career and was named the OHHS Senior Female of the Year prior to graduation… member of the soccer team four years, but only played three as an injury sidelined her during her senior season… was a three-time First Team All-GMA selection and twice named First Team All-Southwest Ohio… named the team’s Best Offensive Player her freshman year and helped the team to the district title in her sophomore season… also competed for nearby Kings Hammer Academy… KHA were national finalists in 2014 and 2015… captured the National League Championships in 2014 and were runners-up in 2015… twice won the State Cup Championships (2014, 2015)… competed for one season with the varsity cross country team (freshman year) and was named Second Team All-GMC after qualifying for the regional meet… also was named team MVP… played two years (freshman & sophomore) on the varsity basketball team before running on the track team for two years (junior & senior)… highly accomplished mid-distance runner, earning GMC Runner of the Year honors as a junior… three-time individual and two-time relay All-GMC honoree… in her junior year, broke the OHHS and GMC record in the 800m run and reached the state meet after winning the regional title… also helped the 4x400m relay set the school record… won the district title at 800m as a senior… comes from an athletic family as her father (Tom) played college baseball at Ball State and her sister (Olivia) played soccer at Tusculum College (Division II)… upon graduation, plans to attend physical therapy school at UC.
PERSONAL BEST MARKS
Cross Country
5,000m • 19:11.00 (HS)
Indoor Track & Field
800m • 2:12.51 (Music City Challenge • 2/15/20) • UC #7
Outdoor Track & Field
400m • 1:00.67 (HS)
800m • 2:12.71 (HS)
1,600m • 5:09.20 (HS)
American Athletic All-Conference – Distance Medley Relay (indoor) – 2020
QUICK HITS: Holds three times that rank among the all-time Top 10 in program history with all three coming four years after running her last track races in high school and playing four years of collegiate soccer... individually, ranks #7 in the indoor 800m after posting a time of 2:12.51... also was the third leg of the Top 2 DMR times posted in program history, including. the record of 11:28.64 (Sam Mikula, Carmen Licht, Kilgore, Ellie Leather) and the #2 time of 11:36.35 (Maddie Walker, Licht, Kilgore, Leather).
2019-20 SEASONS
2020 OTF (JR*): No season was conducted because of the COVID-19 global pandemic.
2020 ITF (JR*): Raced the 800m five times in her first season back on the track after playing four years of collegiate soccer... opened with a time of 2:15.98 at the Indiana Relays before lowering it twice more, ending at 2:12.51 at the Music City Challenge for the #7 time in program history... reached the finals of the 800m at the AAC Championships where she placed eighth overall in 2:16.61 to score one point for the team... twice raced on the DMR, running the third leg both times, to help the team post the Top 2 times in program history... the team of Maddie Walker, Carmen Licht, Kilgore and Ellie Leather combined to run 11:36.35 at the Charlie Thomas Invitational to finish third and post the then-school record... the team of Sam Mikula, Licht, Kilgore and Leather then combined to run 11:28.64 to take second at the AAC Championships, breaking the school record and earning all-conference honors.
PRIOR TO UC TRACK & FIELD:
SOCCER AT CINCINNATI: Played two years for the Bearcats after transferring in from Indiana... appeared in 37 matches in that time, starting 36 times... tallied two goals and one assist for five points, all of which came in 2018... recorded the game-winning goal against Wright State in 2018 for her first point at UC... scored the lone goal in a 2-1 loss away to Notre Dame... recorded her lone assist to help UC back from a 1-0 deficit to a 2-1 victory away to Tulsa... logged 2,996 minutes in her career at UC... twice earned AAC All-Academic honors.
SOCCER AT INDIANA: Played two years at Indiana University (Bloomington, Ind.) before transferring to Cincinnati… appeared in 36 matches for the Hoosiers, scoring two goals and adding a pair of assists… tallied both goals in her freshman campaign… recorded the game-winning goal in IU’s upset win of #25 Ohio State in Columbus… scored her first career goal to draw IU even with #24 Rutgers in a 2-2 finish… both of her helpers came in her sophomore season… earned CoSIDA Academic All-District Second Team and Academic All-Big Ten accolades as a sophomore (2017).
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2016 graduate of Oak Hills High School (Cincinnati)… competed for four varsity teams during her career and was named the OHHS Senior Female of the Year prior to graduation… member of the soccer team four years, but only played three as an injury sidelined her during her senior season… was a three-time First Team All-GMA selection and twice named First Team All-Southwest Ohio… named the team’s Best Offensive Player her freshman year and helped the team to the district title in her sophomore season… also competed for nearby Kings Hammer Academy… KHA were national finalists in 2014 and 2015… captured the National League Championships in 2014 and were runners-up in 2015… twice won the State Cup Championships (2014, 2015)… competed for one season with the varsity cross country team (freshman year) and was named Second Team All-GMC after qualifying for the regional meet… also was named team MVP… played two years (freshman & sophomore) on the varsity basketball team before running on the track team for two years (junior & senior)… highly accomplished mid-distance runner, earning GMC Runner of the Year honors as a junior… three-time individual and two-time relay All-GMC honoree… in her junior year, broke the OHHS and GMC record in the 800m run and reached the state meet after winning the regional title… also helped the 4x400m relay set the school record… won the district title at 800m as a senior… comes from an athletic family as her father (Tom) played college baseball at Ball State and her sister (Olivia) played soccer at Tusculum College (Division II)… upon graduation, plans to attend physical therapy school at UC.
PERSONAL BEST MARKS
Cross Country
5,000m • 19:11.00 (HS)
Indoor Track & Field
800m • 2:12.51 (Music City Challenge • 2/15/20) • UC #7
Outdoor Track & Field
400m • 1:00.67 (HS)
800m • 2:12.71 (HS)
1,600m • 5:09.20 (HS)