Kristen Adams

Kristen Adams, 2014 Women's Cross Country

Photo by: (Ben Solomon/American Athletic Conference)

Kristen Adams, 2015 Women's Cross Country

Photo by: Joe Murphy

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
St. Charles, Mo.

Academic Honors
Memphis Tiger 4.0 Club Fall 2014, Spring 2015, and Fall 2015 ... Named to the Dean's List Fall 2014, Spring 2015, and Fall 2015 semesters.

Honors

2014 All-American Athletic Conference (cross country).

Cross Country

2014 (Freshman): One of four Tigers runners to compete in all six meets ... Team’s top finisher in five of the six meets ... Had top-30 performances in five meets ... Earned All-American Athletic Conference recognition with her 13th-place finish (21:39) at the league championships (6k) ... Ran a season-best 20:57.7 (52nd) at the NCAA South Regional (6k) ... Highest finish was second (21:44.6) at the Rhodes College Invitational (6k) ... Led Memphis to the team title at the Rhodes College Invitational ... Ran a 22:19.4 (26th) at the Pre-NCAA Championships (6k) ... Placed seventh (18:08.3) at the Brooks Twilight Classic (5k) and 19th (17:45.48) at the Commodore Classic (5k).

Indoor

2014-15 (Freshman): Competed primarily in the 3000m … Also ran the mile and 5000m … Won the 3000m at both the Missouri Tiger Invitational (10:27.24) and LSU High Performance Meet (10:13.83) … Ran a season-best 10:13.68 in the 3000m at the American Athletic Conference Championships … Also posted a top-20 finish in the 5000m at The American Championships (18:24.46; 19^th) … Ran a 5:13.34 and finished fourth in the mile at the Missouri Tiger Invitational.

Outdoor

2015 (Freshman): Ran the 3000m, 5000m and 10,000m … Won the 5000m at Southeast Missouri’s Joey Haines Invitational (18:02.97) … Ran a season-best 17:53.72 and placed fourth in the 5000m at the Rhodes College Invitational … Placed second in the 3000m at the Memphis Tiger Invitational (10:22.80) … Finished 16^th in the 10,000m at the American Athletic Conference Championships (39:23.42).

Prior To Memphis

Member of the Francis Howell High School program that claimed two Missouri High School Activities Association (MHSAA) state, two sectional, two district and three Gateway Athletic Conference (GAC) championships ... As a senior in 2013, placed 46th at the MHSAA state meet ... Finished seventh at the GAC Championships and earned All-GAC first team honors ... Helped the Vikings to the 2013 MHSAA state and GAC crowns ... In 2012 (junior season), helped Francis Howell High School to a sweep of the GAC, district, section and MHSAA titles ... Finished first at the GAC Championships ... Also won the MHSAA Class 4A District 4 and Class 4A Sectional 2 individual titles ... Placed fifth at the MHSAA state meet ... Earned MHSAA All-State and All-GAC first team honors ... Named to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and St. Louis Track Club All-Metro first teams ... As a sophomore in 2011, the Vikings won the GAC, district and sectional crowns and placed third at the state meet ... Individually, won the MHSAA Class 4A District 4 title, placed second at the GAC meet and 11th at the state event ... Earned MHSAA All-State honors and All-GAC first team recognition ... Named to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and St. Louis Track Club All-Metro second teams ... Member of the 2012 Vikings track and field squad that captured the MHSAA state crown ... Her 2013 team was third at the state meet and the 2014 squad finished seventh ... Earned MHSAA All-State distinction in the 1600m (6th), 3200m (2nd) and 4x800m (3rd) at the 2014 state meet ... Won the GAC 3200m title ... Member of the 4x1600m relay team that set the school record in 2014 ... A 2014 St. Louis Post-Dispatch All-Metro third team pick ... Also played soccer her freshman and sophomore years at Francis Howell High School.

Personal

Daughter of Dave Adams and Rose Mooney ... Birthday is September 8 ... An exercise and sport science major.