Kayla Doan

Kayla Doan

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Ortonville, Mich.

High School:
Ortonville-Brandon

Height:
5-4

Event:
Cross Country/Distance/Steeplechase

2008 Cross Country: Competed in three meets for the Golden Grizzlies ... Finished 12th at the Golden Grizzly Open with a 5K time of 20:14 ... Ran a season-best 6K timeat the Summit League Championship (Nov.) with a time of 23:35.5.

2008 Outdoor Track: Won the 3000 steeplechase at the Cancelled Classic (Mar. 29).

2008 Indoor Track: Set the school record in the mile with a time of 5:19.44 at the Michigan Intercollegiates (Feb. 2) ... Ran on the distance medley relay team that finished seventh and set a school record (13:09.18) at The Summit League Championships ... Also a member of the the school record setting 3200 meter relay team (10:15.48 at the Team Challenge, Feb. 9) ... At the Team Challenge, she missed the school record in the 1500 by 67/100th of a second.

2007 Outdoor Track: Set the school record in the 3000 Steeplechase with a time of 11:51.00 at the Gina Relays (April 28) ... Finished sixth in the 5000 at the Central Collegiates ... Placed sixth in the steeplechase at the Mid-Continent Championships.

2007 Cross Country: Ran in six races ... Was Oakland's first or second runner in the last four meets of the season ... Finished 11th at the Michigan Intercollegiates (Oct. 5) to earn All-State honors ... Ran 22:41.90 (fifth fastest 6K in OU history) at Pre-Nationals (Oct. 13) ... Was the top runner at the Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 10) placing 88th.

2006 Cross Country: Had a successful debut season at Oakland, competing in five races for the Golden Grizzlies ... finished ninth overall and sixth among her teammates at the Golden Grizzly Open with a 5K time of 19:48, her first collegiate meet ... ran a 6K time of 24:12 at the Spartan Invitational to place fourth amongst her teammates ...earned another fourth place finish on the Golden Grizzly squad, running a season-best 5K time of 19:20 at the Notre Dame Invitational to place 75th overall ... finished third among Oakland runners and 52nd overall at the Falcon Invitational with a 5K mark of 19:34.38 ... had a solid performance at the Mid-Con Championships finishing 18th overall with a 23:49.86 mark, her season-best 6K time ... logged a time of 24:11.96 in the 6K at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional to place third amongst her teammates and 148th overall ... Academic All-Conference.

High School: Earned three letters in cross-country at Ortonville-Brandon High School ... Selected team captain as a junior and senior ... Three-time All-Flint Metro League and all-region runner ... twice named the team's MVP ... Earned four letters in track ... Member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Daughter of Theresa and Robert Doan ... Majoring in Health Sciences.

 
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