Temple University Athletics

2018 Women's Cross Country Roster

Roster

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/ Women's Cross Country
/ Women's Cross Country
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Kira Von Ehren

Kira Von Ehren

  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Krefeld, Germany
Personal Records
800m: 2:10.00
1500: 4:23.82
Mile: 4:55.09
3000m: 9:39.50
5000m: 16:46.14

2019 Outdoor: Broke the school record in the 3000m at the 125th Penn Relays, clocking a time of 9:52.31…Ran her fastest 1500m of the season in 4:35.23 at the Charlotte 49er Classic…Ran the 5K in 17:12.81 at the Raleigh Relays.

2018-19 Indoor: Earned gold in her first-ever 3000m on the track for the Owls at the Seahawk Shootout…Finished seventh in the mile at the Penn 8-Team Select…Placed second in the 3K at the Columbia Challenge with a time of 9:39.50…Represented the Owls in the 3K at the AAC Indoor Championships, where she notched a point with an eighth place finish. 

2018 Cross Country: Competed in six meets for the Owls this season...Helped the squad to their first ECAC Championship title in program history...Earned All-Region honors for her 22nd place finish at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional, helping the Owls to their highest ever finish of fourth at the region meet...Earned third place at the Army West Point Open...Helped Temple to a third place finish at the AAC Championships...Helped the squad earn the Top Team GPA award from the Temple Athletic Department.

Prior to Temple: Attended RWTH Aachen University in Germany for three years...Ran at the club level for Sc Bayer Uerdingen where she was a 3x800 champion in the U23 age group in 2016 and placed third in 2017...Earned a fourth place finish in the 1500m at the U23 championships in 2017...Placed 10th at the German Championships in the 5000m in 2018.

Personal: Parents are Eva-Maria von Ehren and Burkhard von Ehren...Played field hockey for 12 years. 

https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/6994536/Temple/Kira_Von_Ehren.html
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