Elayna Kitt

Bio

2021-22 at Taylor:

Indoor: Provisionally qualified for NAIA Nationals in the 3,000-meters … Finished 21st in the 3,000-meters at NAIA Nationals … Finished third at the Crossroads League Championships in the 3,000-meters with a season-best time of 10:30.85 … Ran a season-best tie of 5:30.13 in the 1 mile at the Trojan Invite … USTFCCCA All-Academic.

Outdoor: Competed in the steeplechase at the Crossroads League Championships … Ran a season-best time of 18:32.17 in the 5,000-meters at the Emory Invite … Ran a season-best time in the steeplechase of 11:36.77 at the Indiana Tech Invite.

Prep: Earned 11 varsity letters at Bluffton High between cross country, basketball and softball … Ran cross country for Coach Michael Vanderkolk … Named the MVP in 2017 … Won the Mental Attitude Award in 2019 and 2020 … Qualified for the regional meet in 2017, 2018 and 2020 … Qualified for the Indiana Semi-State Meet in 2020 … Named a Tiger Scholar Athlete all four years in each sport … Honored as the Class of 2021 Outstanding Female Athlete … Earned a spot on the high honor roll and participated in student council all four years … Member of the National Honor Society … Won the Outstanding Performance Award in precalculus, physics, business education, geometry, physical education, housing and interior design, AP physics, English and calculus … Honored as Bluffton High’s Class of 2021 Valedictorian … Earned the Outstanding Senior Girl Award.

Personal: Daughter of Tyler and Brittany Kitt … Brother, Evan, plays football for Taylor … Majoring in biology.