MIZZOU PERSONAL RECORDS
Cross Country
5000m Run - 16:55.73 // Chile Pepper Festival (10/1/16)
6000m Run – 20:16.3 // NCAA Championships (11/19/16)
Indoor Track & Field
3000m Run – 9:26.36 // Commodore Invitational (1/14/17)
5000m Run – 16:05.23 // Iowa State Classic (2/10/17)
Outdoor Track & Field
5000m Run – 16:09.59 // Drake Relays (4/27/17)
10,000m Run – 33:09.67 // Stanford Invitational (3/31/17)
NOTEWORTHY
- 2017 NCAA Outdoor Second-Team All-American (10,000m Run)
- 2016 NCAA Cross Country All-American
- 2017 NCAA Championships qualifier (10,000m Run)
- 2017 NCAA West Preliminary qualifier (10,000m Run)
- 2016 NCAA West Preliminary qualifier (10,000m Run)
- 2017 SEC Outdoor 10,000m Champion
- 2017 All-SEC Outdoor (10,000m)
- 2017 All-SEC Indoor (5000m)
- 2016 NCAA Cross Country All-Midwest Regional Team
- 2016 SEC Cross Country All-SEC First Team
- 2015 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
- Mizzou School Record Holder in the Outdoor 10,000m Run (33:09.67)
- No. 2 All-Time in the Indoor 5000m Run (16:05.23)
- No. 5 All-Time in the Indoor 3000m Run (9:26.36)
- No. 5 All-Time in the Outdoor 5000m Run (16:09.59)
TFRRS Page
2017-18
Season Bests
6000m (XC) – 21:25.2 // SEC Championships (10/27)
Cross Country – Ran two races for Mizzou during the cross country season … Her best time was 21:25.2 at the SEC Championships (Oct. 27) where she placed second on the team and 30th overall … Ran at the NCAA Midwest Regional (Nov. 10) and placed fourth on the team and 67th overall with a time of 21:25.4.
Indoor Track – Did not compete during the indoor season
Outdoor Track – Did not compete during the outdoor season
2016-17
Season Bests
5000m (XC) – 16:55.73 // Chile Pepper Festival (10/1)
6000m (XC) – 20:16.3 // NCAA Championships (11/19)
3000m (ITF) – 9:26.36 // Commodore Invitational (1/14)
5000m (ITF) – 16:05.23 // Iowa State Classic (2/10)
5000m Run (OTF) – 16:09.59 // Drake Relays (4/27)
10,000m Run (OTF) – 33:09.67 // Stanford Invitational (3/31)
Cross Country – Kicked off the cross country season by running a 5k personal record at the Chile Pepper Festival (Oct. 1), crossing the finish line second for Mizzou and 13th overall at 16:55.73 … Finished third for Mizzou and 96th overall at the Pre-National Invitational (Oct. 15) with a time of 21:23.8 in the 6k race … Earned All-SEC First Team honors with a fifth-place finish at the SEC Championships (Oct. 28), crossing the finishing line at 20:43.0 … Earned NCAA All-Midwest Regional honors at the NCAA Midwest Regional (Nov. 11) with a fifth-place finish at 20:17.9 … Earned All-America recognition for the first time in her career with a 27th-place finish at the NCAA Championships (Nov. 19), crossing the finish line with a 6k personal record time of 20:16.3.
Indoor Track – Opened the indoor season by setting a 3000m personal record with the fifth-best time in program history at the Commodore Invitational (Jan. 14), finishing third with a time of 9:26.36 … Posted the second-best 5000m run time in program history at the Iowa State Classic (Feb. 10), finishing fifth with a time of 16:05.23 … Earned All-SEC honors in the 5000m run at the SEC Indoor Championships (Feb. 25), finishing third with a time of 16:10.15.
Outdoor Track – Began the season by setting the school record in the 10,000m run at the Stanford Invitational (March 31), finishing eighth at 33:09.67 in one of the season more marquee distance races … Posted the fifth-best time in program history in the 5000m run at the Drake Relays (April 27), finishing third at 16:09.59 … Captured her first career conference title by winning the 10,000m run at the SEC Outdoor Championships (May 11), crossing the finish line at 33:52.19 … Finished third in the 10,000m run at the NCAA West Preliminary Round (May 25) with a time of 34:08.54 to clinch second consecutive appearance at the NCAA Outdoor Championships … Earned second career All-America honor by finishing ninth in the 10,000m run at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (June 8) with a time of 33:10.41.
2015-16
Season Bests
6000m (XC) – 20:59.60 // Texas A&M Invite (9/26)
3000m (ITF) – 9:43.81 // Tyson Invitational (2/12)
5000m (ITF) – 16:42.22 // SEC Championships (2/26)
5000m Run (OTF) – 16:33.69//Memphis Invitational (4/30)
10,000m Run (OTF) – 34:14.68//SEC Championships (5/12)
Cross Country – Ran her fastest 6,000m time of the season in her first race of the season at the Texas A&M invite, finishing second for Mizzou and 13th overall with a time of 20:59.60 … Finished seventh for Mizzou at the Pre-National Meet, running a 22:50.0 … Ran at the SEC Championships for Mizzou, finishing sixth for the Tigers with a time of 21:58.40 … Finished fifth for Mizzou at the NCAA Midwest Regional, crossing the finish line at 22:48.10.
Indoor Track – Competed twice in the 3,000m and three times in the 5,000m run for the Tigers during the indoor season, posting four first place finished … Finished first overall in the 3,000m run at the Border Battle, crossing the finish line with a time of 10:08.25 … Earned her second-straight first place performance at the Rod McCravy Memorial Meet, finishing first in the 5,000m with a time of 17:11.87 … Won the 5,000m Husker Invitational race with a time of 17:00.12 … Ran a season-best time of 9:43.81 in the 3,000m race at the Tyson Invitational … Posted a top-10 all-time mark in the 5,000m at the SEC Championships, finishing eighth with a time of 16:42.22, the seventh-fastest time in program history.
Outdoor Track – Ran in the 5,000m and the 10,000m for the Tigers during the outdoor season, earning three-top-10 finishes … Opened the outdoor season with a fifth place finish in the 5,000m run at the Florida Relays, crossing the finish line with a time of 16:42.53 … Won the 5,000m race at the Memphis Invitational, finishing with a season-best time of 16:33.69 … Posted a top-10 all-time mark in the 10,000m at the SEC Championships, finishing at 34:13.68.
2014-15
Seasons' Bests
5000m (XC) - 17:38.0 // Forest Park XC Festival (09/12)
Cross Country - Jamie wasted little time in making an immediate impact for the Tigers, finishing second for the team, third overall, during the Illini Challenge...She continued to hold a top-seven spot throughout the following three meets, crossing as the third Tiger, fifth overall, at the Forest Park XC Festival, clocking through with a season's best 17:38.0 for 5000m...She was sixth across the line for the black and gold in her first 6000m race at the Roy Griak Invitational...At the Greater Louisville Classic, Jamie was 54th overall, 4th for Mizzou, in 17:58.80...She closed the season at the SEC Championships, where she was 78th across the line in 21:59.0 for the 5800m course.
Indoor Track - Redshirted the indoor season.
Outdoor Track - Redshirted the outdoor season.
HIGH SCHOOL
Bests
800m - 2:16.81 // 1600m - 4:49.27 // 3200m - 10:21.74 // 5000m (XC) - 17:58.50
Noteworthy
- 19th at the 2013 Nike Cross Nationals
- Runner-up at the 2013 Nike Midwest Regional
- Seven-time MSHSAA Track & Field All-State
- Two-time MSHSAA Cross Country All-State
Jamie competed for Festus HS under coaches Bryant Wright and John Crites...CROSS COUNTRY...Jamie was the runner-up at the 2013 Nike Cross Midwest Regional, qualifying for the Nike Cross Nationals where she placed 19th in the field...She was runner-up at the 2013 MSHSAA Championships...Earned an All-State honor in 2012...Team was runner-up at the MSHSAA Championships in 2011-13...TRACK & FIELD...Jamie was a seven-time MSHSAA Track & Field All-State finisher...She was runner-up in the 1600m and 3200m, fourth in the 800m, in 2014...In 2012, she finished second in the 4x800m, third in the 3200m, and seventh in the 1600m...She was a member of the State Champion 4x800m squad in 2011.
PERSONAL
Parents are Liz and Darren Kempfer...Jamie graduated in the top 4% of her class in high school...She was also the Student Council Class Treasurer and a member of the National Honor Society...She is studying Biological Sciences.
