2012 Track & Field Roster
Kyle Rood
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- St. Peters, Mo.
- High School:
- Fort Zumwalt South
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PERSONAL BESTS as of Tuesday, January 12, 2010
POST-SEASON HISTORY
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IN THE NEWS
Big River Feature Interview: Kyle Rood
By Ben Rosario of Big River Running written 6/15/2007
2011
Cross Country: Came in eighth at the Saluki Early Bird Sept. 2, completing the 4K course in 12:48.2 ... Finished seventh at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge 8K on Sept. 10, clocking in at 27:10.81 ... Took 149th place in the five-mile race at the Notre Dame Invitational on Sept. 30 with a final time of 26:14 ... Finished 199th at the NCAA Pre-Nationals on Oct. 15, coming in at 26:57 ... Came in 47th in the 8K race at the Big 12 Championships on Oct. 29 ... Completed the 10K course in 33:55.90 at the NCAA Midwest Regional on Nov. 13, good for 100th place... Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team. Indoor: Did not compete. Outdoor: Ran in the 1,500m run at four meets and posted a season-best time of 4:04.42 at the Tom Botts Invitational ... Also ran a time of 4:04.52 in the 1,500m run at the Indiana Invitational.
2010:
Outdoor: Did not compete.
2009:
Cross Country:
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Ran at the Big 12 Championships and placed 83rd overall with a time of 27:26.17 on the 8K course ... Also ran the 8K course at AL Gustin Golf Course at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge and was paced at 26:33.30, a season-best, earning him ninth overall.
Reshirted both the Indoor and Outdoor Track Seasons.
2008:
Cross Country: Led the Tiger at the Bradley Classic with a personal best 8K time of 25:48. Outdoor: Placed 15th in the Big 12 at 800 meters ... logged PRs of 1:52.56 at 800 meters at the Arkansas Twilight and 3:54.92 at 1500 meters at the Missouri Relays. Indoor: Placed 13th at the Big 12 indoor meet at 1000 meters in a season's best 2:28.69 ... was also on ninth-place DMR team at the league meet ... ran season's best 4:16.75 Mile-time at the Meyo Classic ... winner of the 1000 meters at the Big 12-Mountain West Challenge.
2007:
Cross Country: Ran in back-to-back races early in the season highlighted by a 16th place finish at the Vanderbilt Commodore Classic, his first collegiate race ... also socred big points for the Tigers at the Roy Griak Invitational where he finished fifth among the Tiger runners.
High School:
Class 4A State Champion in Cross Country and a three-time individual state champion ... Led Ft. Zumwalt South to the MSHSAA Class 4 Cross Country Championship in 2006 ... prep bests on the track of 1:53.1, 4:14.4, and 9:19.8 at 800-, 1600-, and 3200-meter distances respectively ... Wendy's High School Heisman Honorable Mention ... high school coach - Paul Enke.
Personal:
Son of Mark and Michelle Rood ...majoring in biology medical engineering ... born July 27, 1988 in St. Charles, Mo.
