University of South Alabama Athletics

2018: Outdoor— Won the University of Mobile Invitational 1,500m with a season-best time of 4:55.94 … Placed fifth in the War Eagle Invitational 1,500m, covering the distance in 4:57.68 … Completed the 800m in 2:23.65 at the Jaguar Classic. Indoor— Ran the mile in 5:17.69 at the Sun Belt Conference Championships; was part of the 4,000m distance medley team which completed the race in 12:34.08 at the same meet. XC— Competed in the NCAA Division I South Region Cross Country Championships, where she ran the 6k in 22:34 … Finished 35th in the Sun Belt Conference Championships 5k with a time of 18:53 … Completed the Crimson Classic 6k in 22:25 … Ran the Louisville Classic 5k in 19:18 to place 76th in a field of 356.
 
2017: Outdoor— Finished third at the Southern Miss Open in the 1,500m (4:51.24) … Placed fourth in the 3,000m run at Samford’s Alabama Track Challenge with a time of 10:29.93 ... Finished second in the Jaguar Classic 3,000m run with a time of 10:42.34 and third in the 1,500m with a time of 4:50.46 … Placed sixth in the 600m (1:41.47) at the Jaguar Opener. Indoor— Placed 16th in the mile at the Sun Belt Conference Championships; placed fifth as part of the 4,000m distance medley ... Placed sixth in the mile at the South Alabama Invitational, crossing the line at 5:09.29. XC— Ran a season-best 20:05 in the Sun Belt Conference Championships 5k … Kicked off the season with a ninth-place finish in the Azalea City Classic, USA’s home meet, recording a time of 23:15 in the 6k race.

2016: Outdoor— Was top-15 in the 800m (2:20.98) and top-20 in the 1,500m run (4:51.81) at the Jace LaCoste Invitational ... Crossed the line 10th in the 1,500m at the South Alabama Invitational with a 4:58.17 time ... Came in fourth place in the 1,500m run with a time of 4:56.66 at the Louisiana Classic ... Had a season-best 2:20.35 time in the 800m at Auburn’s Tiger Track Classic. Indoor— Competed in the mile run and distance medley relay at the SBC Championships in her only appearance of the season. XC— Had a time of 16:07.5 to earn a ninth-place finish at the Jaguar Opener … Posted a 5k mark of 19:34.8 at the Crimson Classic ... Finished the 5,000m course at the Greater Louisville Classic in 20:27.64 ... Recorded a time of 20:52.0 at the Sun Belt Conference Championships and crossed the line in 24:19.08 at the NCAA South Regional.

High School:  Lettered six years in track and five in cross country at Esko High School in Esko, Minn. … Also earned four letters in basketball and three in soccer … Helped the Eskomos capture the 2012 cross country state championship ... Won the section 7A individual title as a senior … Also helped lead EHS to a third-place finish at the 2011 cross country state championships … Part of the EHS 4 x 800m relay team that set a then-school record in 2011 with a time of 9:36.14 … Set a school record in the 1,600m in 2014 with a finish of 5:10.76.

Personal:  Full name is Kailee Jo Kiminski … Born March 2, 1996, in Esko, Minn. … Lists hunting, reading and jet skiing among her hobbies … Favorite movie is “God’s Not Dead” … Favorite book is “What on Earth Am I Here For?” by Rick Warren … Lists the Minnesota Wild and Minnesota Lynx as her favorite professional sports teams … Favorite athlete is Joe Mauer … Lists Calvin Harris and Ed Sheeran among her favorite musical artists … Favorite foods are pasta, seafood, pineapples and strawberries.
 
Major: Communication