Illinois Track and Field Adds Mid-Year Signee Lucie Kienast
November 26, 2024 | Women's Track & Field, Men's Track & Field
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Director of Illinois track, field and cross country Petros Kyprianou announced the addition of Lucie Kienast on Tuesday (Nov 26). She will join the team at the beginning of the 2025 season as a freshman.
Kienast holds personal best of 6.54m (21-5 1/4) in the long jump and 6,044 points in the heptathlon. Her heptathlon score would shatter Carmel Corbett's program record (5,658) by nearly 400 points; her long jump would rank as the program's fifth-best mark.
In terms of placing at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, her best marks would've placed her fourth in the heptathlon and fifth in the long jump last season.
Players Mentioned
Jumps/Hept.
/ Women's Track & FieldIllini Track I Melissa Wullschleger NCAA Outdoor All-American Heptathlon 6/14/25
Sunday, June 15
Illini Track I Rose Yeboah NCAA Outdoor All-American High Jump 6/14/25
Sunday, June 15
Illini Track I Kam Garrett NCAA Outdoor All-American High Jump 6/13/25
Saturday, June 14
Illini Track I Sophia Beckmon NCAA Outdoor All-American Long Jump 6/12/25
Friday, June 13
