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2017-18 Women's Track & Field Roster

Kristina Kladar

  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Rockton, Ill.
  • High School Boylan Central Catholic

Biography

2018

Outdoor 

  • Big Ten Sportsmanship Honoree
  • Contested the 1500m at Big Ten Championships
  • Reset her 800m PR at the Bryan Clay Invite, timing 2:12.90
  • Timed 4:45.93 in the 1500m at the Illinois Twilight
  • Academic All-Big Ten

Indoor 

  • Timed 1:36.42 at Big Ten Championships in the 600m
  • Set a season-best time in the 800m with a 2:15.03 performance at Rod McCravy 

2017

Cross Country

  • Timed a new 5K PR of 19:32.34 at the Greater Louisville Classic
  • Ran a 20:55.6 5K at the Illini Open
  • Ran for the Illini at the Walt Crawford Open 

Outdoor

  • Competed at Big Ten Championships in the 800m
  • Timed 2:15.13 in the 800m at the Baskin Weems Invite
  • Academic All-Big Ten

Indoor

  • Timed 1:35.07 at Big Ten Championships in the 600m
  • Set a personal-best 800m time of 2:14.45 at the Music City Challenge
  • Won the 800m race at the Illinois Women's Duals 

2016

Cross Country

  • Academic All-Big Ten

Track and Field

Outdoor

  • Ran the 800m at four meets
  • Placed third at the Illini Open with a time of 2:18.62
  • Academic All-Big Ten

Indoor

  • Ran the 600m dash at the Orange & Blue Open, placing second with a time of 1:38.57

2015

Track and Field

  • Did not compete

Personal

  • Daughter of Gregory and Erin Kladar
  • Born April 10, 1996
  • One brother and two sisters
  • Majoring in Kinesiology

Kladar's Personal Bests

Outdoor
800m: 2:12.90 - Bryan Clay Invite (4/20/18)

Indoor
600m: 1:35.07 - Big Ten Championships (2/24/17)
800m: 2:14.45 - Music City Challenge (2/11/17)

Cross Country
5K: 19:32.34 - Greater Louisville Classic (9/30/17)

Updated May 2018

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

    Middle Distance
  • 2015-16Redshirt Freshman

    Middle Distance
  • 2016-17Redshirt Sophomore

    Middle Distance
  • 2017-18Redshirt Junior

    Middle Distance