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Kaela Edwards

Kaela Edwards

February 14, 2020

2020 USA Indoors 800 Prelims: Ajee' Wilson and Bryce Hoppel Cruise as Athing Mu Struggles; Raevyn Rogers is a DNS

The biggest surprise may have been Kaela Edwards at the former NCAA mile champ showed the form she flashed in 2018 when she broke 2:00.
December 20, 2018

2018 LRC World & US Rankings, W 800: Caster Semenya & Ajee' Wilson Come Out On Top Again

For the third year in a row, Caster Semenya was undefeated but was this the last of her dominance?  Domestically, Ajee Wilson was the best of a strong group of US runners. Should US#3 Ce'Aira Brown be ranked in the world's top 10?
March 08, 2017

2017 NCAA Indoor Women's Mile Preview: Oklahoma State's Kaela Edwards Aims to Become First Repeat Champion Since 1990

It's been 27 years since there was a repeat winner of the NCAA women's mile but that likely will change this weekend unless UNH's Elinor Purrier or Penn State star  freshman Danae Rivers can pull off an upset.
February 15, 2017

Week That Was: Women's 800m Madness, One Runner from Japan is Better than All of American Men Combined in the Marathon the Last 6 Years, Collegiate Milers and More

The American 800m women took it to another level this week, and a Japanese runner reminded us the American men's marathoners have struggled as a whole.
September 19, 2016

2016 NCAA Women's XC Preview: #10 Michigan State, #9 Oklahoma State, #8 Michigan, and #7 Boise State

With the Olympics and Diamond league season now over and the big NCAA meets approaching, we start our NCAA top 10 countdown with the women.
June 07, 2016

2016 NCAA Outdoor Women's Mid-D/Steeple Preview: Can Raevyn Rogers (800), Marta Freitas (1,500) & Courtney Frerichs (3,000 SC) Deliver As Favorites?

Freitas (4:09.80) and Frerichs (9:29.31) have SBs that put them well ahead of the rest of the NCAA, while Rogers is the defending NCAA indoor/outdoor champion. Can indoor mile champ Kaela Edwards challenge Freitas in the 1,500? What about Stanford's supersoph Olivia Baker (NCAA-leading 2:01.02) in the 800?
April 14, 2016

2016 Mt. Sac Relays Startlists - Stacked 800s Will Be The Highlight

Men's 800 features Duane Solomon, Brandon Johnson, former NCAA champ Edward Kemboi, Lopez Lomong, Ryan Martin, Eliud Rutto and David Torrence while the women's has Roesler, Molly Ludlow, Oregon's Raevyn Rogers, former NCAA 1500 champ Shelby Houlihan. Vashti Cunningham makes her pro debut in the HJ, Allyson Felix highlights the sprints.
March 12, 2016

NCAA Mile Finals: Henry Wynne Wins By Controlling It From The Front; Kaela Edwards' Patience Pays Off

America x 2. Virginia's Henry Wynne and Oklahoma State's Kaela Edwards got their first NCAA titles.
March 04, 2016

2016 NCAA W Mile Preview: Can UNH's Elinor Purrier Win One For the Small Schools?

Purrier's 4:29.71 is over two seconds faster than anyone else in the NCAA this year. Can Oklahoma State's Kaela Edwards, Villanova's Angel Piccirillo or North Dakota State's Erin Teschuk challenge her?
June 08, 2015

2015 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Women's Mid-D/Steeple Preview: Shelby Houlihan & Leah O'Connor Eye Repeats; Natoya Goule Goes for NCAA Title #4

Leah O'Connor will look to be the first woman to repeat in the steeple since Jenny Barringer in 2009. Shelby Houlihan will look to be just the third woman in history to win back-to-back NCAA titles in the 1500. Natoya Goule has won 3 NCAA titles but she faces a LOADED field.

March 15, 2015

Natoya Goule (2:01.64 MR) & Edward Kemboi (1:46.05) Win Fast 800s

Natoya Goule broke the meet record and Edward Kemboi ran faster than anyone else had at NCAAs in 14 years as the 800 action was fast.