Kelly Brennan
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Hometown:
- Akron
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- High School:
- Walsh Jesuit
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- Major:
- Accounting & Finance
2019
- College Sports Information Directors of Academic Women's Cross Country/Track and Field Academic All-American first-team selection
- College Sports Information Directors of Academic Women's Cross country and Track and Field All-District 7 first-team selection
- USTFCCCA NCAA Division III All-American (Top-40)
- Marcia French Most Outstanding Senior Female Athlete Award recipient
- Earned All-Great Lakes Region honors (Top-35)
- All-Ohio Athletic Conference first team selection (Top-9)
- Earned All-Ohio honors (Top-35)
- Ohio Athletic Conference Women's Cross Country Runner of the Year
- Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference selection
- Team Most Valuable Player Award recipient
- Placed 8th at All-Ohio Division III Championships with a 6k time of 23:44.4
- Finished 3rd at Ohio Athletic Conference Championships in a 6k time of 22:39.6
- Placed 4th at NCAA Division III Great Lakes Regional with a season and career-best 6k time of 21:17.8
- Finished 31st at NCAA Division III National Championship in a 6k time of 22:05.6
- Had a season and career-best 5k time of 18:16.9 at Tommy Evans Invitational
- Earned fourth varsity letter
2018
- All-Ohio Athletic Conference second-team selection (10th place)
- Earned All-Ohio honors (Top-35/ sixth place)
- Earned All-Great Lakes Region honors (Top-35/ seventh place)
- Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference selection
- BW Strength Training Award recipient
- Placed sixth at All-Ohio Division III Championships with a time of 22:46.4
- Finished 10th at OAC Championships with a time of 23:58.5
- Placed seventh at NCAA Division III Great Lakes Regional Championships with a season-best 6k time of 21:58.8
- Finished 113th at NCAA Championships with a time of 22:39.6
- Had a season-best 5k time of 19:02.2 at Tommy Evans Invitational
- Earned third varsity letter
2017
- Missed season due to injury
2016
- BW Academic Excellence Award for the Highest Grade Point Average on the women's cross country team
- Earned second-team All-Ohio Athletic Conference honors
- Earned All-Ohio honors (Top 35)
- Earned All-Great Lakes Region honors (Top-35)
- Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference selection
- Finished 11th at All-Ohio Division III Championships with a time of 23:14.9
- Placed 13th at Ohio Athletic Conference Championships with a time of 22:42.9
- Finished 23rd at NCAA Division III Great Lakes Regional Championships with a time of 22:34.7
- Had a season and career-best 4k time of 16:40.0 at Wooster Invitational
- Had a season-best 5k time of 20:30.7 at Ohio Wesleyan
- Had a season-best 6k time of 22:21.5 at Inter Regional Rumble
- Earned second varsity letter
2015
- Selected to USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
- Earned first-team All-Ohio Athletic Conference (Top-9)
- Earned All-Ohio honors (Top 35th)
- Earned All-Great Lakes Region honors (Top-35)
- Finished fourth at Ohio Athletic Conference Championships with a time of 22:28.9
- Placed fifth at All-Ohio Division III Championships with a time of 22:31.55
- Finished 24th at NCAA Division III Great Lakes Regional Championships with a time of 22:49.8
- Had a season-best 4k time of 17:56.6 at Wooster Invitational
- Had a season-best 5k time of 19:32.4 at Ohio Wesleyan
- Had a season-best 6k time 21:41.6 at Inter Regional Rumble
- Earned first varsity letter
Career Bests
- 4k: 16:40.0 at Wooster Invitational on Sept. 1, 2016
- 5k: 18:16.9 at Tommy Evans Invitational on Sept. 7, 2019
- 6k: 21:17.8 at NCAA Division III Great Lakes Regional Championships on Nov. 16, 2019
High School
- Four-year letterwinner in cross country
- Academic All-Ohio selection
- Three-time state qualifier
- Earned four varsity letters in track and field
Personal
- Member of BW women's track and field team
- Dean's List student
- Jacket Scholar
- Carries a 3.974 grade point average
- Member of the Alpha Lambda and Chi Sigma Alpha honoraries
- Older brothers Pat Brennan '13 and Michael Brennan '15 were standouts on the men's soccer team and Brian Brennan '19 is a member of the men's cross country and track teams
- Daughter of Terry and Teri Brennan