Senior Kelly Brennan
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Kelly Brennan

Kelly Brennan

  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Akron
  • High School:
    Walsh Jesuit
  • 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 
This page was last updated on June 23 2020