Kelly Kavanaugh

  • Kelly
  • Kavanaugh

  • Event
    Distance
  • Class
    Freshman
  • High School/Other
    James Robinson
  • Hometown
    Fairfax, Va.

2009 Cross Country: Ran in every cross country meet on the season, including the NCAA Southeast Regional ... Clocked a 6,000-meter cross country race career-best time of 22:56.2 with the ACC Championships ... Finished 28th out of 133 runners at the Blue Ridge Open ... Recorded best finish of the season at the Hokie Open, where she took fourth.

High School: Earned all-district honors in cross country as a sophomore and helped lead team to Concord District Championships ... Named Robinson High’s Rookie of the Year in cross country her freshman season ... Two-time all-state and five-time all-region honoree in track and field career ... Broke 20-year record for Robinson High with a time of 2:57.44 in the 1,000-meters ... Won the Robinson Athletic Booster Award for indoor and outdoor track ... Nominated for the Donna De Verona Spirit of the Sport Award ... Also swam in high school, helping team to a third-place finish at the state championships ... Nine-time Scholar Athlete Award recipient ... Earned 13 varsity letters in high school career ... Coached by Jeremy Workman.

Personal: Born May 9, 1991 ... Daughter of Linda and Mark Kavanaugh ... Has brother Ryan ... Mother, the former Linda Dragon, competed in the 1972, 76 and 80 Olympic Games in kayaking for the United States ... Majoring in English.