Marnie Kinnaird

Class:
Fifth Year
Hometown:
Oak Park, Ill.
Prev School:
Occidental College

2014-15 - Fifth Season: Joined the Gophers for her final season of eligibility while attending graduate school for kinesiology - graduated from Occidental College and competed for the Tigers' cross country and track & field teams - ran six races - placed among the top four Gophers at three meets - placed 29th overall and finished 10th on the team at the Oz Memorial 6K in 24:07.4 - was the 16th Gopher at the Griak Invitational in 24:35.3 - finished sixth for the Gophers and 53rd overall at the UW-Eau Claire Blugold Invite in 23:42.9 - ran a 23:02 to lead Minnesota at the Tori Neubauer Invitational, finishing 24th overall - ran a season-best 22:51.4 as the fourth Gopher in seventh place overall at Jack's Run - finished 10th overall as the second Gopher at Rocky's Run (24:06) - named Big Ten Distinguished Scholar.

2013-14 - Senior Season: Named to the SCIAC All-Academic team for cross country - team co-captain - USTFCCCA Academic Award winner - named All-SCIAC in the 5,000m - finished ninth in the 1,500m with a time of 5:00.31 and ran a personal-best 2:33.65 in the 800m at the SCIAC Multi-Dual.

2012-13 - Junior Season: Named Second-Team All-SCIAC - came in fifth for the Tigers and 25th overall with a time of 23:12.80 at the SCIAC Multi-Dual cross country meet - finished 14th overall at the SCIAC Cross Country Championships in 24:13.76 - track & field team co-captain.

2011-12 - Sophomore Season: Named USTFCCCA Division III Women's Cross Country All-Academic honoree - named SCIAC All-Academic Team for both cross country and track & field.

2010-11 - Freshman Season: Named All-SCIAC and All-West Region in cross country - ran fifth-fastest women's 5,000m time in school history on the track.

High School: A 2010 graduate of Oak Park-River Forest High School - 2010 Illinois Prep Top Times indoor invitational qualifier - team captain in cross country and track - dean's list honoree - graduated Cum Laude - French Honors Society member - AP Scholar with distinction.

Personal: Daughter of Cheryl and Bill Kinnaird - has a twin brother named John - two-time oxy undergraduate summer research fellow at Occidental College.