Kat Keller

Class:
Redshirt Freshman
High School:
New Richmond HS
Hometown:
New Richmond, Wis.

2017 Season - Indoor: Ran 13 races with appearances in the 200m, 400m, 600m, and 4x400m relay - ran a season-best 55.97 in the 400m to place 15th at the Big Ten Championship - ran a season-best 25.52 in the 200m at the Music City Challenge - ran a career-best 1:35.11 as the 600m runner-up and ran on winning 4x400m relay team (3:44.23) at Minnesota-Wisconsin Dual.

2017 Season - Outdoor: Named Academic All-Big Ten - ran nine races with appearances in the 200m, 400m, and 4x400m relay - placed 24th in the 400m (56.94) at the Big Ten Championship - ran season-bests in the 200m (25.02) and the 400m (55.93) at the Longhorn Invite - ran on first-place 4x400m relay at the UCLA Legends Invite.

2016 Season - Indoor: Ran 10 races with appearances in the 200m, 400m, and 4x400m relay - ran a career-best 55.58 in the 400m to place 18th at the Big Ten Championship - broke the Minnesota indoor program record in the 4x400m relay at Big Tens, placing fourth in 3:35.33 - won the 400m (56.95) at the Minnesota-Wisconsin Dual - ran a season-best 25.34 to place third in the 200m at the Minnesota-Wisconsin Dual - led off Minnesota's second-place 4x400m relay (3:42.17) at the ISU Classic - ran third on the first-place 4x400m relay (3:42.57) at the Jack Johnson Classic.

2016 Season - Outdoor: Named USTFCCCA All-Academic team honoree and Academic All-Big Ten honoree - ran 14 races with appearances in the 200m, 400m, 4x100m relay, and 4x400m relay - ran second leg of the program record-breaking 4x400m relay (3:32.50) that finished fourth to clinch a share of the Big Ten team title and placed 15th in the 400m (55.57) at the Big Ten Championship - NCAA West Prelim qualifier with the 4x400m relay, running third on the 16th place relay team (3:37.01) - ran on winning 4x100m relay (45.71) and 4x400m relay (3:35.93) at the Rock Chalk Classic - ran a career-best 24.95 in the 200m at the Sun Angel Classic - ran a career-best 55.51 in the 400m at the Virginia Challenge.

2015 Season - Indoor: Ran in 10 races - ran career-best times in the 200m (25.10) and 400m (56.18) to place ninth in both events at the Iowa State Classic - placed 20th in the 400m (56.88) at the Big Ten Championship - ran on the fourth-place 4x400m relay at the Iowa State Classic (3:43.03) to rank ninth in Minnesota history.

2015 Season - Outdoor: Named USTFCCCA All-Academic team and Academic All-Big Ten honoree - ran seven races, including four appearances in the 400m - ran a career-best 56.62 to place 23rd in the 400m at the Big Ten Championship - ran on the first-place 4x100m relay team at the Jaguar Challenge - ran on the 4x400m relay twice.

2014 Season - Indoor: Ran three races - ran a season-best 26.10 for fourth place in the 200m at the season-opening Northwest Open - ran the 4x400m relay twice.

2014 Season - Outdoor: Competed in eight races, running the 200m twice, 400m five times and 4x400m relay once - recorded season-best 400m time of 57.74 and season-best 200m time of 25.68 at UC San Diego - took second in the 400m (58.15) at Hamline Invitational - finished 12th in the 200m (25.90) at Musco Twilight - ran on fifth-place 4x400m relay (3:54.79) at Spec Towns.

2013 Season: Redshirted the indoor and outdoor track & field seasons.

High School: A graduate of New Richmond High School - as a senior at the Wisconsin state meet, finished second in the 100m, third in the 400m and fourth in the 200m - holds Middle Border Conference titles and school records in the 100m, 200m, 400m and 4x200m relay - also an all-conference basketball player and cross country runner - National Honor Society member.

Personal: Born May 10, 1994 - daughter of Brian and Debbie Keller - has a brother, Jon - father wrestled at UW-River Falls - majoring in kinesiology.

Keller's Indoor Career Bests (2017 Final)
Event	Mark	Meet (Date)
200m	25.10	Iowa State Classic (2/14/15)
400m	55.58	Big Ten ChampionshipÂ (2/26/16)
600m	1:35.11	Minnesota-Wisconsin DualÂ (1/21/17)
Keller's Outdoor Career Bests (2017 Final)
Event	Mark	Meet (Date)
200m	24.95	Sun Angel Classic (4/9/16)
400m	55.51	Virginia Challenge (4/23/16)