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2023-24 Women's Track & Field Roster

Robert Hayes

Kara Krol

  • Position Distance
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Highschool Chesterton
  • Hometown Chesterton, Ind.

Biography

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Cross Country Records
5K - 
19:32.37 at Joe Piane Invitational (10-4-2019)
6K - 23:35.4 at Bradley 'Pink' Classic (10-14-2022)

Top Track Times
Indoor-
Mile:
5:32.46 at ISU Open (2-19-2022)
3,000m: 10:53.67 at Horizon League Championships (2-25-2024)
5,000m: 18:58.17 at IUPUI Invitational (1-26-2024)
Outdoor-
1,500m:
4:58.92 at RedHawk Invitational (4/24/2021)
5,000m: 18:53.47 at Indiana Invitational (4/21/2023)

2023-24 SEASON
Cross Country (Senior):
Competed in five races after sitting out the opener... was among the team's scoring five on three different occasions... ran a season-best 5K time of 19:47.6 at the Joe Piane Invitational on Sept. 29 as the team's No. 6 finisher (120th overall)... was the team's No. 6 finisher at the Horizon League Championships with a season-best 6K time of 23:58.0, placing 71st overall... closed the season as the team's No. 4 finisher at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional on Nov. 10 with a 6K time of 24:34.7. 
Indoor (Graduate): Voted #HLTF Indoor All-Academic Team honorable mention by the league's faculty athletic representatives... competed in five meets... capped the indoor season with a personal best 3,000m time at the Horizon League Championships with a time of 10:53.67... ran a season-best mile time of 5:33.73 at the EIU John Craft Invitational on Jan. 13, also helping IUPUI to a runner-up finish in the DMR at that meet... finished sixth in the 5K at the IUPUI Invitational with a season-best time of 18:58.17 on Jan. 26... finished fifth in the 3,000m event at the Marian Invitational on Feb. 9 with a time of 11:08.79.
Outdoor (Senior): Voted to the #HLTF Outdoor All-Academic Team by the league's faculty athletic representatives... competed in five meets... ran a season-best 5K time of 19:05.82 at the Horizon League Championships on May 5... also ran the 1,500m event at the league championships with a time of 5:13.03... finished eighth in the 5K at the BSU We Fly Challenge on Apr. 13 with a time of 19:29.14... had a season-best 1,500m time of 5:03.48 at the Gibson Invitational. 
Academics: Selected to the Horizon League's Academic Honor Roll both semesters... named to IUPUI's Academic Advisor's List (3.0 GPA or better) both semesters. 

2022-23 SEASON
Cross Country (Junior):
Competed in five of the team's meets, including the Horizon League Championships... was among IUPUI's top seven finishers on three different occasions... ran a season-best 5K time of 19:49.8 at the Joe Piane Invitational on Sept. 30 as the team's No. 8 finisher... was the team's No. 5 finisher at the Bradley 'Pink' Classic on Oct. 14, running a personal best 6K time of 23:35.4... was the team's No. 8 finisher at the Horizon League Championships on Nov. 11 with a 6K time of 24:35.0.
Indoor (Senior): Participated in four indoor meets... began the indoor season with a 25th-place finish in the 3,000m at the Bellarmine Open (Jan. 20)... took seventh in the 5,000m at the Indianapolis Tom Hathaway Distance Carnival (Jan. 27)... clocked a personal-best 10:58.72 in the 3,000m at the GVSU Big Meet (Feb. 11), finishing 29th overall... placed 29th in the 3,000m at the Horizon League Championship (Feb. 25).
Outdoor (Junior): Competed in five outdoor meets... opened the outdoor season with a 28th-place finish in the mile at the Alan Connie Shamrock Invitational (Mar. 16)... took 23rd in the 1,500m at the Gibson Invitational (Apr. 14)... clocked a personal-best 18:53.47 in the 5,000m at the Indiana Invitational (Apr. 21), finishing 24th overall... placed 27th in the 5,000m at the Horizon League Championship (May 5).
Academics: Selected to the Horizon League's Academic Honor Roll both semesters... named to the IUPUI Academic Advisor's List (3.0 GPA or better) both semesters.

2021-22 SEASON
Cross Country (Sophomore):
Competed in all six meets for the Jaguars, finishing among IUPUI's top four runners in the final two meets of the season... was among IUPUI's top seven in all six of her entries... opened the season with a season best 5K time of 19:56.6 at the Butler Twilight on Sept. 3 at Northview Church as IUPUI's No. 7 runner, placing 50th overall... capped the season with a personal best 6K time of 23:53.1 at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional on Nov. 12 as IUPUI's No. 2 finisher (190th overall)... was IUPUI's No. 4 runner (65th overall) at the Horizon League Championships on Oct. 30, running a 6K time of 25:27.9. 
Indoor (Junior): Competed in three indoor meets... opened the indoor season with a personal best 3,000m time of 11:09.04 at the GVSU Big Meet-Saturday on Feb. 12... had a personal best mile at the ISU Open on Feb. 19, running a time of 5:32.46... ran the mile at the Horizon League Championships with a time of 5:40.59. 
Outdoor (Sophomore): Participated in five outdoor meets... closed the outdoor season with a personal best 5,000m time of 19:04.19 at the Horizon League Championships... also competed in the 1,500m event at the league championships, running a time of 5:11.95... ran a season-best 1,500m time of 5:06.74 at the Oliver Nikoloff Invitational on Apr. 2.
Academics: Horizon League Academic Honor Roll honoree both semesters... named to the IUPUI Academic Advisor's List (3.0 GPA or better) both semesters.

2020-21 SEASON
Cross Country (Redshirt):
Did not compete in the Jaguars' lone cross country meet of the season.
Indoor (Sophomore): Competed in three indoor meets... opened the season with a personal best mile time of 5:44.31 at the Mastodon Invitational on Jan. 23, placing tenth overall... clocked a personal best 3,000m time of 11:15.10 at the Mastodon Invitational #2 on Feb. 12... ran the 3K at the Horizon League Championships, spinning a time of 11:24.73. 
Outdoor (Freshman): Competed in five outdoor meets, running the 1,500m event on all five occasions... ran a personal best 1,500m time of 4:58.92 at the RedHawk Invitational on Apr. 24... finished seventh overall in the 1,500m at the Jim Vargo Invitational on Apr. 10... finished 19th in the prelims of the 1,500m event at the Horizon League Outdoor Championships with a time of 5:06.04. 
Academic: Selected to the Horizon League's Academic Honor Roll both semesters... named to IUPUI's Academic Advisor's List (3.0 GPA or above) both semesters.

2019-20 SEASON
Cross Country (Freshman):
Competed in all seven meets, finishing among the Jaguars' top seven on six different occasions... topped out as No. 6 in the IUPUI lineup three different times... ran a personal-best 5K time of 19:32.37 at the Joe Piane Invitational on Oct. 4 as the Jaguars' No. 7 finisher... ran a personal best 6K time of 24:32.6 at the Under Armour Pre-Nats on Oct. 19 as the Jaguars' No. 6 finisher... was IUPUI's No. 8 runner at the Horizon League Championships, clocking a time of 22:48.0 to place 55th overall... capped her rookie year as IUPUI's No. 7 runner at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional on Nov. 15, running the 6K race in a time of 24:56.9. 
Indoor (Freshman): Competed in three indoor meets... ran her quickest mile of the indoor season at the Gene Edmonds Memorial on Jan. 11, spinning a time of 5:48.59... ran her best 3,000m time of the year at the Illini Invitational on Jan. 25 with a time of 11:17.81. 
Outdoor (Redshirt): Had the outdoor season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 
Academics: Selected to the IUPUI Academic Advisor's List (3.0 GPA or better) both semesters. 

High School: Earned eight varsity letters in cross country and track at Chesterton High School... served as team captain in both cross country and track as a senior... helped Chesterton to two state finals appearances in cross country... was a four-time all-sectional and all-regional performer in cross country... was part of Chesterton's semi-state qualifying team all four years... was a two-time Team MVP in cross country and a two-time track team Distance MVP as well... was a two-time All-Duneland Athletic Conference (DAC) performer in cross country... earned the team's Mental Attitude Award in 2017 and Sportsmanship and Leonard Tengblad Award in 2018... helped Chesterton to a team regional title in 2018... was a four-time regional qualifier in the 1,600m event and two-time regional qualifier in the 4x800 relay... qualified for the regional in the 3,200m in 2017... helped Chesterton to back-to-back sectional titles her final two seasons... was part of Chesterton's DAC and sectional championship team in the 4x800 in 2019... also qualified for the Hoosier State Relays in the 4x800... earned the program's Heather Bearup Memorial Award in 2019... was a two-year member of the National Honor Society... was an eight semester scholar athlete... finished in the top 5 percent of her graduating class... was an academic ring recipient.

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-2020Freshman

    Distance
    5'8"
  • 2020-2021Sophomore

    Distance
    5'8"
  • 2021-2022Junior

    Distance
    5'8"
  • 2022-2023Senior

    Distance
    5'8"
  • 2023-2024Graduate Student

    Distance
    5'8"