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- Year:
- So.
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- Hometown:
- Grimes, Iowa
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- High School:
- Dallas Center-Grimes
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- Event(s):
- Middle distance
Bio
Honors & Awards
- Letterwinner (2023)
2023 | freshman
- Ran the third-fastest outdoor 800 meters with a time of 2:27.65 at the Dr. Tucker Open
- Took second in the indoor mile (5:52.19) at the Grinnell Invite
- Part of the 4x800 relay teams that finished fifth at both the indoor and outdoor conference championships
High School
- A 2022 graduate of Dallas Center-Grimes High School
- Two-year letterwinner in cross country and three-year letterwinner in track and field
- 2x cross country state qualifier (2020, 21)
- All-conference and all-district performer in cross country (2021)
- Academic all-state in cross country (2021) and track and field (2022)
- 3x academic all-conference in cross country and track and field (2019, 20, 21)
- 2021 recipient of Coaches Award in cross country
- Placed fourth in the 4x800 relay at state track and field as a senior
- State qualifier in sprint medley (2021)
- Winner of Sportsmanship Award for track and field (2022)
- Took first in the open 800 at districts (2022)
- Member of National Honor Society
Personal
- Parents are Scott and Sulley Blessman
- Has one sibling, Cole
- Majoring in educational studies
- Also a member of the Storm cross country team
News Mentions
Storm wrap up Kip Janvrin Open on Senior Day
The Simpson College women’s track and field team wrapped up the Kip Janvrin Open with Senior Day on Friday afternoon.
April 26, 2024
Storm duo obliterate outdoor 10,000 meter school record
Lara Kallem and Teghan Booth of the Simpson College women’s track and field team both smashed the school record in the outdoor 10,000 meters...
April 21, 2024
Storm continue outdoor season at Wartburg
The Simpson College women’s track and field team continued its outdoor season at the Wartburg Outdoor Select on Friday and Saturday.
April 6, 2024
Storm women start outdoor season in Pella
The Simpson College women’s track and field team opened its outdoor season at the Central Invitational on Thursday.
March 28, 2024
Multiple school records go down on final day of conference championships
The Simpson College women’s track and field team saw two more school records go down on the final day of the American Rivers Conference...
February 24, 2024
Hays, Erhardt lead Storm at Wartburg
The Simpson College women’s track and field team finished up its last meet before next week’s conference championships, led by...
February 17, 2024
Hays breaks second school record of the season
The Simpson College women’s track and field team saw one of its athletes set a school record for the second straight day, as Maddie Hays...
February 10, 2024
Storm women claim multiple podium finishes
The Simpson College women’s track and field team had multiple athletes finish on the podium across various events at the Wartburg Select on...
February 3, 2024
Johnson, Arnold win events at Grinnell
Aaliyah Johnson and Audrey Arnold paced the Simpson women’s track and field team by winning events at the Grinnell Invitational on Saturday.
January 27, 2024
Kallem breaks 3,000 meter school record
Lara Kallem of the Simpson women’s track and field team ran a blistering 10:08.91 in the 3,000 meters to break the school record in the...
January 19, 2024
