Lara Kallem
Lara Kallem
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Dallas Center, Iowa
  • High School:
    Dallas Center-Grimes
  • Event(s):
    Distance

Bio

Honors & Awards
  • School Record Holder: Outdoor 5,000 Meters
  • College Sports Communicators Academic All-District (2023)
  • Two-time A-R-C All-Academic Team (2022-23)
  • Three-time letterwinner (2021-23)
  • Co-Team MVP (2023)
2023 | junior
  • Broke the school record in the outdoor 5,000 meters at the Kip Janvrin Open with a time of 17:37.20
  • Ran a 18:12.95 in the indoor 5,000 meters at the A-R-C Indoor Championships, the second-fastest time in school history
  • Took fourth place in the 10,000 meters at the A-R-C Outdoor Championships with a time of 38:15.56, also fourth in school history
2022 | sophomore
  • Ran a career-best 19:07.11 in the 5000 meters at the Kip Janvrin Open, the second-fastest by a Storm runner on the year
  • Also ran a career-best 11:20.70 in the 3000 meters at the Central Dutch Invite
2021 | freshman
  • Clocked a career-best in the 1500 meters by running a 5:20.12
High School
  • A 2020 graduate of Dallas Center-Grimes High School
  • Participated at the state meet in 2016, 18 and 19. 
  • National Honor Society Silver Cord Volunteer
Personal
  • Daughter of Eric and Crystal Kallem
  • Majoring in mathematics with minors in data analytics, women and gender studies, and honors

News Mentions

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Distance runners, throws kick off first day of home meet

The Simpson College women’s track and field team opened the Kip Janvrin Open with its distance runners and throws taking center stage.

April 25, 2024

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Kallem takes home performer of the week award

After her record-breaking performance in the 10,000 meters last weekend, Lara Kallem of the Simpson College women’s track and field team won...

April 23, 2024

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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

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Kallem, Booth break 5,000 meter school record in outdoor debuts

Lara Kallem and Teghan Booth of the Simpson College women’s track and field team both broke Kallem’s old school record in the 5,000...

April 12, 2024

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Storm gear up for indoor national championships

Four student-athletes between the Simpson College men’s and women’s track and field teams will compete at the NCAA Division III Indoor...

March 7, 2024

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Kallem earns bid to NCAA Championships

Lara Kallem of the Simpson College women’s track and field team earned a spot in the 5,000 meters at the NCAA Division III Indoor Championsh...

March 3, 2024

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Kallem sets new meet record at Wartburg Qualifier

Lara Kallem of the Simpson College women’s track and field team set a new meet record in the 5,000 meters in the Wartburg Qualifier on...

March 2, 2024

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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

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Kallem, Booth lower 5k school record again

The Simpson College women’s track and field team completed a successful first day, highlighted by Lara Kallem and Teghan Booth lowering the...

February 23, 2024

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Kallem, Booth both break 5,000 meter school record

Lara Kallem and Teghan Booth both broke the previous indoor 5,000 meter school record in the opening event of the prestigious David Hemery...

February 9, 2024

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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

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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