Lara Kallem
Lara Kallem
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Dallas Center, Iowa
  • High School:
    Dallas Center-Grimes

Bio

Honors & Awards
  • All-A-R-C Individual (2022)
  • USTFCCCA All-Academic Individual (2022)
  • Two-time A-R-C All-Academic Team (2021-22)
  • Co-Team MVP (2022)
  • Three-time letterwinner (2020-22)
2022 | junior
  • Ran in five races for the Storm, finishing first on the team in three of them
  • Finished in 36th overall at the NCAA Midwest Regional to lead the Storm, the highest individual finish at a regional meet since 2010
  • Took 14th at the A-R-C Championships to earn all-conference honors
  • Ran a career-best 22:57.1 at the Platte River Rumble in the 6k, the fastest 6k time by a Storm runner since 2015
  • Finished second at the Bill Buxton Invite with a career-best 4k time of 16:23.1
  • Received All-Academic Individual honors from the USTFCCCA
2021 | sophomore
  • Named to A-R-C All-Academic Team
  • Competed in all six meets, finishing top-4 among Storm runners in each
  • Produced her best 6K mark of the season at the Jim Drews/Tori Neubauer Invitational, 23:43.6, while finishing first on the team
2020 | freshman
  • Raced in all five meets for the Storm as a rookie
  • Finished first on the team in two races with a fourth-place overall performance in the Coe Triangular
  • Ended in the top two on Simpson at every meet
  • Tallied three top-seven overall finishes during the season
  • Ran to a 29th-place finish at the American Rivers Conference Championships
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
  • Member of Storm Speaks, Sustainability and Fencing Clubs on campus
  • Also a member of the Storm track and field team

News Mentions

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Kallem wraps up cross country season at nationals

Lara Kallem of the Simpson College women’s cross country team wrapped up her campaign by competing at the NCAA Division III Championships on...

November 18, 2023

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Kallem leads Storm at NCAA regionals

The Simpson College women’s cross country team saw two athletes earn all-region status, highlighted by Lara Kallem’s career-best time...

November 11, 2023

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Storm cross country in top 10 in final regular season regional rankings

Both of the Simpson College cross country teams once again held their regional ranking in the final regular season edition of the USTFCCCA Midwest...

October 31, 2023

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Simpson women claim third at A-R-C Championship

The Simpson College women’s cross country team claimed third place at the A-R-C Championship behind three all-conference performers at the...

October 28, 2023

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Both Simpson cross country teams appear in regional rankings

Both of the Simpson College cross country teams remained in the top 10 of this week’s USTFCCCA Midwest Regional Rankings.

October 18, 2023

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Storm complete final preparations for conference championships

Both of the Simpson College cross country teams completed their final races before the conference championships, competing in a loaded field full...

October 14, 2023

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Simpson finishes in top five at Wartburg

The Simpson College men and women’s cross country teams both put together top five finishes in a field full of regionally ranked and...

September 30, 2023

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Storm cross country teams place second overall in Grinnell

Highlighted by Spencer Moon winning back-to-back races, both the Simpson College men and women’s cross country teams took second place...

September 9, 2023

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Simpson cross country teams collect season-opening victories

The Simpson College men and women’s cross country teams claimed victories in its home meet, the Bill Buxton Invitational, Friday evening, at...

September 2, 2023

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Simpson cross country programs earn top 10 regional preseason ranking

Both the men and women’s cross country teams were voted into the top 10 of the USTFCCCA Midwest Regional Preseason Rankings.

August 22, 2023