Lara Kallem
Lara Kallem
  • Year:
    So.
  • 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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10 track athletes named Academic All-District

A total of 10 athletes on the Simpson College men and women’s track and field and cross country teams were named to the Academic All-Distric...

May 31, 2023

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Johnson, Booth win all-conference honors

Battling through rainy weather conditions, the Simpson track and field teams still produced all-conference performers on day two of the American...

May 12, 2023

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Kallem breaks 5000 school record, Booth claims third all-time

Lara Kallem and Teghan Booth started the Kip Janvrin Open with a bang for Simpson, highlighted by Kallem breaking the 5000 meter school record in...

April 27, 2023

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Booth, Kallem pace Storm on Friday

Behind a trio of performances from Spencer Moon, Lara Kallem, and Teghan Booth, the Simpson men and women’s track and field teams competed...

April 15, 2023

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Multiple Storm women move up all-time ranks on first day of A-R-C Championships

The Simpson men and women track and field teams opened day one of the American Rivers Conference Championships, with Spencer Moon winning the...

February 24, 2023

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Moon’s record-breaking performance paces Storm

The Simpson College men and women’s track and field teams completed another weekend, with Spencer Moon turning in another record-breaking...

February 11, 2023

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Storm conclude weekend across two states

The Simpson College men and women’s track and field teams concluded a weekend of competition at the Bearcat Invite in Maryville, Mo. and the...

February 4, 2023

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Storm set multiple personal-bests in Nebraska

Both Simpson track and field squads traveled to the Prairie Wolf Invite, hosted by Nebraska Wesleyan, that saw multiple season and career-bests...

January 20, 2023