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- Year:
- Jr.
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- Hometown:
- West Des Moines, Iowa
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- High School:
- Valley
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- Event(s):
- Distance
Bio
Honors & Awards
- School Record Holder: Indoor 3,000 Meters
- NCAA Qualifier: 2024 10,000 Meters
- 3x All-Conference
- 3x letterwinner (2022-24)
2024 | junior
- Broke the school record in the indoor 3,000 meters in a time of 10:04.91 at the A-R-C Indoor Championships
- Ran the second-fastest indoor 5,000 meters (17:15.78), outdoor 5,000 meters (17:03.18), and outdoor 10,000 meters (35:23.22) times in school history
- Claimed her second straight all-conference honor in the 10,000 meters, finishing third
- Qualified for her first NCAA Championships, finishing 18th in the 10,000 meters
- Took second in the Phil Esten Challenge in the 10,000 meters
2023 | sophomore
- Earned her first career all-conference honor as a member of the indoor distance medley team that placed third at the A-R-C Indoor Championships
- Took third place in the 10,000 meters at the A-R-C Outdoor Championships, earning all-conference honors
- Ran the third-fastest outdoor 5,000 meters (17:47.20) and outdoor 10,000 meters (38:08.45) in school history
- Clocked a time of 5:17.37 in the indoor mile, the fifth-fastest mark in school history
- Recorded the fourth-best indoor 5,000 meters time in school history with a time of 18:36.82
2022 | freshman
- Was part of the indoor distance medley relay team that took first place at the Grinnell Invitational with a time of 13:53.20
- Set her career-best in the indoor mile (5:51.26) at the Prairie Wolf Invitational
- Ran the outdoor 5000 meters in 18:44.43 at the Kip Janvrin Open, the fastest time by a Storm runner that season
- Also ran the fastest outdoor 3000 meters, finishing second at the Central Dutch Invitational with a time of 10:50.27
High School
- A 2021 graduate of Valley High School
- Three-time state qualifier
- Earned four letters in cross country and three in track and field
- Tallied an academic letter
Personal
- Daughter of Clarke and Megan Booth
- Has a brother, Tag
- Majoring in sports administration and business management with a minor in coaching
- Also a member of the Storm cross country team
News Mentions
Six Storm athletes ready to compete at NCAA Championships
Three men and three women from the Simpson College track and field teams will compete in the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championshi...
May 23, 2024
Hays takes home Second Team All-American honor
Maddie Hays of the Simpson College women’s track and field team earned Second Team All-American status in the 400 meter hurdles on the first...
May 23, 2024
Simpson women sending three to national championships
The Simpson College women’s track and field team saw three athletes be announced as qualifiers to next week’s NCAA Division III...
May 17, 2024
Distance duo earns all-conference honors, hurdles excel in preliminaries
Lara Kallem and Teghan Booth earned all-conference honors in the 10,000 meters on day two of the American Rivers Conference Championships.
May 10, 2024
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
