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- Year:
- Jr.
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- Hometown:
- Dallas Center, Iowa
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- High School:
- Dallas Center-Grimes
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- Event(s):
- Distance
Bio
Honors & Awards
- 3x School Record Holder
- 3x NCAA Qualifier
- All-Conference in 10,000 meters (2024)
- 2x College Sports Communicators Academic All-District (2023-24)
- 3x A-R-C All-Academic Team (2022-24)
- 4x letterwinner (2021-24)
- 2x Team Co-MVP (2023-24)
2024 | senior
- Qualified to her first national track and field championships with a school record 5,000 meter time of 17:12.71 indoors
- Also qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 10,000 meters
- Became the first woman to break 17 minutes in the 5,000 meters with a time of 16:57.88 in the outdoor season at the Wis.-Platteville Invitational
- Set a school record in the 10,000 meters with a time of 35:10.24 at the Phil Esten Challenge, winning the race
- Earned her first all-conference honor in the 10,000 meters, finishing second at the A-R-C Outdoor Championships
- Ran the sixth-fastest 1,500 meters in school history with a time of 4:43.72 at the Kip Janvrin Open
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
Women’s track and field, three individuals honored by USTFCCCA
The Storm women’s track and field team along with three individuals earned All-Academic honors from the USTFCCCA.
July 15, 2024
10 track and field and cross country athletes announced as Academic All-District selections
Ten athletes from the Simpson College track and field and cross country programs were announced as Academic All-District honorees by the College...
June 18, 2024
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
Kallem, Hays take home all-region honors
Lara Kallem and Maddie Hays of the Simpson College women’s track and field team took home USTFCCCA All-Region honors.
May 20, 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
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
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 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
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
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