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- Year:
- Fr.
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- Hometown:
- West Branch, Iowa
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- High School:
- Regina
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- Event(s):
- Distance
Bio
Honors & Awards
- Letterwinner (2024)
2024 | freshman
- Ran a career-best 12:21.76 3,000 meter steeplechase at the Kip Janvrin Open
- Placed second at the 3,000 meter steeplechase at the Dick Young Classic
High School
- A 2023 graduate of Regina High School
- Four-time state qualifier in cross country, second individual in school history to do so
- Two-time state track and field qualifier
- Member of the National Honor Society
Personal
- Daughter of Eric and Rebecca Whitake
- Has one brother, Eli
- Majoring in elementary education and liberal studies
- Also a member of the Storm cross country team
News Mentions
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 continue outdoor season at Wartburg
The Simpson College women’s track and field team continued its outdoor season at the Wartburg Outdoor Select on Friday and Saturday.
April 6, 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
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
Hays, Erhardt lead Storm at Wartburg
The Simpson College women’s track and field team finished up its last meet before next week’s conference championships, led by...
February 17, 2024
Hays breaks second school record of the season
The Simpson College women’s track and field team saw one of its athletes set a school record for the second straight day, as Maddie Hays...
February 10, 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
Johnson, Arnold win events at Grinnell
Aaliyah Johnson and Audrey Arnold paced the Simpson women’s track and field team by winning events at the Grinnell Invitational on Saturday.
January 27, 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
