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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Hometown:
- Bondurant, Iowa
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- High School:
- Bondurant-Farrar
Bio
Honors & Awards
- Three-time letterwinner (2020-21)
- Co-Most Improved Runner (2022)
2022 | junior
- Participated in six races, finishing in the top five on the team in each
- One of two Storm runners to be named Most Improved Runner on the year
- Set a career-best in the 4k at the Bill Buxton Invite, running a 17:21.0 to finish 12th overall
- Ran a career-best 23:30.8 in the 6k at the Platte River Rumble
2021 | sophomore
- Ran in five meets
- Produced her best 6K mark of the season at the Jim Drews/Tori Neubauer Invitational, 25:27.6
2020 | freshman
- Appeared in four races during rookie season with the Storm
- Tallied two top-25 finishes, both coming in her first two races
- Finished 87th at the American Rivers Conference Championships
High School
- A 2020 graduate of Bondurant-Farrar
- Named all-conference as a senior and sophomore
- State participant
- Three-time letterwinner in cross country and received four letters in track and field
- Earned academic all-conference honors
Personal
- Daughter to Terry Swaim and Jamie Erhardt
- Has one brother, Ethan
- Majoring in health and exercise science with a minor in nursing
- Also a member of the Storm track and field team
News Mentions
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
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
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
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
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
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