Kayleen McMonigal

Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Bellarmine Prep
Hometown:
Tacoma, Wash.

Kayleen McMonigal left the Northwestern Cross Country team following her sophomore season.

2012: Competed in one event as a sophomore, posting a 5K time of 20:56 at the Loyola Lakefront Invitational ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2011: Ran in five events during her freshman season, improving her 5K time with each successive meet in which she competed ... Season culminated at the Illini Open where she posted a time of 20:32 ... Ran a time of 20:40 at the 5K Notre Dame Invitational (B Division) ... Collegiate debut came in the season-opening Crusader Open at Valparaiso.

High School: Member of two Oregon state championship-winning track teams (2008, 2009) ... Helped cross country team to fifth-place state finishes in 2009 and 2010 ... Personal-best times include: 20:07 (5K), 5:28 (1,600-meter) and 2:27 (800-meter) ... Three-year varsity letterwinner in cross country and four-year member of varsity track ... Cross country team captain ... Recipient of Army National Scholar-Athlete Award as well as team's Coaches Award ... Narrow League Scholar-Athlete nominee ... Class valedictorian, National Honor Society member and National Merit Commended Scholar.

Personal: Born Kayleen Theresa McMonigal ... Daughter of Richard and Susan McMonigal, both of whom are Northwestern graduates ... Chose Northwestern over Harvey Mudd College, Notre Dame and Washington University in St. Louis ... Majoring in Northwestern's Integrated Science Program (ISP).