Kristen Kiefer

Position:
Hurdles
Class:
Junior
Major:
Liberal Studies
Hometown:
Mission Viejo, Calif.
High School:
Capistrano Valley HS
Prev School:
Capistrano Valley HS

Kristen Kiefer Career and Season Statistics

Long Beach State Top 10 -- Pentathlon (3,585, 5th)
Long Beach State Top 10 -- Heptathlon (5,023, 8th)
Long Beach State Top 10 -- Indoor Long Jump (18-9 1/4, 8th)
Long Beach State Top 10 – Distance Medley Relay (12:08.64, 9th)
Long Beach State Top 10 -- Indoor 4x400m Relay (3:52.22c, 10th)

2008 NCAA West Preliminary Round Qualifier (400m Hurdles)
2008 All-Big West Performer (400m Hurdles)

2012 (Senior)
Outdoor: Finished fourth in the long jump at the Big West Championships with a career-best leap of 19-0 3/4 ... Scored in three other events at the Big West Championships; heptathlon (4th, 4985), seventh in the 100m hurdles (14.25), and 400m hurdles (8th, 1:05.29) ... Ran a career-best 1:00.91 in the 400m hurdles to finish fourth at the Cal-Nevada Championships ... Posted a career-best 14.00 to place fourth in the 100m hurdles at the UC Irvine Spring Break Invite ... Won the heptathlon with a career-best 5,023 points at the California Relays ... Named Academic All-Conference.

Indoor: Recorded career-bests in the pentathlon (11th, 3,585) and in the 60m hurdles (8.78) at the MPSF Championships ... Finished sixth in the 60m hurdles (8.83) and 13th in the long jump (17-3 1/4) at the Air Force Team Challenge ... Placed sixth in the long jump with an indoor-best 18-9 1/4 at the UW Husky Classic ... Finished eighth in the 60m hurdles at the UW Indoor Open (8.97) ... Named to the MPSF All-Academic Team.

2011 (Junior)
Outdoor: Big West qualifier in both hurdles events ... Also competed in the heptathlon at the Big West Championships ... Finished seventh overall with a best of 4,775 points, which ranks eighth in school history ... Ran a season-best 14.37 in the 100 hurdles to place seventh at the Cal-Nevada Championships ... Established a season-low 1:03.69 in the 400 hurdles ... Registered an indoor personal-record 17-3 1/4 in the long jump at the Don Barrett Duals ... Named Academic All-Conference.

Indoor: Competed in the 60m hurdles (9.06, 17th, preliminaries) and 400m (1:00.10, 27th) at the MPSF Championships ... Seventh in the 60m hurdles (9.05) and 23rd in the 400m (1:01.75) at the Don Kirby Invitational ... Finished fourth in the long jump (17-3 1/4) and seventh in the 60m hurdles (9.04) at the Air Force Don Barrett Duals ... Named to the MPSF All-Academic Team.

2010 (Sophomore)
Outdoor: Ran the team's fastest time of the year in the 100m hurdles with a mark of 14.65 at the Big West Championships ... Was also a conference qualifier in the 400 hurdles ... Notched a season-best 1:02.12 to finish fourth ... Had a season-long 17-2 3/4 in the long jump at the Big West Challenge ... Named Academic All-Conference.

Indoor: Competed in the 60m hurdles and long jump ... Established an indoor-best 9.15 in the 60m hurdles at the NAU Invitational ... Qualified for the 60m hurdles at the MPSF Championships, finishing 14th during the prelims (9.19) ... A member of the distance medley relay that finished seventh (12:08.64) ... Ran an indoor-best in the 60m of 8.27 at the NAU Invitational ... Named to the MPSF All-Academic Team.

2009: Redshirted the track season at Long Beach State.

2008 (Freshman)
Outdoor: NCAA Regional qualifier (400 hurdles) ... Earned All-Big West honors after finishing third in the 400m hurdles at the conference meet ... Also a Big West qualifier in the 100m hurdles, long jump and 4x400m relay ... Notched a sixth-place finish in the 100m hurdles at the league championships ... Won the 400m hurdles and long jump at the Big West Challenge.

Indoor: Competed in two events ... Season-best in the 60m hurdles was 9.15 at the NAU 4-Way Challenge.

High School: Won four letters in track ... Two-time league champion in the long and triple jump and the 300-meter hurdles, earning Female League Athlete of the Meet in 2006 and 2007 ... Garnered all-county honors in the 300m hurdles (2005-06) ... Claimed the league championship in the long and triple jump as a sophomore ... Set school records in the 100 hurdles (13.90), 300 hurdles (42.70) and long jump (18-03.75) ... Mark in the 300H was a league record ... Also lettered three years in soccer ... First-team all-league selection in 2005 and 2007, while earning honorable mention recognition in 2006 ... Led the team in goals scored all three years.

Personal: Member of the Long Beach State women's soccer team from 2007-09 ... Helped LBSU to the Big West regular season title in 2007 and 2008 ... Majoring in liberal studies.