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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Athletics

2012 Women's Cross Country Roster

Kira Ball

  • Height 5-6
  • Class Senior
  • High School Dartmouth High School
  • Hometown New Bedford, Mass.

Biography

2011-12: CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in seven of the eight meets ERAU competed in…recorded a pair of sixth-place team finishes at the UCF Black & Gold Challenge (Oct. 14) 24:55.28 and the Southeast Classic (Oct. 22) 20:29.04 which was her best career time…helped ERAU to its sixth straight conference title with her 21st-place finish at The Sun Conference Championships (Nov. 5). INDOOR: Competed for the Eagles’ distance medley relay team at the NAIA Indoor Track & Field Championships (Mar. 3), helping her team to a 12:49.50 time…placed first along with her teammates in the 4x800m relay (9:26.86) at the ERAU Indoor/Outdoor Challenge (Jan. 28) where she also ran a career-best 3:23.20 in the 1000m, placing fifth…posted a time of 2:28.39 in the 800m at the Tiger Paw Invitational (Feb. 11). OUTDOOR: All-Conference runner in the 800m after finishing third in 2:30.37 at The Sun Conference Championships (Apr. 23)…set a personal record in the 800m at the North Florida Invitational (Mar. 31), finishing in 2:26.53.

2010-11: INDOOR: Competed in three meets for the Eagles…placed 10th in the 600m (1:51.64) at the ERAU Indoor Outdoor Challenge (Jan. 22)…improved time in the 600m to 1:44.16 at the ERAU Last Chance (Feb. 18)…finished eighth in the 800m (2:33.06) at the ERAU Last Chance (Feb. 18).

2009-10: CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in two meets for the Blue and Gold…clocked in at 26:00 as the No. 8 Eagle finisher at the UCF Knight Invitational (Sept. 26)…raced in the Hatter Invitational (Sept. 16), crossing the finish line in 26:22. OUTDOOR: Threw the javelin 5.16 meters at the ERAU Spikes Classic (Apr. 2)…recorded a mark of 6.24 meters in the shot put at the ERAU Spikes Classic.

2008-09: CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in four events for ERAU…posted a season-best 20:37 at the Florida Tech Invitational (Sept. 13)…was the No. 9 Eagle finisher at the UCF Knights meet with a time of 21:45.56. INDOOR: Raced to an eighth place finish in the 1000m run at the ERAU Indoor/Outdoor Challenge (Jan. 31) with a time of 3:40.49…finished ninth in the 1000m run (3:29.63) at the ERAU Last Chance meet (Feb. 21)

PREP: A 2008 graduate of Dartmouth High School…five-time letterwinner in indoor track and four-year letterwinner in outdoor track…named a member of the Old Colony League All-Star Cross Country team in 2004, 2005 and 2008…holds the freshman record at the Buttonwood Park 3K…holds the DHS freshman record in the 1000m…named the Most Improved Athlete for indoor track in 2008…led her team to a first place finish at the Old Colony League Championships Meet in 2008…member of the school-record 4x800 relay team.

PERSONAL: Born in St. Catherine’s in Ontario, Canada on July 10, 1989…parents are Patricia and Robert Ball…siblings Dayton and Bria attend McMaster University and Wilfred Laurier University, respectively…majoring in Homeland Security.

Historical Player Information

  • 2008Redshirt Freshman

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  • 2009Sophomore

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  • 2010Junior

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  • 2011Senior

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  • 2012Senior

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