2024 Women's Cross Country Roster
Kayla Windemuller
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Hamilton, Mich.
- High School:
- Holland Christian
- Major:
- Nutritional Sciences
At Michigan
• USTFCCCA Cross Country All-Academic Athlete (2023)
• Cross Country All-Great Lakes Region (2023)
• Second-team All-American (Steeplechase, 2022)
• Cross Country All-Great Lakes Region (2021)
• Cross Country First Team All-Big Ten (2021)
Collegiate PR | Indoor: 800m - 2:12.46; Mile - 4:43.55; 3000m - 9:14.26; 5000m - 16:17.39 | Outdoor: 1500m - 4:22.78; 5000m - 16:01.59; 3000S - 9:47.36 | Cross Country: 5K - 16:41.3; 6K - 20:03.3
TFRRS Profile (for PRs and full results)
Seventh-Year (2024-2025)
Cross Country
• Ran for 20:26.3 over 6 kilometers for 61st at the Big Ten Championships (Nov. 1)
• Ran for 21:00.2 over 6 kilometers for 151st at the Wisconsin Pre-Nationals (Oct. 19)
• Ran for 17:46.6 over 5 kilometers for first at the Michigan Open (Aug. 30)
Sixth-Year (2023-2024)
Indoor Track & Field
• Ran 16:48.06 to win the 5000-meter run at the Silverston Invitational (Feb. 16)
• Ran 9:37.23 for 11th in the 3000-meter run at the Windy City Invitational (Feb. 9-10)
• Ran 9:31.49 for fifth in the 3000-meter run at the Michigan Invitational (Jan. 26-27)
• Ran 4:50.03 for fifth in the mile and 2:13.61 for 12th in the 800 meter at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational (Jan. 20)
• Ran 4:48.10 for fourth in the mile and 4:06.39 for 10th in the 4x400 meter relay at the Wolverine Invitational (Jan. 13)
Cross Country
• Ran for 20:37.7 over 6 kilometers for 92nd at the NCAA Championships (Nov. 18)
• Ran for 20.35.7 over 6 kilometers for 8th at the Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 10)
• Ran for 21:14.2 over 6 kilometers for 7th at the Big Ten Conference Championships (Oct. 27)
• Ran for 20:23.1 over 6 kilometers for 19th at the XC-23 Pre-Nationals (Oct. 14)
• Ran for 17.21.0 over 5 kilometers for 1st at the Michigan Open (Sep. 1)
Fifth-Year (2022-23)
Outdoor Track & Field
• Ran 10:06.23 in the 3000 meter steeplechase for 14th in the preliminaries at the NCAA East Preliminaries (May 25-27)
• Ran 10:02.48 for second in the 3000 meter steeplechase at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 12-14)
• Ran 9:51.60 in the 3000 meter steeplechase at the Penn Relays (April 27-29)
• Ran 4:27.87 in the 1500 meter run for 21st at the Duke Invitational (April 7-8)
• Ran 16:41.14 in the 5000 meter run at the Stanford Invitational (March 30- April 1)
Indoor Track & Field
• Ran 9:21.32 in the 3000 meter run for 5th at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 24-25)
• Ran 9:14.74 in the 3000 meter run for 35th at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational (Feb. 10-11)
• Ran a career-best 4:43.55 in the mile for 9th at the Meyo Invitational (Feb. 3-4)
• Ran 2:12.94 in the 800 meter run for 6th at the Michigan Invitational (Jan. 14)
Cross Country
• Ran 21:48.8 over six kilometers (3.73 miles) to finish 231st at the NCAA Championships (Nov. 19)
• Ran 20:43.8 over six kilometers (3.73 miles) to finish 27th at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 11), coming in as the Wolverines' No. 4 runner.
• Ran 20:58.8 over six kilometers (3.73 miles) to finish 26th at the Big Ten Championships (Oct. 28), coming in as the Wolverines' No. 5 runner.
• Ran 20:37.8 over six kilometers (3.73 miles) to finish 67th at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational (Oct. 14), coming in as the Wolverines' No. 1 runner.
• Ran 17:06.4 over five kilometers (3.11 miles) to win the individual title at the Michigan Open (Sept. 2), coming in as the Wolverines' No. 1 runner.
Senior (2021-22)
Outdoor Track & Field
• Ran 9:51.30 for 15th in the steeplechase semifinals at the USATF Championships (June 24).
• Ran a career-best 9:47.36 for 13th in the steeplechase semifinals at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (June 8-11)
• Qualified for the NCAA Championships by running a career-best 9:49.17 for 5th in the steeplechase quarterfinals at the NCAA East Preliminaries (May 25-28)
• Ran 10:02.49 for 2nd in the steeplechase final and ran 16:29.87 for 7th in the 5000 meter run final at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 13-15)
• Ran 4:22.78 for 3rd in the 1500 meter run final at the Len Paddock Open (May 7)
• Ran a career-best 16:01.59 for 4th in the 5000 meter run final at the Mt. SAC Relays (April 14-16)
• Ran 10:02.46 for 2nd in the steeplechase final at the Stanford Invitational (April 1-2)
Indoor Track & Field
• Ran 16:30.60 for 4th in the 5000 meter run final and a career-best 9:14.26 for 5th in the 3000 meter run final at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 25-26)
• Ran a career-best 4:44.81 for the win in the mile final at the Alex Wilson Invitational (Feb. 19)
• Ran a career-best 9:19.57 for 8th in the 3000 meter run final at the Meyo Invitational (Feb. 5)
• Ran a career-best 4:47.25 in the mile for 3rd at the Indiana Relays (Jan. 28-29) in the unseeded section, and ran 2:12.46 for 14th at 800 meters
Cross Country
• Ran 20:21.3 over six kilometers (3.73 miles) to finish 79th at the NCAA Championships (Nov. 20), coming in as the Wolverines' No. 2 runner.
• Ran 20:12.3 over six kilometers (3.73 miles) to finish 11th at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 12), coming in as the Wolverines' No. 3 runner.
• Ran 20:45.5 over six kilometers (3.73 miles) to finish 6th at the Big Ten Championships (Oct. 29), coming in as the Wolverines' No. 2 runner.
• Ran 16:41.3 over five kilometers (3.11 miles) to finish 2nd at the Greater Louisville Classic (Oct. 2), coming in as the Wolverines' No. 1 runner.
• Ran 20:49.7 over six kilometers (3.73 miles) to finish 6th at the Penn State Harry Groves Spiked Shoe Invitational (Sept. 10), coming in as the Wolverines' No. 2 runner.
Junior (2020-21)
Outdoor Track & Field
• Ran 10:11.78 in the steeplechase for 6th at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 14-16), scoring three points for the Wolverines in her debut in the event.
• Ran a career-best 4:21.62 in the 1500 meter run for 2nd at the B1G Len Paddock Open (May 8)
• Ran a career-best 16:22.94 in the 5000 meter run for 9th at the B1G Billy Hayes Invitational (April 30-May 1)
• Ran a career-best 4:26.57 in the 1500 meter run for 9th at the B1G Indiana Invitational #3 (April 16)
Indoor Track & Field
• Ran a career-best 9:28.01 in the 3000 meter run for 10th at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 25-27)
• Ran a career-best 9:34.44 in the 3000 meter run for 4th at the SPIRE B1G Invitational (Feb. 12-13)
• Ran 9:48.71 in the 3000 meter run for 3rd at the Gladstein Invitational (Jan. 23)
Cross Country
• Ran 21:53.3 over 6 kilometers (3.73 miles) to finish 152nd at the NCAA Cross Country Championships (March 15)
• Ran 21:22.0 over 6 kilometers (3.73 miles) to finish 6th at the Florida State Winter Last Chance Invitational (March 5)
Sophomore (2019-20)
Outdoor Track & Field
• Due to the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the 2020 outdoor season was not contested. To help prevent the spread of the virus, the University of Michigan suspended all athletic activities, including practices, effective March 12.
Indoor Track & Field
• Redshirted.
Cross Country
• Did not compete
Before Michigan
After transferring from Baylor, has four years of remaining eligibility in cross country, and three for both indoor and outdoor track and field ... Scored in the Big 12 Indoor Championships mile with an eighth-place finish ... Two-time top-10 finisher at New Balance Nationals Indoors in the two-mile, including fourth in 2018 ... Eight-time MHSAA Division 2 State Champion, including five individual wins on the track and one in cross country ... 12-time MHSAA Division 2 State Championships top-five finisher, including three in cross country ... 11th-fastest Michigan high schooler ever at 3,200 meters ... Eight-time Academic All-State ... OK Green Scholar Athlete Award winner
