2016 Women's Track & Field Roster

Kali Dent
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Midland, Mich.
- High School:
- H.H. Dow
- Position:
- Mid-Distance
At Michigan
• Member of the 2016 Big Ten Indoor and Outdoor Championship Teams
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement Award Winner (2015-16)
Junior (2017)
Outdoor
• Ran a career-best 4:50.56 in the 1500 meter run to finish 3rd at the Toledo Invitational (May 4-5)
• Ran 18:17.08 in the 5000 meter run to finish 10th at the Jesse Owens Invitational (Apr. 21-22)
Sophomore (2016)
Outdoor
• Made her outdoor debut at Hillsdale's Gina Relays (April 30), running 17:51.03 in the 5K
Indoor
• Recorded a personal best of 10:17.59 in the 3,000m race finishing fourth at the Doug Raymond Invitational (Jan. 16)
• Finished seventh in the 3000m race with a time of 10:49.21 at the Hillsdale Winter Opener (Jan. 9)
• Competed at the GVSU Holiday Open (Dec. 4) in the 3,000-meter event, making her U-M debut with a 15th-place finish in 10:29.26
Freshman (2015)
• Redshirted
Prep
• Graduated from H.H. Dow High School in 2014
• National Honor Society Secretary
• Graduated Summa Cum Laude
• International Baccalaureate Diploma Recipient
• Four-year Member of All-A Honor Roll
• Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) Scholar-Athlete Finalist
Cross Country
• All-State, where she finished ninth (2014) ... Four-time All-Valley first team (2010-13)
• Two-time Saginaw Valley League Co-MVP (2013-14)
• Two-time Team MVP (2012-13)
Track and Field
• All-State in 4x800-meter, finishing in seventh (2014) Finished second in 3,200-meters at Midwest Meet of Champions (2014) with a time in 10:44.2
• Three-time All-Valley first team (2012-14) Three-time Team MVP (2012-14)
• Saginaw Valley League record holder in 1,600-meter and 3,200-meter
• School Records in 4x800-meter relay (9:20), 1,600-meter (4:54.51), 3,200-meter (10:38.23), all set in 2014
Personal
• Enrolled in College of Literature, Science and the Arts
• Majoring in Neuroscience
• Born on October 2, 1995
• Daughter of Stan and Sharon Berkan-Dent
Personal Notes
• Finished 23rd at Junior Elite Triathlon National Championships (2013)
• Finished 16th at Junior Elite Triathlon National Championships (2014).
COLLEGIATE BESTS
Event | Time | Date |
1500m (O) | 4:50.56 | 5-5-17 |
3,000m (I) | 10.17.58 | 1-16-16 |
5,000m (O) | 17:51.03 | 4-30-16 |
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