2019 Cross Country Roster
Roster
Kira Loren
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Canyon Crest Academy
- Hometown:
- San Diego, Calif.
2021 (Track & Field)
Opened her final track season with an eighth-place finish at the Anteater Distance Twilight, crossing with a time of 4:42.06 โฆ Took second place in the steeple at the Stanford Invite, going 11:06.88 for a season-best time โฆ Won the steeple competition against USC in her final race as a Bruin, crossing with a time of 11:11.50.
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2020 (Cross Country)
Toed the line in three meets for the Bruins in her final season โฆ Opened her year with a ninth-place finish at the Arizona Invitational, clocking a 6k time of 22:51.3 โฆ Shaved almost 21 seconds off her first time of the year with a 22:30.6 performance on the same course at the Dave Murray Invite, finishing 15th overall โฆ Capped her season at the Pac-12 Championships, where she finished 66th overall with a 6k time of 21:40.3.
2020 (Track & Field)
Did not compete in races this season.
2019 (Cross Country)
Did not compete this season.
2019 (Track & Field)
Competed in seven meets โฆ Indoor: PRโed in the 3000m at the MPSF Championships, finishing 49th (10:08.74) โฆ Outdoor: Opened her outdoor season at the Willie Williams Classic, where she finished 11th in the 1500m (4:44.38) โฆ PRโed in the 1500m (4:36.60) at the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival โฆ Won the 3000m steeple (11:08.93) at the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational โฆ Finished sixth in the 1500m (4:37.26) at the Mt. SAC Relays โฆ PRโed in the steeple (10:49.48) at USC, finishing second โฆ Ultimately earned 12th place in the steeple (11:14.72) at the Pac-12 Championships.
2018 (Cross Country)
Raced in two meets in 2018 ... Finished 14th at the Masterโs Invite with a 5K time of 18:22.3 ... Posted a time of 21:42.1 at the Bronco Invite to log a 64th-place finish.ย
2018 (Track & Field)
Did not compete.ย
2017 (XC)
Ran at the NCAA West Regionals (6k), finishing 101st with a time of 21:39.1 โฆ Scored for the Bruins at the Pac-12 Championships (6k), finishing in 70th place with a time of 20:53.2 โฆ Was the Bruin womenโs top runner at the Santa Clara Bronco Invite, where she finished 61st overall and recorded a time of 21:47.6 on the 6k course โฆ Paced UCLA at the TMU Invite (5k) and finished 16th overall with a time of 18:18.0 โฆ Made her collegiate debut at the George Kyte Classic in Flagstaff, where she ran a time of 17:16.6 to finish 29th on the 2.6mi course.
High School
Attended Canyon Crest Academy in San Diego โฆ Achieved San Diego Union-Tribune All-Academic honors for cross country (2015-16) and track and field (2016-17) โฆ 2016 San Diego CIF Division II Cross Country Champion โฆ 2017 CIF San Diego Section Division I Champion in the 3,200m โฆ 2017 3,200m All-CIF team honoree โฆ 2015/16 All-Palomar League first team honors in cross country โฆ 3,200m Palomar League Champion โฆ Personal best marks of 4:59 in the 1,600m and 10:46 in the 3,200m.
Personal
Decided to attend UCLA because it was her dream school and had the best of everything, including athletics, academics and teammates โฆ Her grandparents, uncle and father all attended UCLA โฆ Enjoys hiking, cooking, Netflix and going to the beach โฆ Greatest athletic thrills are winning the San Diego Cross Country Championships her senior year after joining the team only a year prior, as well as qualifying for the CIF Track and Field State Meet in the 3,200m her junior and senior years.
