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Mia Kane
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Lincoln HS
- Hometown:
- Portland, Ore.
Bio
TFRRS Profile
Career Summary
Four-year letterwinner on UCLA's cross country and track & field teams ... Graduated from UCLA with a trio of all-time top-10 times in school history: No. 2 in the outdoor 3000m steeplechase (10:04.61), No. 3 in the indoor 3000m (9:15.16), and No. 8 in the outdoor 5000m (16:19.02).
2025 (Track & Field)
Competed in six meets over the course of the year, five during outdoor season and one during indoor season ... Ran in the 3000m steeplechase at NCAA West Regionals, narrowly missing out on an NCAA Championships spot after placing 19th (10:16.62) ... Was the seventh-place finisher in the 3000m steeplechase at the Outdoor Big Ten Championships (10:08.95) ... Was a key part of UCLA's dual meet win over crosstown rival USC at Drake Stadium on May 4, as she won both the 1500m (4:26.76) and 3000m steeplechase (10:17.27) ... Set a PB in the 1500m (4:24.89) at the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival on March 21 ... Raced in the 3000m at the Big Ten Indoor Championships, placing 33rd (9:40.24)ย ... Named to the UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll for winter and spring quartersย ... Named a 2025 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (3.7+ GPA for the academic year).
2024 (Cross Country)
Entered three of UCLA's five races during her senior season ... Was the Bruins' top finisher in each of those three races ... Made her season debut at the Bill Dellinger Invite hosted by Oregon, placing 12th with a time of 20:23.9 ... Paced the Bruin women at the Big Ten Championships in Savoy, Ill. with a time of 20:13.9, good for 44th place ... Capped her season with a 20:33.4 at the NCAA West Regionals in Colfax, Wash.ย ... named to the Fall 2024 Academic All-Big Ten Teamย ... Named to the UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll for fall quarter.
2024 (Track & Field)
Competed in three meets during the indoor season โฆ Posted a 9:15.16 at the Ken Shannon Last Chance Invitational, the fourth fastest 3000m time in UCLA indoor history โฆ Appeared in five outdoor meetsโฆ Had the top UCLA marks in the 3000m, 5000m, and 3000m steeplechase โฆ Opened the outdoor season with an event victory in the 3000m steeplechase at the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival โฆ Her mark of 10:04.61 ranks second in UCLAโs outdoor record books โฆ Top scorer in two events for the Bruins at the USC Dual Meet โฆ Ran a 10:19.81 to become UCLAโs first Pac-12 Conference champion in the 3000m steeplechase โฆ Finished 23rd in the region at the NCAA West First Rounds ... Selected to the Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll for the indoor track & field season.
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2023 (Cross Country)
Competed in all five meets in her 2023 (Cross Country) campaign โฆ Was UCLAโs top runner in four of these appearances โฆ Placed first overall at the LMU South Bay Twilight in September and was also the Bruinsโ top runner on the day (6000m, 20:57.7) โฆ She placed 31st (20:20.4) at the Pac-12 Championships to be the top scorer for the Bruins โฆ Capped the season at the NCAA West Regionals, running a 20:43.2 for a 62nd place finish.
2023 (Track & Field)
Cracked the indoor all-time top 10 list in the 3000m event โฆ Ran a 9:32.52 at the Dr. Sander Invite to place fourth in the meet, earning 10th all-time for the Bruins โฆ Competed in four outdoor meets during the spring season โฆ Claimed first at the USC Dual Meet, running a 9:45.76 in the 3000m event โฆ Had the top three times for UCLA in the 5000m race โฆ Her 16:19.02 sits at eighth all-time in UCLA outdoor track and field history; she placed fourth at the Bryan Clay Invitational with the mark โฆ The Bruinsโ top 5000m runner at the Pac-12 Championships, placing 15th in the Conference (16:43.29).
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2022 (Cross Country)
UCLAโs second-fastest runner in three of her four appearances during the 2022 campaign โฆ Ran a season-best 20:23.4 at the Pac-12 Championships, finishing 45th in the Conference with the result โฆ Helped the Bruins defeat UCSD in the Mammoth dual meet, running a 9:57.9 in the 3000m competition.
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2022 (Track & Field)
Competed in four indoor races and four outdoor races during her true freshman season ... Made her indoor debut at the Dr. Sander Invite, running in both the mile and distance medley relay ... Ran a season-best 4:49.99 in the mile at the Pac-12 Challenge in late February ... Ran the 1500m and 3000m during outdoors ... Posted a season-best mark in the 1500m at the PAc-12 Championships (4:28.16).
2021 (Cross Country)
Toed the line in five races as a true freshman โฆ Made her UCLA debut at the Mammoth Tri-Meet, where she finished fifth overall with a 4k time of 15:57.0 โฆ Finished in 15th place at the Highlander Invitational in Riverside, going 21:08.6 on the 6k course to finish as the Bruinsโ top runner on the day โฆ Made her postseason debut at the Pac-12 Championships, finishing in 50th place and scoring as the Bruinsโ second runner โฆ Capped her year at NCAA West Regionals, where she crossed with a 6k time of 22:47.8 for 166th place.
High School
Secured seven top-10 finishes ahead of a 19th-place showing at the State Meet as a senior โฆ Went on to compete at the NXR Northwest Regional Championships, crossing with a 5k time of 18:23.8 โฆ Also competed at NXN in 2019, finishing 97th overall with a time of 19:21.1 on the 5k course โฆ Earned five top-three finishes during the 2018 cross country season, including a third-place finish at the Portland Interscholastic League Championships โฆ Went on to finish 10th at State that year and advanced to NXR Northwest Regionals for the first time โฆ Has experience running collegiate track distances from her high school training in Oregon, boasting PRs of 4:38.92m in the 1500m and 10:07.32 in the 3000m.
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Personal
Born in Portland, Ore. โฆ Has a younger sister, Sarah, and a younger brother, Benjamin โฆ Something that people might not know is that she is Australian โฆ Admires Damian Lillard and Allyson Felix โฆ Decided to attend UCLA โnot only because the academics are fantastic, but the athletic program is so historic and something so surreal to be a part of. To represent UCLA is an absolute dream and I am so honored to wear the same four letters as so many outstanding athletes.โ โฆ Lists greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill as competing at NXR and her coaching telling her if she got the girls in the next group, the team was going to NXN โฆ Says she remembers feeling so inspired and ready to give everything she had for the team โฆ Loves to ski, hike, swim, go camping, go to the beach, and hang out with friends and family.
Career Summary
Four-year letterwinner on UCLA's cross country and track & field teams ... Graduated from UCLA with a trio of all-time top-10 times in school history: No. 2 in the outdoor 3000m steeplechase (10:04.61), No. 3 in the indoor 3000m (9:15.16), and No. 8 in the outdoor 5000m (16:19.02).
2025 (Track & Field)
Competed in six meets over the course of the year, five during outdoor season and one during indoor season ... Ran in the 3000m steeplechase at NCAA West Regionals, narrowly missing out on an NCAA Championships spot after placing 19th (10:16.62) ... Was the seventh-place finisher in the 3000m steeplechase at the Outdoor Big Ten Championships (10:08.95) ... Was a key part of UCLA's dual meet win over crosstown rival USC at Drake Stadium on May 4, as she won both the 1500m (4:26.76) and 3000m steeplechase (10:17.27) ... Set a PB in the 1500m (4:24.89) at the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival on March 21 ... Raced in the 3000m at the Big Ten Indoor Championships, placing 33rd (9:40.24)ย ... Named to the UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll for winter and spring quartersย ... Named a 2025 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (3.7+ GPA for the academic year).
2024 (Cross Country)
Entered three of UCLA's five races during her senior season ... Was the Bruins' top finisher in each of those three races ... Made her season debut at the Bill Dellinger Invite hosted by Oregon, placing 12th with a time of 20:23.9 ... Paced the Bruin women at the Big Ten Championships in Savoy, Ill. with a time of 20:13.9, good for 44th place ... Capped her season with a 20:33.4 at the NCAA West Regionals in Colfax, Wash.ย ... named to the Fall 2024 Academic All-Big Ten Teamย ... Named to the UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll for fall quarter.
2024 (Track & Field)
Competed in three meets during the indoor season โฆ Posted a 9:15.16 at the Ken Shannon Last Chance Invitational, the fourth fastest 3000m time in UCLA indoor history โฆ Appeared in five outdoor meetsโฆ Had the top UCLA marks in the 3000m, 5000m, and 3000m steeplechase โฆ Opened the outdoor season with an event victory in the 3000m steeplechase at the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival โฆ Her mark of 10:04.61 ranks second in UCLAโs outdoor record books โฆ Top scorer in two events for the Bruins at the USC Dual Meet โฆ Ran a 10:19.81 to become UCLAโs first Pac-12 Conference champion in the 3000m steeplechase โฆ Finished 23rd in the region at the NCAA West First Rounds ... Selected to the Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll for the indoor track & field season.
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2023 (Cross Country)
Competed in all five meets in her 2023 (Cross Country) campaign โฆ Was UCLAโs top runner in four of these appearances โฆ Placed first overall at the LMU South Bay Twilight in September and was also the Bruinsโ top runner on the day (6000m, 20:57.7) โฆ She placed 31st (20:20.4) at the Pac-12 Championships to be the top scorer for the Bruins โฆ Capped the season at the NCAA West Regionals, running a 20:43.2 for a 62nd place finish.
2023 (Track & Field)
Cracked the indoor all-time top 10 list in the 3000m event โฆ Ran a 9:32.52 at the Dr. Sander Invite to place fourth in the meet, earning 10th all-time for the Bruins โฆ Competed in four outdoor meets during the spring season โฆ Claimed first at the USC Dual Meet, running a 9:45.76 in the 3000m event โฆ Had the top three times for UCLA in the 5000m race โฆ Her 16:19.02 sits at eighth all-time in UCLA outdoor track and field history; she placed fourth at the Bryan Clay Invitational with the mark โฆ The Bruinsโ top 5000m runner at the Pac-12 Championships, placing 15th in the Conference (16:43.29).
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2022 (Cross Country)
UCLAโs second-fastest runner in three of her four appearances during the 2022 campaign โฆ Ran a season-best 20:23.4 at the Pac-12 Championships, finishing 45th in the Conference with the result โฆ Helped the Bruins defeat UCSD in the Mammoth dual meet, running a 9:57.9 in the 3000m competition.
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2022 (Track & Field)
Competed in four indoor races and four outdoor races during her true freshman season ... Made her indoor debut at the Dr. Sander Invite, running in both the mile and distance medley relay ... Ran a season-best 4:49.99 in the mile at the Pac-12 Challenge in late February ... Ran the 1500m and 3000m during outdoors ... Posted a season-best mark in the 1500m at the PAc-12 Championships (4:28.16).
2021 (Cross Country)
Toed the line in five races as a true freshman โฆ Made her UCLA debut at the Mammoth Tri-Meet, where she finished fifth overall with a 4k time of 15:57.0 โฆ Finished in 15th place at the Highlander Invitational in Riverside, going 21:08.6 on the 6k course to finish as the Bruinsโ top runner on the day โฆ Made her postseason debut at the Pac-12 Championships, finishing in 50th place and scoring as the Bruinsโ second runner โฆ Capped her year at NCAA West Regionals, where she crossed with a 6k time of 22:47.8 for 166th place.
High School
Secured seven top-10 finishes ahead of a 19th-place showing at the State Meet as a senior โฆ Went on to compete at the NXR Northwest Regional Championships, crossing with a 5k time of 18:23.8 โฆ Also competed at NXN in 2019, finishing 97th overall with a time of 19:21.1 on the 5k course โฆ Earned five top-three finishes during the 2018 cross country season, including a third-place finish at the Portland Interscholastic League Championships โฆ Went on to finish 10th at State that year and advanced to NXR Northwest Regionals for the first time โฆ Has experience running collegiate track distances from her high school training in Oregon, boasting PRs of 4:38.92m in the 1500m and 10:07.32 in the 3000m.
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Personal
Born in Portland, Ore. โฆ Has a younger sister, Sarah, and a younger brother, Benjamin โฆ Something that people might not know is that she is Australian โฆ Admires Damian Lillard and Allyson Felix โฆ Decided to attend UCLA โnot only because the academics are fantastic, but the athletic program is so historic and something so surreal to be a part of. To represent UCLA is an absolute dream and I am so honored to wear the same four letters as so many outstanding athletes.โ โฆ Lists greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill as competing at NXR and her coaching telling her if she got the girls in the next group, the team was going to NXN โฆ Says she remembers feeling so inspired and ready to give everything she had for the team โฆ Loves to ski, hike, swim, go camping, go to the beach, and hang out with friends and family.
Sight and Sounds: Cross Country
Friday, September 07
UCLA Bruin App
Wednesday, August 29
Morrison Plaza Ceremony
Friday, April 21
XC NCAA 2016 Preview
Thursday, November 17
