Kailee Perry

TFRRS Profile

PERSONAL BESTS

Awards & Honors

2024-25
Indoor

2023-24
Indoor

Competed in the mile, 800, DMR, and 3000
Recorded a personal best in the mile at the Penn State National Open, finishing in 4:51.30
Logged a personal record at the GVSU Big Meet in the 3000, finished in 9:34.02 placing second
Helped the DMR place second at the MAC Championship, finishing in 11:35.21
Placed first in the 800 at Falcon Early Bird Open, finishing in 2:18.19 also finishing second in the mile with a time of 4:54.65
Academic All-MAC
Second Team All-MAC

Outdoor

Competed in the 5000 and 1500
Recorded a personal best in the 5000 at the Raleigh Relays, finishing in 16:35.68
Placed fifth in the 1500 at Clark Wood Open, finishing in 4:31.49
Placed second in the 1500 at MAC Championship, finishing in 4:30.66
Academic All-MAC

2022-23
Indoor

All-MAC first team (Distance Medley Relay)
Ran the opening leg for the Distance Medley Relay at the MAC Championship, helping the group to a MAC title for the third consecutive season and second-best time in school history
Competed in the mile four times, including a seventh-place podium performance at the MAC Championship (4:58.78)
Won the mile at the Early Bird Open with a time of 4:58.23
Raced the 800 (2:20.51) and 3K (9:53.90) once each, taking third in the 800 at the Early Bird Open and 12^th in the 3K at the GVSU Big Meet
Academic All-MAC

Outdoor

2021-22
Indoor

Earned the team’s top three times of the season in the 3K, winning the event in 9:51.13 at the Chippewa Invitational and finishing sixth at the MAC Indoor Championship at 9:47.16
Ran the opening leg (1200) of the Distance Medley Relay at the MAC Indoor Championship, setting the pace for the Falcon team that won the event in 11:41.75
Academic All-MAC

Outdoor

Second-team All-MAC
Logged the team’s top two 5K times of the season, including a third-place finish at the MAC Outdoor Championship (16:56.38)
Earned second-place at the MAC Outdoor Championship in the 1500 (4:21.99)
Finished third in the 1500 at the Clark Wood Open (4:25.31)
Academic All-MAC

2020-21
Indoor

First Team All-MAC
Ran the 800, Mile, 3000 and Distance Medley Relay for the Falcons
MAC Champion in the DMR as she ran the first leg for a time of 11:38.02
That time was the second-fastest in program history and more than seven seconds faster than the same group ran a year earlier
Placed fourth at the MAC Championships in the mile, posting a personal best time of 4:51.47
That time makes her the third-fastest in program history in the event
Won the mile at the Jack Skoog Invitational as well as in the dual meet against Toledo
Placed sixth at the MAC Championships in the 3000 with a time of 9:45.51
Broke the school record in the 3000 with a time of 9:35.88 at The Big Meet. That time was more than four seconds faster than the previous school record time of 9:39.95
Won the 800 at both the Jack Skoog Invitational as well as in the dual meet with Toledo
Set a new personal best against Toledo in the 800 with a time of 2:15.94
Named MAC Track Athlete of the Week on Feb. 10 after a strong performance at the Jack Skoog Invitational
And, was named a MAC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete, a 'best of the best' list of student-athletes who earned both all-conference and academic all-conference honors
Earned the MAC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete honor in both cross country and indoor track

Outdoor

Opened the outdoor season with a first-place finish in the 1500 at the Gibson Invitational (4:29.70)
Placed eighth in the 5K at the Gina Relays (16:41.94)
Closed the year with a team-best 10^th-place finish in the 5K at the MAC Outdoor Championship (17:09.68)
Academic All-MAC
USTFCCCA All-Academic

2019-20
Indoor

Ran the 800, the mile and the distance medley relay for the Falcons
Ran the lead leg for the DMR team that finished fourth at the MAC Championships with a time of 11:45.12, the second-fastest in program history
Also ran the lead leg for the DMR team that won the Akron Invitational
Also qualified for the MAC Championships in the mile, finishing 11^th with a personal best time of 5:00.29
Ran the 800 in 2:19.55 at the Akron Invitational
Was third at the Toledo Dual in the 800 with a time of 2:19.84, which converted down to 2:18.25

West Liberty, Ky.

Ran cross country and track at Morgan County High School
Was selected as a team captain for the Cougars
Won the Kentucky Class A cross country state championship in 2016
Won the Kentucky Class A state title in the 800m and 1600m in both 2018 and 2019
Member of the National Honor Society and student council

Daughter of Matthew and Stacey Perry
Has an older brother, Jordan, and a younger sister, Krista
Brother, Jordan, played basketball at the University of Pikeville
Sister, Krista, runs track at Buffalo after previously competing at Marshall
Ran club for Team Kentucky
Currently working on her doctorate of physical therapy
Aspires to become a physical therapist
Lists her mother, Stacey, as her biggest influence, because "she has been there by my side no matter what. Through the ups and downs, she has continued to lead me in the right direction with her love and care. From driving 13 hours to watch me race to getting up at 3am to make my race, she has been such a blessing and the best mom a girl could ask for"
Born on July 30, 2001 in West Liberty, Kentucky