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Kera Lamotte

Position:
Sprints
Class:
Junior
High School:
William Mason
Hometown:
St. Louis, Mo.

2015-16: (Indoor) Academic All-MAC … Ran sprints for the Falcons as well as the 800 relay and 1600 relay … Broke the school record in the 300 with a time of 40.56 seconds at the Bob Eubanks Open … Qualified for the MAC Championships in the 200, placing 13^th overall with a personal best time of 24.83 seconds … Time of 24.83 seconds places her as the fifth-fastest in program history in the event … Had run as fast as 24.93 seconds during the regular season in the 200 at the Akron Invitational … Represented the program at the MAC Championships in the 1600 relay as well, placing eighth with a time of 3:49.13 – fourth-fastest in BGSU history … Won the 400 at the Tom Wright Open with a personal best time of 60.37 seconds, converting down to 59.58 … Anchored the 800 relay team that won the BG Opener with a time of 1:41.78 … Posted a personal best time of 7.91 seconds in the 60 at the GVSU Big Meet in her only time racing the distance on the season. (Outdoor) Academic All-MAC … Ran the 100 and 200, as well as all relays for the Falcons … Competed in the MAC Championships in four events – the 100, 200, 400 relay and 1600 relay … Placed ninth in the prelims of the 200 at the MAC Championships with a personal best time of 24.41 seconds, putting her seventh in BGSU history in the event … Finished second at the Ball State Challenge in the 200 at 24.48 seconds … Set a personal best in the 100 with a time of 12.09 seconds to finish third at the Ball State Challenge … That time puts her ninth in program history in the event … Placed 15^th at the MAC Championships in the 100 at 12.28 seconds … Part of the 400 relay team that finished seventh at the MAC Championships in 46.44 seconds, the eighth-fastest time in school history … Anchored the 800 relay team at the Raleigh Relays that finished in 1:39.20 … Ran on the 1600 relay team at the Toledo Invite that placed first with a season-best time of 3:49.51 … Also won the 1600 relay at the Toledo Dual … Part of the 1600 relay team that finished 11^th at the MAC Championships in 3:54.52.

2014-15: (Indoor) Academic All-MAC … Set personal bests in both the 60 and the 200 for the Falcons … Ran a time of 7.98 seconds in the 60 at the EMU Holiday Classic … Posted a 25.41 in the 200 at the Akron Invitational … Won the 200 at the Findlay Open with a time of 25.73 seconds.(Outdoor) Second team all-conference … Academic All-MAC … Ran the 100, 200, 400 and relays for the Falcons, representing the team in the 100, 200 and 400 relay at the MAC Championships … Ran a wind-aided time of 12.09 seconds in the 100 to win the Toledo Invitational … Posted a personal best wind legal time of 12.22 seconds at the MAC Championships to place 18th overall … Finished 11th at the MAC Championships in the 200, posting a personal best time of 24.54 seconds to move into ninth place in school history … Placed second at the Toledo Dual in the 200 in 25.23 seconds … Ran the 400 in 59.15 seconds to establish a personal best at the Cardinal Invitational … Competed on the school-record breaking 400 relay team that ran 45.72 seconds at the Jesse Owens Classic … Part of the MAC Championships runner-up 400 relay team that finished in 45.77 seconds … Ran a leg of the 400 relay team that won the Toledo Dual in 47.34 seconds … Ran the anchor leg of the 800 relay team that finished fourth at the Raleigh Relays in 1:41.15 … Also a part of the winning 1600 relay team at the Toledo Dual.

2013-14: (Indoor) Ran the 60, 200, 300 and 1600 relay for the Falcons during the season … Ran the 60 in 8.00 seconds during the prelims of the Tom Wright Open to qualify for the finals in fourth, eventually finishing fifth in 8.01 seconds … Established a personal best time of 25.86 seconds at the Golden Flash Gala in the 200 … Ran the 200 in 26.17 seconds, converted down to 25.77, to place second at the Tom Wright Open … Ran the 300 in 41.86 seconds at the Golden Flash Gala to place sixth overall … Ran leadoff leg on the 1600 relay team that finished fourth at the BG Opener. (Outdoor) Ran the 100 and the 200 for the Falcons, as well as numerous relays … Qualified for the MAC Championships in the 200 … Ran the 100 at the Toledo Dual in a season-best legal time of 12.55 seconds to place third … Posted a wind-aided time of 12.50 seconds in the 100 at the Gina Relays … Placed 19^th at the MAC Championships in the 200 with a time of 25.86 seconds in the prelims … Had a season-best time of 25.19 seconds in the 200 at the All-Ohio Championships … Finished second in the 200 in the Toledo Dual … Part of the winning 400 relay team in the Toledo Dual … Best 400 relay time came at the Raleigh Relays with a race of 47.01 seconds … Also ran the 800 relay at the Raleigh Relays in 1:40.37 … Part of the 1600 relay team that finished second in the Toledo Dual in 4:22.65 … Ran the lead leg in the 1600 spring medley relay team that finished in 4:12.31 at the Raleigh Relays.

2012-13: (Indoor) Ran the 60, 200 and 400, along with competing on the 4x400 relay team … Helped relay team run a 3:55.18 at the Bowling Green Opener … Set a personal best in the 60 with a time of 8.17 seconds at the Tom Wright Classic … Finished third at the Tom Wright Classic in the 200 with a personal best time of 26.21 … Ran the 400 at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational and established a collegiate personal best with a time of 1:01.38. (Outdoor) Ran the 100 and 200, as well as competing on the 4x100 relay team … Ran the lead-off leg in the 4x100 relay at the Toledo Dual meet, finishing first with a time of 47.36 seconds … Team placed second at the Gina Relays in 47.21 seconds for the 4x100 … Established a personal best time of 12.64 seconds in the UC Early Bird Relays and improved that time to 12.38 at the Northeast Ohio Invitational … Also established her PR in the 200 at the UC Early Bird Relays with a time of 25.70 seconds and then improved upon that at the Northeast Ohio Invitational by racing 25.53 seconds.

High school: Graduated in 2012 from William Mason High School ... Placed second at the state championships in both the 400 relay and 800 relay in 2011 ... Team finished third at regionals and eighth in the state as a junior ... Earned three letters in track and field and two in basketball ... Won the conference title in each of her four years.

Personal: Full name is Kera Michelle Lamotte ... Born on April 14, 1994 ... Daughter of Jeff Lamotte and Andrea Turner ... Has two sisters, Kristen and Kayla, and a brother, Kyle ... Major is psychology.

PERSONAL BESTS
Indoor Track and Field
60: 7.91, GVSU Big Meet (2/12/16)
200: 24.83, MAC Champ. prelims (2/26/16)
300: 40.56, Bob Eubanks Open (1/15/16)
400: 1:00.37, Tom Wright Open (1/22/16)
Outdoor Track and Field
100: 12.09, Ball State Challenge (4/16/16)
200: 24.41, MAC Championship prelims (5/13/16)
400: 59.15, Cardinal Invitational (4/17/15)