COLLEGIATE PERSONAL BESTS: 600m – 1:28.18, 800m – 2:03.70, 1000m – 2:42.94, 1500m – 4:33.90, 4K (XC) – 14:12.8, 6K (XC) – 21:19.1
CAREER RECORDS, AWARDS, AND NOTES
RECORDS: Owns the Penn State indoor school record in the 600-meter run with a 1:28.18…Is fourth in school history in the indoor 800-meter run with a 2:03.70. Owns the fifth-fastest outdoor 800 time in Penn State history with a 2:04.33. On the Penn State record-holding 4x800 squad which clocked an 8:23.81 to win the 2023 Penn Relays Championship of America. Is on both the No. 2 and No. 3 indoor DMR squads in school history.
AWARDS:
2x Big Ten Freshman of the Year (‘23 indoor and outdoor seasons)
1x All-Big Ten Second Team (‘23 indoor 800)
1x Big Ten Bronze Medalist (’23 outdoor 800)
1x USTFCCCA All-Academic Team (’23)
NOTES:
2x NCAA Championship qualifier (2023 outdoor 800, 2023 XC)
2023 Cross Country
Season: Competed in six meets in her first cross country season with the Nittany Lions. Competed in the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships, helping the women’s team to qualify for the NCAA Cross Country Championships.
Dolan Duals (9/1): Clocked a 14:12.8 in the 4K and placed seventh. Spiked Shoe Invitational (9/8): Posted a 22:02.0. Lehigh Paul Short (9/30): Posted a 21:20.3…Placed 52nd and helped the women’s team finish fourth overall. Nuttycombe Invite (10/13): Clocked a 22:14.9. Big Ten Championships (10/27): Competed in her first Big Ten Cross Country Championships and finished with a 23:52.4. NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships (11/10): Set a personal best of 21:19.1 and placed 61st.
2023 Outdoor
Season: Big Ten bronze medalist in the 800…Qualified for her first NCAA Championships.
Pepsi Florida Relays (3/31-4/1): Clocked a season-best 2:04.33 in the 800, the fifth-fastest time in Penn State history, to finish fifth overall. Penn Relays (4/27-29): In the 4x800, set the Penn State school record with an 8:23.81 to win the Championship of America. Big Ten Outdoor Championships (5/12-14): Finished third in the 800 meters, earning her second Big Ten medal in 2023. NCAA East Prelims (5/25-27): Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 800 in her first collegiate season. NCAA Outdoor Championships (6/7-10): Finished her first season as a Nittany Lion with her outing at the championship meet.
2023 Indoor
Season: Finished as the Big Ten runner-up in the 800 with her PR and the fourth-fastest time in school history.
Hokie Invitational (1/20-21): In her first collegiate competition, clocked a 1:30.22 in the 600, finishing fourth overall. Penn State National Open (1/27-28): Ran a 2:06.39 for fifth in the 800…Ran in the DMR and finished with the third-fastest time in Penn State history, along with teammates Zoey Goldstein, Maddie Ullom, and Kileigh Kane. Music City Challenge (2/10-11): Posted a 2:03.90 in the 800, her first time below 2:04 in college, to finish second overall in the event. Penn State Tune-Up (2/17): Set the third-fastest DMR in Penn State history, going 11:03.23 along with Goldstein, Rachel Gearing, and Kane. Big Ten Indoor Championships (2/24-25): Clocked a 2:03.70 for a silver medal in the 800, finishing behind Gearing for a 1-2 Penn State sweep in the event…Finished fourth in the DMR, clocking an 11:14.86.
BEFORE PENN STATE
HIGH SCHOOL PRs: 800m – 2:02, 1500m – 4:17
Attended Coffs Harbour Senior College where she was a two-time 800-meter Australian National Champion.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Tim and Heather Kitching…Both parents competed in track & field at Mount St. Mary’s…Has one brother, Jade…Hobbies include swimming, reading, and going to the beach…Chose Penn State because of its “…great middle-distance depth and great team atmosphere.”
Hayley Kitching Season 2023
ClassSophomore
HometownCoffs Harbour, Australia
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