HIGH SCHOOL
2022 graduate of Edmond North High School in Edmond, Oklahoma … Student government Senior President, and President of Fellowship of Christian Athletes … Lettered four years in cross country, three years in track and field, and two years in pom … Coached by Andrew Pletan and Cara Bowerman … Famous alumni of school includes track athlete Mookie Salaam, gymnast Shannon Miller, NFL player Kelly Gregg, Ms. Oklahoma Addy Price, and Daryl Dike, a member of national soccer team … Cross country team was Academic State champions in 2019 … Track and field team was Academic State champions in 2022 … Team placed fifth in 2019 and 2021, as well as fourth in 2022 … Track team placed sixth in State meet in 2022 … In senior season, placed seventh in 800m with career best 2:14.50 at OSSAA State 6A meet, also finished 12th in 1,600m … As a junior in 2021, placed eighth in 800m at OSSAA State 6A meet … Set mile and 3,000m career best times at Tyson facility during Arkansas HS Invitational … Member of 4 x 800m relay that placed fourth in OSSAA 6A State meet in 2022, and ran on Distance Medley relay that finished eighth at 2022 Nike Outdoor Nationals … In 2021, member of 4 x 800m relay that finished fifth at State meet.
Career best times:
Indoor: 2:19.91 (800m), 5:35.51 (Mile), 11:50.57 (3,000m)
Outdoor: 2:14.50 (800m), 5:22.68 (1,600m), 12:48.05 (3,200m)
Cross Country: 19:52.7 (5k)
PERSONAL
Camryn Grace Kirkland was born June 23, 2004, in Houston, Texas … Daughter of Steven and Erin Kirkland … Has a younger sibling, Morgan … Hometown is Edmond, Oklahoma … Majoring in Business Marketing/Management … Career plans include working in marketing department for a sports network … Life’s ambition is to be an echo of Christ love to those around me and glorifying His name in all I do … Favorite athlete is Anna Hall … Person she most admires are her parents, since they taught her how to work hardest in all that she does and have dedicated their lives to making my sister and my dreams come true … Danced competitively for 14 years, started her own online jewelry business in high school … Chose Arkansas since she wanted to be pushed to the best runner she could be, and be part of a program that is driven and has proven to develop great athletes.
