COLLEGIATE PERSONAL BESTS: 800m – 2:11.63, 1000m – 2:46.14, 1500m – 4:13.15, Mile – 4:32.97, 3,000m – 9:15.29, 5,000m – 15:58.52, 4K (XC) – 14:11.4, 5K (XC) – 16:56.8, 6K (XC) – 20:14.4
CAREER RECORDS, AWARDS, AND NOTES
RECORDS:
2x Penn State school record holder
- DMR (indoor) – mile leg (10:49.05 – NCAA No. 7 all-time)
- 4x1500m (17:09.59 – NCAA No. 5 all-time)
No. 2 in school history in the indoor mile (4:32.97)
No. 2 in school history in the 1500m (4:13.15)
No. 8 in school history in the outdoor 5K (15:58.52)
AWARDS:
1x Second Team All-American (’24 indoor mile)
1x Big Ten silver medalist (’24 indoor mile)
1x XC Second Team All-Big Ten (’23)
2x Mid-Atlantic All-Region (’22 XC, ’23 XC)
1x Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (’24)
4x Academic All-Big Ten (Sp. ’24, F ’23, Sp. ’23, F ’21)
1x USTFCCCA All-Academic Team (F ’23, Sp. ‘24)
2x Big Ten Women’s Track Athlete of the Week (2x ’24)
NOTES
The 2023 women’s cross country trio of Kane, Maddie Ullom (First Team All-Big Ten) and Florence Caron (Second Team All-Big Ten), became the first Penn State teammates to earn all-conference honors in the same season since 2016…Was a member of the 2023 women’s cross country NCAA Championship-qualifying team, Penn State’s first since 2019.
2024 Outdoor
Season: Qualified to the NCAA East Region Prelims in the mile and the 5K…Set Penn State school record in the 4x1500m at the Penn Relays.
Raleigh Relays (3/28-30): In her first 5K of the outdoor season, Kane dropped a 15:58.52 PR, the eighth-fastest mark in school history. Penn Relays (4/25-27): Recorded a pair of outstanding marks…Set the No. 2 1500m time in school history with a 4:13.15 before running in the school record-setting 4x1500m relay…The relay team of Kane, Ullom, Hayley Kitching, and Caron clocked a 17:09.59, the fifth-fastest time in NCAA history. Big Ten Outdoor Championships (5/10-12): Placed eighth in the 1500m with a 4:24.15 in the event finals. NCAA East Region Prelims (5/22-25): Concluded her 2024 outdoor season with an appearance in the 1500m NCAA quarterfinals.
2024 Indoor
Season: Earned Second Team All-America honors in the mile…Won silver in the mile at the Big Ten Indoor Championships…Set the Penn State record in the DMR with the seventh-fastest mark in NCAA history…Set PRs in the mile, 1K, and 3K.
Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener (12/2/2023): Clocked a 9:15.29 PR in the 3K in her season opener. Nittany Lion Challenge (1/13): Ran a 2:46.14 in the 1K…Placed fourth in the event, setting a PR. Penn State National Open (1/26/27): Was a part of the first sub-11:00 DMR team in school history…Placed seventh in a highly competitive mile field with a 4:35.88. David Hemery Valentine Invitational (2/9-10): Set the No. 2 mile time in school history with a 4:32.97…Placed seventh overall in a field of over 300 milers. Boston University DMR Challenge (2/16): Obliterated the Penn State school record in the DMR…Ran the fourth and final leg of the race, coming across the line in 10:49.05, the seventh-fastest mark in NCAA history. Big Ten Indoor Championships (2/23-24): Won silver in the mile with a 4:37.23 in the event finals. NCAA Indoor Championships (3/7-9): Posted a 4:44.24 in the mile, finishing 16th in the country to earn Second Team All-America recognition.
2023 Cross Country
Season: Earned the All-Big Ten Second Team award and placed 13th in Big Ten Championships. Placed 15th at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships, helping the women’s team to qualify for the NCAA Cross Country Championships for the first time since 2019.
Nuttycombe Invitational (10/13): Clocked a 20:56.0 in the 6K…Placed 83rd. Big Ten Championships (10/27): Posted a 21:36.4 in the 6K, finishing 13th…Earned All-Big Ten Second Team laurels. NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships (11/10): Set a personal best of 20:14.4 in the 6K and helped the women’s team to qualify for the NCAA Championships…Earned All-Region honors, placing 15th. NCAA Championships (11/18): Posted a 21:26.9 in the 6K.
2023 Outdoor
Season: Ran the fourth-fastest 1500m time in Penn State history at the Bison Outdoor Classic (4/14-16)…Qualified for the NCAA East Prelims for the first time in her career.
Raleigh Relays (3/23-25): Ran the outdoor 5K for the first time in her career, going 16:51.50. Bison Outdoor Classic (4/14-16): Posted a 4:16.66 in the 1500, setting the fourth-fastest time in Penn State history in the event. Penn Relays (4/27-29): Ran a 4:18.59 in the 1500…Ran in the DMR, helped her squad stop the clock at 11:18.98, setting the eighth-fastest time in school history in the event. Big Ten Outdoor Championships (5/12-14): Finished 12th in the 1500-meter finals. NCAA East Prelims (5/25-27): Clocked a 4:25.27 in the 1500, finishing 32nd in the region in her first-career trip to the prelims.
2023 Indoor
Season: Set PRs in the mile and 3,000m distances.
Penn State National Open (1/27-28): Set her mile PR with a 4:38.40, finishing second overall…Was a part of the DMR team that posted a 11:04.43, good for third in Penn State history. Penn State Tune Up (2/17): Contributed to an 11:03.23 DMR that ranks second in school history. Big Ten Indoor Championships (2/24-25): Finished fourth in the mile with a 4:39.51 and 10th in the 3,000m, running a personal-best 9:25.93.
2022 Cross Country
Season: Set PRs in 4K, 5K, and 6K distances, coming in 20th in the Big Ten Championships (10/28) and 24th in the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Region (11/11).
Dolan Duals (9/2): Posted a 14:11.4 (4K) to finish fourth overall. Joe Piane Invitational (9/30): Set a PR in the 5K with a 16:56.8, finishing 45th. Big Ten Cross Country Championships (10/28): Set a 6K PR with a 20:46.0, crossing the line 20th. NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional (11/11): Ran a 21:04.4, finishing 24th and claiming a spot on the All-Region team.
2022 Outdoor
Season: Ran in five events, including finishing eighth at the Big Ten Championships at 1500m.
Bison Outdoor Classic (4/14-16): Made outdoor debut in 1500m. Jim Thorpe (5/6): Finished second in 800m at a personal-best 2:11.63. Big Ten Outdoor Championships (5/13-15): Placed eighth in 1500m final at 4:26.17 after setting personal best in preliminary race at 4:23.08.
2022 Indoor
Did not compete.
2021 Cross Country
Season: Ran in three races included second Big Ten Cross Country Championship (10/29).
Lehigh Paul Short Run (10/1): Ran a 21:57.5 (6K) in her first competition in nearly two years.
2021 Outdoor
Season: Did not compete.
2021 Indoor
Season: Did not compete.
2020 Cross Country
Season: Did not compete.
2020 Outdoor
Season: Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2020 Indoor
Season: Did not compete
2019 Cross Country
Season: Competed at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional and the Big Ten Cross Country Championships.
Big Ten Cross Country Championships (11/3/19): Set a collegiate 6K personal-best time of 21:36.5 for 62nd. NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional (11/5/19): Made regional debut with a 21:54.4 for 77th place.
BEFORE PENN STATE
Earned three letters in cross country and four letters in track & field at State College High School...Named team MVP in 2018 and team captain...Finished as 2017 cross country District 6 runner-up...Won 2018 cross country District 6 champion...Finished as 2018 PA cross country state runner-up...Won 2018 District 6 4x800 and 1600-meter championships...Finished third in 4x800 and sixth in 1600 at PA state meet. Won 2019 District 6 1600-meter championship...Finished fourth in 1600m at PA state meet in 2019...Finished 10th at 2019 New Balance Nationals Indoor in the mile...Finished fifth in the mile at 2019 Penn Relays.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Leon and Valsechi...Has five siblings, Kassidy, Karsyn, Killian, Jack, Vince...Graduated from Penn State with a bachelor’s degree in journalism...Born in Pennsylvania.