Kala Kopecek

Height:
5-8
Class:
Senior
High School:
St. Joseph HS
Hometown:
San Pedro, Calif.

PERSONAL BESTS
400m: 59.53
Oregon Relays
Eugene, Ore., 4/17/15
800m: 2:09.21
Pac-12 Championships
Stanford, Calif., 5/12/18
Mile: 5:08.58
UW Invitational
Seattle, Wash., 1/26/18
1,500 Meters: 4:37.54
Willamette Invitational
Salem, Ore., 3/24/18
1600 relay: 3:50.82
OSU High Performance Meet
Corvallis, Ore., 5/22/18

Pac-12 Cross Country Championships
2017: 122, 20:50.60 (6,00m)
2016: 101, 24:46 (6,000m)

Pac-12 Track & Field Championships
2018: 800m, 12th, 2:09.21; 4x400 Relay, 10th, 3:51.12
2017: 800m, 24th, 2:15.92.

TRACK AND FIELD

2018
Outdoor: Competed in six meets in her final season at OSU… She ran a PR in the 800 meters at the Pac-12 Championships recording the No. 3 all-time mark in OSU history in 2:09.21… Set the No. 4 all-time mark in the 4x400M relay at the OSU high performance meet (3:50.82). Indoor: MPSF All-Academic team selection… Ran a PR in the mile at the UW Invitational on January 26^th (5:08.58). Season Bests: Mile – 5:08.58, UW Invitational, Seattle, Wash. (1/26/18). 800 Meters – 2:09.21, Pac-12 Championships, Stanford, Calif. (5/12/18). 1,500 Meters – 4:36.54, Willamette Invitational, Salem, Ore. (3/24/18). Distance Medley Relay – 11:55.20, MPSF Championship, Seattle, Wash. (2/23/18). 4x400M Relay – 3:50.82, OSU High Performance Meet, Corvallis, Ore. (4/28/18).

2017
Outdoor: Pac-12 Academic Honorable Mention ... PRed in 800 at High Performance Meet (2:12.87) ... Ran under 2:15 three times. Indoor: Did not compete. Season Bests: Outdoor -800m, 2:12.87, High Performance Meet, Corvallis, Ore. (4/29/17). 1600m relay, 3:55.31, High Performance Meet, Corvallis, Ore. (4/29/17).

2016
Outdoor: Ran in six meets ... Set career best in 800 at Oregon Twilight Meet ... Honorable-mention Pac-12 all-academic. Indoor: Competed in 800m in two meets, with best performance a 2:23.07 at the Portland Indoor Invitational on 2/4/16 ... Named to MPSF all-academic team. Season Bests: Outdoor - 400m, 1:00.07, WOU Twilight Meet, Monmouth, Ore. (4/8/16); 1500m, 2:15.95, Oregon Twilight Meet, Eugene, Ore. (5/6/16); 1600 relay, 3:52.74, Willamette Invitational, Salem, Ore. (3/26/16). Indoor - 800m - 2:23.07, Portland Invitational, Portland, Ore. (2/4/16).

2015
Outdoor: Competed in six meets, alternating between 400 and 800 ... Member of OSU's Honors College. Indoor: Competed in one meet; ran 2:21.29 in 800m, the fourth-best indoor time in school history. Season Bests: Outdoor - 400m, 59.53, Oregon Relays, Eugene, Ore. (4/17/15); 800m, 2:20.03, High Performance Meet, Corvallis, Ore. (5/1/15). Indoor - 800m, 2:21.29, UW Invitational, Seattle, Wash. (1/31/15).

CROSS COUNTRY

2017
Ran in all five meets for the Beavers, with a best time of 20:42.0 at the Dellinger Invite… Took 69th place at the Pac-12 Championships in 20:50.60 (6K)… Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention selection.

2016
Ran in five meets, with best time of 18:20 (5k) in Open division at Notre Dame Invitational ... Took 101st place at Pac-12 Championships in 23:13 for 6k ... earned honorable-mention Pac-12 all-academic honors.

2015
Ran in two meets; best finish was 80th at 6k Sundodger Invitational (24:07) on Sept. 19.

2014
Ran in two meets; best finish was 13th at Emerald City Open (24:30) on 10/18.

ST. JOSEPH HIGH SCHOOL

Lettered four times in track and cross country ... First-team Del Rey League all-star all four years, two-time team captain, CIF cross-country and and track finalist as a senior ... Graduated with a 4.67 GPA and was president of the National Honor Society ... Class salutatorian and recipient of the Mother St. John Fontbonne Scholarship.

PERSONAL

Daughter of Kelly and Bob Kopecek ... Chemical engineering major; made OSU honor roll in fall quarter 2014 and winter quarter 2015 ... Usain Bolt is her favorite athlete; her top athletic thrill to date was running in her first college race ... Chose to attend Oregon State because "they have been accommodating to me and my family. They have a top-notch engineering program and a very kind and welcoming team."