2012 Cross Country atGardner-Webb: Achieved a season best 5K time at 2012Big South Championships (Rock Hill, S.C.), racing to a time of20:53.96 … Recorded a 5K time of 21:35.42 at the WinthropInvitational (Rock Hill, S.C.) … Finished as GWU's fourthfastest runner at the Charlotte Cross Country Invitational(Charlotte, N.C.), finishing at 26:34.14 in the 6K race …Opened the season with a time of 13:13.6 in the 2 MIle Run at theWestern CArolina Invitational (Cullowhee, N.C.) … Member ofthe 2012-13 Big South Presidential Honor Roll.
2011 Cross Country atGardner-Webb: Raced to a personal best time in the 5Kat Big South Championships, finishing in 20:50 ... Ran the 6K in26:03.4 at Southeast Regionals (Louisville, Kent.) ... Finished the5K in 21:22.80 at the Winthrop Invite ... Was GWU's No. 3 finisherat the Charlotte Duels, finishing the 5K in 22:14.19 ... Took 10thin the 4K at the season-opening UNC Invitational with a time of17:07.63.
2010 Cross Country atGardner-Webb: Did not compete.
High School: Was a multi-sport andmulti-letterwinner at Smokey Mountain High School ... Four-timeAll-Conference performer ... Earned All-Region and All-State honorsher senior season ... Three-time team MVP ... Competed at the statechampionships all four years ... Posted personal best marks of 59.8in the 400 meter dash, 2:23 in the 800 meter run, 16'1" in the longjump and 34'1" in the shot put ... Also lettered in cross country,volleyball and basketball ... Two-time winner of the Mustang Awards... A Wendy's High School Heisman Finalist ... A top-10 Senior inher class ... A member of "Who's Who in America for High SchoolStudents" ... Miss Mustang All-Academic Award recipient ... A NorthCarolina Scholar ... A member of the National HonorsSociety.
Personal: Kaitlyn Elizabeth Spirowas born on November 24, 1992 in Sylva, N.C. ... Daughter of Jayand Julie Spiro ... Has two younger sisters ... Intends to major inPolitical Science.
