Linfield University Athletics

SOPHOMORE
Letter winner.
Northwest Conference Scholar Athlete.
Ran a personal best time of 11:48.65 in the 3000m at the Portland Indoor Meet.
Finished 10^th in the 5000m at the Erik Anderson Memorial Icebreaker with a time of 19:56.21.
 
FRESHMAN
Specialized in distances.
Finished eighth with a personal record time of 19:53.24 at the Pacific Luau Invitational.
Placed seventh in the 800m with a personal record time of 2:43.35 at the Lewis & Clark Invitational.
 
WESTVIEW HIGH SCHOOL
Earned seven letters in cross country and track & field.
Team captain and most valuable athlete.

PERSONAL INFORMATION
Majoring in psychology and literature.
Daughter of Kelly and Greg Kuhns.
Also a member of the Linfield cross country team.
Studied abroad in Spain and Morocco in 2019.
Served an internship with MEDP.
 
WHY LINFIELD? I chose to attend Linfield so that I would be able to continue my cross-country career, as well as focus on my academics.
 
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A STUDENT-ATHLETE AT LINFIELD? Being a Linfield student-athlete means constantly being supported and supporting others, not just with your teammates but with your classmates.
 
WHAT MAKES YOU AN INTERESTING STUDENT-ATHLETE? This year I am a peer facilitator on The Body Project, which helps give women a safe environment to talk about body issues. A lot of these issues are prevalent in female distance runners and with this I am able to help my team stay body positive.
 
WHAT IS NEXT AFTER LINFIELD? My career focus is going into Industrial and Organizational Psychology and Linfield helps me by having an amazing Psychology department that offers all kinds of interesting classes and internship opportunities, as well as the Business Department offering lots of classes related to the I/O part of psychology.
 
WHAT IS THE BEST CLASS YOU HAVE TAKEN AT LINFIELD? My favorite class at Linfield was my Jan Term course on history and culture in Spain and Morocco. I learned so much about the different cultures.
 
WHEN NOT COMPETING IN SPORTS OR STUDYING FOR SCHOOL, I LIKE TO…Read.
 
THE GREATEST LESSON THAT I’VE LEARNED WHILE COMPETING IN ATHLETICS AT LINFIELD IS…Time management.
 
WHAT HAS BEEN THE HIGHLIGHT OF YOUR LINFIELD ATHLETIC CAREER THUS FAR? The highlight of my Linfield career was going to the regional tournament as a freshman year in California and placing third as a team.