Kennesaw State University Athletics

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Honors
2016-17
Outdoor
ASUN Conference Second Team All-Conference (1500m, 5000m)
Indoor
ASUN Conference Second Team All-Conference (Mile, 3000m)
Cross Country
ASUN Conference First Team All-Conference
ASUN Runner of the Week 
2015-16
Outdoor
Atlantic Sun Track Athlete of the Week
Indoor
Atlantic Sun All-Academic Team
Atlantic Sun Most Outstanding Track Performer
Atlantic Sun Track Athlete of the Week
ASUN Conference First Team All-Conference (mile)
ASUN Conference First Team All-Conference (3000m)
ASUN Conference Second Team All-Conference (5000m)
ASUN Conference Second Team All-Conference (DMR)
Cross Country
ASUN Conference First Team All-Conference
2014-15
Indoor
2015 Atlantic Sun All-Conference Second Team ( Distance Medley Relay)
Cross Country
2014 Atlantic Sun Second Team All-Conference 
2013-14
Outdoor
2013 A-Sun All-Conference Third Team (10,000M)

2016-17
Outdoor
Finished sixth in the 5000m at the Florida Relays with a time of 17:03.86 … Won the 1500m at the North Florida Invitational with a time of 4:34.06 … Finished second in the 1500m (4:34.19) and the 5000m (17:17.94) at the ASUN Championships.
Indoor
Finished third in the 3000m at the ETSU Track and Field Invitational with a time of 10:20.42 … Ran a time of 5:07.90 to win the mile at the Mountaineer Open Indoor Meet … Finished fifth in the mile of 4:54.09 at the Boston University Scarlet and White … Took home the silver medal in the 3000m (10:02.68) and the mile (4:59.09).
Cross Country 
Was the Owls top-finisher in all six meets … Opened the season with a third place finish at the UGA Invitational in 18:02.30 … Was 14^th at the Mountain Dew Invitational with a time of 18:22.19 … Won the Upstate Invitational with a time of 17:39.63 becoming the seventh Owl to win a race in program history … Ran her career-fastest 6k time of 21:16.5 at the Crimson Classic to finish 14^th … Won the silver medal at the ASUN Championships with a time of 17:07.12 which is the second-fastest time in school history and the fourth fastest time in ASUN Championship history … Closed out the season with a 78^th place finish in the 6K of 21:51.6 at the NCAA South Regionals.


2015-2016
Outdoor
Ran the 1500m, 5K, and 10K during the season collecting two wins … Won the 10K at the Emory Invitational in 35:13.68 … Ran the second fastest time in the 10K in  school history of 34:43.16 at the Virginia Challenge … Also ran the second fastest time in school history in the 5000m of 16:32.63 at the Drake Relays.

Indoor
Had one of strongest seasons from a distance runner in KSU history … Raced a total of 10 times in the 800, mile, 3k, and 5K and never finished worse than fifth while collecting five wins … Set the school-record in the mile with a time of 4:54.60 at the Jaguar Invitational … Best performances of the year came at the ASUN Championships where she won two gold medals and a silver medal … Set new school-records in a win the 3K (9:47.56) and the mile run (4:51.93)  …  Also set a new school-record in a second place finish in the 5K (9:47.56) at the ASUN Championships.

Cross Country
Competed in all 7 races for the Owls in 2015 … Was the Owls top finisher in seven events ...  Finished runner up at the UNF Invitational in 18:13.66 ... Picked up a second place finish at the JSU Foothills in 17:39.42... Placed 2nd at the Atlantic Sun Cross Country Championships with a time of 17:16.25 earning First Team All-Conference Honors ... Was the Owl's top finisher at the NCAA South Regionals earning a 54th place finish. 

2014-15
Outdoor
Finished fourth in the 1500m at the UNF Twilight ... Collected three top eight finishes in the 1500m, 5,000m and 10,000m races. 
Indoor
Opened the season with a pair of top five finishes in the 3,000m at the UAB Blazer Invite and the ETSU Invitational ....  Was part of the relay team that finished second overall in the distance medley relay at the A-Sun Indoor Championships. 
Cross Country
Comepted in all 6 races for the Owls in 2014 … Was the Owls top finisher in three of the six events ...  Finished runner up at the Clemson Invitational in 18:15.8 ... Ran her best 5K time of 17:52.33 at the UF Mountain Dew Invitational finishing 15th ... Placed 11th at the Atlantic Sun Cross Country Championships with a time of 18:03.54 ... Was the Owl's top finisher at the NCAA South Regionals earning a 6th place finish. 

2013-14
Outdoor
Won the 1500m in 4:44.09) and 5,000m in 19:21.61 at the USF Collegiate ... Placed third in the 10,000m at the A-Sun Outdoor Championships. 
Indoor
Competed in mostly distance events ... Finished 10th in the 3,000m and 11th in the 5,000m at the A-Sun Indoor Championships. 
Cross Country
Placed top ten in her first two collegiate races… Finished in ninth at the 110% North Florida XC Invitational in 19:35.0.

Prep
Lettered in Cross Country from 2011-13 and Track & Field from 2010-13 at East Paulding High School... Kidane finished second at the state meet in the 3200 after winning her region in 2013... Won county and her region for cross country in 2012... Received the Paulding County Player of the Year award for fall sports in 2011 and 2012... Also received the Bobbie Bailey Award presented at KSU in 2011.

Personal
Born June 12, 1994 in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia.