2014-15 Track Roster
Kenyetta Iyevbele
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Charlotte, N.C.
- High School:
- Olympic
2011 All-American(Outdoor 800m)
2011 NCAA Qualifier (Outdoor 800m)
2012 NCAA Regional Qualifier (Outdoor 800m)
2014 NCAA Regional Qualifier (Outdoor 800m)
School Record-Holder (Outdoor 800m)
Kenyetta Iyevbele's Collegiate Bests
Indoor
800m:2:07.55
Mile: 4:53.61
5,000m: 16:29.06
Outdoor
800m: 2:03.88
Mile: 4:48.63
1,500m: 4:20.38
2014 Outdoor Track and Field
•Qualified for NCAA East Regionals in the 800m.
•Set team-best mark of 2:05.28 to finish in first place in 800m qualifying heat at ACC Championships.
•Took fourth place overall in finals of 800m run at ACC Championships.
•Recorded seven top-10 finishes on the year, including a season-best third place result in the 800m at the Virginia Challenge.
•Ran a time of 2:05.33 in qualifying heat at NCAA East Regional, before finishing in 20th overall.
•Holds the top-eight all-time marks in the 800m in program history.
•Competed in the mile, 800m, 1,500m and DMR for the Wolfpack.
2013-14 Indoor Track and Field
•Did not compete
2013 Outdoor Track and Field
• Redshirted the season
• Competed four times as an unattached runner in the 800m
• Finished third in the event at the Raleigh Relays with a time of 2:06.62
• Won the 800m in 2:07.09 at the Duke Twilight meet, unattached
2012-13 Indoor Track and Field
• Broke the indoor school record in the 800m with a 2:07.55 time at the Husky Classic
• Won the women's mile in 4:53.61 at the Hilton Garden Invitational
• Placed eighth in the 800m at the ACC Championships with a time of 2:23.22
• Ran on the 4x400m relay team at the ACC Championships
2012 Outdoor Track and Field
• Broke her own school record in the 800m, running a time of 2:03.88 at the Wolfpack Last Chance meet
• Finished fourth at the ACC Championships in the 800m
• Qualified for the NCAA East Regional Championships in that event
2011-12 Indoor Track and Field
• Finished seventh at the ACC Championships in the 800m
2011 Outdoor Track and Field
• Earned first-team All-America honors in 800m as a true freshman
• Became first true freshman on the Wolfpack women's team since 1997 to earn first-team All-America honors
• Won both the USA Outdoor Junior and the Pan Am Junior championships in the 800m
• First NC State runner, male or female, to win first-team All-America honors in 800m
• Set a school record in the NCAA semifinals with a time of 2:04.83 to qualify for finals
• Qualified for NCAA Outdoor Championships by finishing ninth at NCAA East Region preliminaries
2010-11 Indoor Track and Field
• Ran the mile during the indoor season, posting a collegiate-best time of 4:54.54 in that event
Prep/Personal
• Attended Olympic High School for coach Craig Bollinger
• 1,600m runner-up as a junior
• 1,600m indoor runner-up as a senior
• 800m outdoor runner-up as a senior
• Best mile time was 5:01.20
• Ran a 2:14.33 in the 800m
• Majoring in bio-chemistry