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2021 Women's Track and Field Roster

Jose Juarez
Jose Juarez

Kyra Arendt

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Bloomer
  • Hometown Bloomer, Wis.

Biography

Collegiate Honors
• 2021 Horizon League Outdoor Triple Jump Champion

• 2021 Horizon League Indoor Triple Jump Champion
• 2020 Horizon League Indoor Triple Jump Champion

• 2020 Horizon League Indoor Long Jump Champion
• 2020 Horizon League Indoor Outstanding Performer - Field Events
• 2019 Horizon League Indoor Triple Jump Champion

• 2018 Horizon League Outdoor Freshman Field Athlete of the Year

• 2018 Horizon League Indoor Freshman Field Athlete of the Year
• All-League Second Team (2019 Outdoor Triple Jump, 2018 Outdoor Triple Jump, 2018 Indoor Triple Jump)
• 5x League All-Academic (2019 Indoor, 2019 Outdoor, 2020 Indoor, 2020 Outdoor, 2021 Indoor)

• 5x Horizon League Athlete of the Week (4/24/18, 1/15/19, 4/30/19, 1/21/20, 2/11/20)

2020-21 Season
2021 Outdoor: Earned gold in the triple jump, winning the title with a 12.10-meter leap... Also earned a podium finish in the long jump, placing third with a mark of 5.59 meters... Competed at the Valpo Invite to open her outdoor season and won the triple jump (12.01 meters) and took fifth in the long jump (4.90 meters).

2021 Indoor: Took home the Horizon League triple jump Championship for the third consecutive season... Reached 11.95 meters in the event... Also competed at the season-opening Panther Invite on January 9 and placed third in the long jump with a leap of 5.43 meters.

2019-20 Season
2020 Outdoor: Season cut short due to COVID-19 pandemic.

2020 Indoor: Crowned League champion in both long jump and triple jump at the Horizon League Championships with a PR mark of 5.84m (19-2) and 12.31m (40-4 3/4) respectively ... long jump mark is now tied for ninth in program history ... was named the Outstanding Performer for field events at the League meet ... opened the year up with a second-place finish in triple jump (11.69m) and finished tenth in long jump (5.24m) at the Gene Edmonds Invite at Purdue, Jan. 10 ... one week later, swept the horizontal jumps at the Tierney Classic, Jan. 18, turning in a mark of 12.21m (40-0 3/4) in triple jump and 5.69m (18-8) in long jump ... again topped the long jump field at the Illini Invite, Jan. 24, with a mark 5.69m and placed second in triple jump (11.75m) ... had a PR leap of 12.42m (40-9) in triple jump for the runner-up spot at the prestigious Meyo Invite (Feb. 7) ... was also runner-up in triple jump at the GVSU Big Meet with a mark of 12.29m ... jumped to a huge PR mark of 12.50m (41-0 1/4) in triple jump at the annual Panther Tune-Up, Feb. 22, to win the event while also finishing second in long jump (5.82m) ... triple jump mark ranks third in program history


2018-19 Season
2019 Outdoor: Finished as Horizon League Runner-Up in triple jump, taking second by one inch ... also came in third in the 4x100m relay and fourth in long jump at the league meet ... topped the triple jump field each of her first three times out on the year ... was named the Horizon League Field Athlete of the Week April 30 after a big weekend at Louisville, taking sixth in long jump at 5.82m (19-1 1/4) and eighth in triple jump with a season-best leap of 12.20m (40-0 1/2) ... that long-jump mark at Louisville now ranks her tied for 10th in program history ... finished her sophomore season at La Crosse taking first in triple jump with a new PR leap of 12.36m (40-6 3/4), now tying her for fifth in MKE history.

2019 Indoor: 
Took the reigns as the top triple jumper in the conference by winning her first Horizon League Championship as a sophomore with a winning leap of 12.26m (40-2 3/4) ... also came in fifth in long jump at the league meet with a season-best mark of 5.59m (18-4 1/4) ... opened the year by being named the Horizon League Field Athlete of the Week after a triple jump win at the Badger Icebreaker Jan. 12 ... one week later, turned in a PR mark of 12.29m (40-4) to top the field at the Tierney Classic, with that mark now ranking her fourth in program history ... came in runner-up in triple jump at Notre Dame's Meyo Invite Feb. 2 ... again topped the triple jump field and came in eighth in long jump at the GVSU Big Meet Feb. 8 ... also competed in the 60m once on the year.


2017-18 Season
2018 Outdoor: Was consistently ranked in the top-100 regionally in triple jump all season as a freshman ... made it a season sweep by being named the Horizon League Outdoor Freshman Field Athlete of the Year after another strong showing at the conference championships ... was a part of Milwaukee's Big Three that swept both long and triple jump events, finishing league runner-up in triple jump with a leap of 12.11m (39-8 3/4) and third in long jump at 5.61m (18-5) ... also helped the 4x100m relay to a fifth-place finish at the league meet ... opened up the outdoor season by taking sixth in triple jump at 11.54m (37-10 1/2) at the Bill Cornell Spring Classic Mar. 24 ... one week later, came in runner-up in the same event with a leap of 12.08m (39-7 3/4) at the Big Blue Classic ... claimed her first win in triple jump at the Gibson Invite April 7 ... was named the Horizon League Athlete of the Week after a big weekend out west, taking fifth in triple jump at 12.16m (39-10 3/4) at the Bryan Clay Invite April 19, one day before upping that mark to 12.23m (40-1 1/2) at the national Beach Invitational in California ... climbed up to seventh in school history with a leap of 12.25m (40-2 1/4) with a fifth-place finish at Louisville's Lyles/Wood Invite April 27 ... competed one last time on the year at the Eagle Open May 13, winning the triple jump with a leap of 12.15m (39-10 1/2).

2018 Indoor: Set the bar high as a freshman, being named Horizon League Indoor Freshman Field Athlete of the Year after an impressive showing at her first league meet ... finished league runner-up in triple jump with a leap of 11.83m (38-9 3/4) as Milwaukee loaded up the podium in the event ... also came in fourth in long jump with a season-best mark of 5.67m (18-7 1/4) as UWM again took three of the top-four spots in the event at the championships ... made a big splash in her collegiate debut, winning both triple jump (11.56m) and the 200m (27.10) at the Karl Schlender Invite Jan. 13 ... one week later, had an incredible triple jump of 12.15m (39-10 1/2) at the home Tierney Classic to launch into fifth place in program history after just two meets into her career ... came in third in triple jump and 17th in long jump at Notre Dame's Meyo Invite Feb. 2 ... finished fifth in the invite triple jump and seventh in the open long jump at the GVSU Big Meet one week later ... at the Panther Tune-Up Feb. 17, won the long jump competition (5.52m) and came in second in triple jump (11.97m).


High School
A very decorated multi-sport athlete at Bloomer High School ... solidified herself as one of the best the state has ever seen with her third-straight triple jump title at the state meet, capping her career by breaking the Division 2 state record with a leap of 12.40m (40-8 1/4) despite battling a hamstring injury ... that leap shattered Hillary Hyland's previous record of 38-4 set back in 1997 is the longest on record in Wisconsin high school history ... also brought a silver medal in the 4x400m relay as a senior and a bronze medal in long jump as a junior ... in all, qualified for the WIAA State Meet nine times over her four years ... also played basketball all four years, advancing to the state tournament as a senior and finishing with a 22-5 overall record ... also played volleyball all four years for the Blackhawks ... graduated as class Valedictorian. 


Personal
Daughter of Craig and Melissa ... chose Milwaukee because "UWM is known for their film program, which is what put the school on my radar. Visiting Milwaukee showed me the many opportunities available within the university, including the chance to continue track and field" ... born on March 8, 1999 in Bremerton, Wash.

Historical Player Information

  • 2018Freshman

  • 2019Sophomore

  • 2020Junior

  • 2021Senior