David Kilgore

Height:
5-9
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Palm Bay, Fla.
High School:
Holy Trinity

PERSONAL BESTS
INDOOR
3,000-Meters: 8:23.08 (2013)
5,000-Meters: 15:00.32 (2014)
OUTDOOR
800 Meters: 1:59
1,500-Meters: 4:06.61 (2014)
3,000-Meters: 8:48.46
5,000-Meters: 14:27.98 (2013)
10,000-Meters: 30:55.84 (2013)

2014: Indoor: Kilgore raced twice, once in the 3,000 and once in the 5,000. He placed ninth in the 3k at the Air Force Invitational (1/25), crossing the finish line in 9:18.88. Kilgore switched to the 5k at the Husky Classic (2/14) and was 66^th overall in 15:00.32.
Outdoor: Kilgore ran in four meets during the outdoor season. He raced a pair of 1,500s and finished fifth at the Tom Benich Invite (4/4) in a season-best of 4:06.61.

2013: Indoor: Kilgore raced a pair of 3,000-meter runs for the Buffs. He started the season with a time of 9:20.24 at the Air Force Invite (1/26), good for 15^th overall. Kilgore followed up that performance at the MPSF Championships and shaved almost a full minute of his time, finishing in 8:23.08. He placed 25^th.
Outdoor: Kilgore focused on the long distances for the Buffs during his redshirt freshman season. He ran a pair of 5,000-meter runs and clocked a personal best of 14:27.98 at Mt. SAC Relays, placing seventh in the open ‘C’ section of the meet. Kilgore raced the 5k and 10k at the Pac-12 Championships. He was 14^th in the 10k (30:55.84) and placed 25^th in the 5k (14:50.03).

2012: Indoor: Redshirt. Did not compete.
Outdoor: Redshirt. Did not compete.

CROSS COUNTRY: (2013) Kilgore competed in three races as a sophomore. He started the season with a 12^th-place finish at the Rocky Mountain Shootout and following it up with an eighth-place finish in the open race at NCAA Pre-Nationals. Kilgore made the varsity roster for Pac-12 Championships and took 46^th place. (2012) Kilgore ran in a pair of races for the Buffs as a redshirt freshman. He started the year by placing 23^rd at the Rocky Mountain Shootout. Kilgore ended his season leading CU with a 10^th-place finish at the Santa Clara Bronco Invite.

HIGH SCHOOL: Kilgore was a 5,000-meter run All-American at New Balance Indoor Nationals in 2011. He placed third in the 5k with a Florida state indoor record of 14:50.59 and was a second-team All-American in the 3,200-meter run with a time of 9:29.57. Kilgore won the 1,600-meter state title his junior (4:26.99) and senior (4:21.55) seasons. He was also sixth as a senior in the 3,200-meter run at the state meet. Kilgore also shined on the cross country course. He was the runner-up in 2009 at the state championship and went on to win the meet his senior year (2010). Kilgore’s high school team won the state championship when he was a sophomore.

HIGH SCHOOL BESTS: 800-meters: 1:59; 1,600-meters: 4:20.08; 3,000-meters: 8:48.46; 5,000-meters: 14:50.59.

PERSONAL: David Ray Kilgore was born on Nov. 21, 1991 in England. He is the son of Kevin Kilgore and Dorothy Fitzgerald of Palm Bay, Fla. He has one older brother, Chris, who is in the army. Kilgore enjoys mountain biking, hiking and camping.