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Kaitlyn Skinner
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Hellgate HS
- Hometown:
- Missoula, MT
Skinner's Performance History and Personal Bests
2025-26 Season
Cross Country (Redshirt Freshman): Appeared in three meets in 2025…Made her collegiate debut at the MSU Bobcat Twilight, clocking a 5k time of 19:38.30 to finish 18th…Competed in the 6k Black Invitational at the Gans Creek Classic, crossing the finish line in 22:57.3…Clocked a 5k time of 18:41.1 to finish 66th at the Big Sky Championship.
Indoor (Sophomore): Made her season debut at the Bobcat Challenge, finishing 10th in the 800-meter run and 11th in the mile with respective times of 2:17.82 and 5:18.05…Clocked a 5:08.26 to finish fourth in the mile at the Carignan Classic…Posted a personal-best mile time of 5:00.71 at the Husky Classic…Took eighth place in the mile at the Big Sky Tuner with a 5:17.90...Big Sky All-Academic honoree.
Outdoor (Sophomore): Earned a pair of top-five finishes at the Cat-Griz Dual/Al Manuel Invitational to open the season, posting times of 2:16.31 in the 800-meter run (3rd) and 4:38.29 in the 1,500m (5th)…Clocked a personal-best 1,500m time of 4:33.07 to place 23rd at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic, adding an 800m time of 2:15.43…Posted a personal-best time of 2:13.36 in the 800m and a 1,500m time of 4:40.54 at the Bryan Clay Invitational…Took fourth place in the 1,500m at the Tom Gage Classic with a 4:40.56…Clocked a 1,500m time of 4:42.62 to finish 13th and a personal-best 5,000m time of 17:39.90 for 18th at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships…Big Sky All-Academic honoree.
Background: Attended Hellgate High School in Missoula ... Two-time Class AA state champion in the 1600 meters ... Helped the Knights to back-to-back state titles in cross country ... Placed 15th at the state cross country meet to earn All-State honors as a senior before going on to compete at Nike Cross Regionals ... During senior track season, placed third in the 800 meters and third in the 4x400 meter relay at the state meet in addition to her second crown in the 1600 meters ... Junior year began with a seventh place finish at the Class AA cross country meet and a 5k personal-best of 19:21.01 ... Finished fifth at the state meet in the 800 and had a fifth place finish in the 4x400 meter relay ... Heavily involved at Hellgate in organizations such as Model U.N., student government, HOSA Future Health Professionals, and others while graduating magna cum laude and earning Academic All-State all four years in high school
Personal: Daughter of Loreen and Mark Skinner ... Mother, Loreen, ran track for the University of Montana from 1985-1989, while aunt, Rachel, ran at Oregon from 1985-1987 ... Has two siblings, Kerra and Maggie ... Majoring in Kinesiology with a concentration in Exercise Science.
2025-26 Season
Cross Country (Redshirt Freshman): Appeared in three meets in 2025…Made her collegiate debut at the MSU Bobcat Twilight, clocking a 5k time of 19:38.30 to finish 18th…Competed in the 6k Black Invitational at the Gans Creek Classic, crossing the finish line in 22:57.3…Clocked a 5k time of 18:41.1 to finish 66th at the Big Sky Championship.
Indoor (Sophomore): Made her season debut at the Bobcat Challenge, finishing 10th in the 800-meter run and 11th in the mile with respective times of 2:17.82 and 5:18.05…Clocked a 5:08.26 to finish fourth in the mile at the Carignan Classic…Posted a personal-best mile time of 5:00.71 at the Husky Classic…Took eighth place in the mile at the Big Sky Tuner with a 5:17.90...Big Sky All-Academic honoree.
Outdoor (Sophomore): Earned a pair of top-five finishes at the Cat-Griz Dual/Al Manuel Invitational to open the season, posting times of 2:16.31 in the 800-meter run (3rd) and 4:38.29 in the 1,500m (5th)…Clocked a personal-best 1,500m time of 4:33.07 to place 23rd at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic, adding an 800m time of 2:15.43…Posted a personal-best time of 2:13.36 in the 800m and a 1,500m time of 4:40.54 at the Bryan Clay Invitational…Took fourth place in the 1,500m at the Tom Gage Classic with a 4:40.56…Clocked a 1,500m time of 4:42.62 to finish 13th and a personal-best 5,000m time of 17:39.90 for 18th at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships…Big Sky All-Academic honoree.
Background: Attended Hellgate High School in Missoula ... Two-time Class AA state champion in the 1600 meters ... Helped the Knights to back-to-back state titles in cross country ... Placed 15th at the state cross country meet to earn All-State honors as a senior before going on to compete at Nike Cross Regionals ... During senior track season, placed third in the 800 meters and third in the 4x400 meter relay at the state meet in addition to her second crown in the 1600 meters ... Junior year began with a seventh place finish at the Class AA cross country meet and a 5k personal-best of 19:21.01 ... Finished fifth at the state meet in the 800 and had a fifth place finish in the 4x400 meter relay ... Heavily involved at Hellgate in organizations such as Model U.N., student government, HOSA Future Health Professionals, and others while graduating magna cum laude and earning Academic All-State all four years in high school
Personal: Daughter of Loreen and Mark Skinner ... Mother, Loreen, ran track for the University of Montana from 1985-1989, while aunt, Rachel, ran at Oregon from 1985-1987 ... Has two siblings, Kerra and Maggie ... Majoring in Kinesiology with a concentration in Exercise Science.
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