University of Illinois Springfield Athletics

• Through the 2021-22 seasons, has competed in ten cross country meet and 26 track and field events
• A member of the 4x400 relay team that scored at the 2019 GLVC Outdoor Championships
• Helped the distance medley relay squad win the 2019 indoor Jim Green Invitational

Collegiate Top Times (Through the 2021-22 School Year):
400m- 52.94
800m- 1:57.89
Mile- 4:29.73
5,000m- 17:40.12
Discus- 28.18m
6,000m (xc)- 19:44.9
7,000m (xc)- 23:27.5
8,000m (xc)- 26:52.4
 
UIS Cross Country:
2021- Competed in three meets … finished 105^th at the GLVC Championships.
 
2020- Competed in two events … was 43^rd overall at the GLVC Championships … finished sixth at the GLVC Triangular.
 
2019- Ran in four races … was 12^th overall at the UIS Invitational.

2018- Ran in one meet.
 
UIS Indoor Track and Field:
2022- Competed in two meets … was a member of the sixth-place 4x400 relay team at the Bellarmine Open.
 
2021- Competed in four meets … had three top-five finishes in four races … was runner-up in the mile at the Greyhound Collegiate Invitational.
 
2020- Competed in six events … qualified for the 800m at the GLVC Championships, and finished 19^th … was the runner-up at the Hilltop Invitational in the 800m … had three other top-10 individual finishes on the year, and one third-place finish as a member of the 4x400 relay team.
 
2019- Competed in two meets … a member of the distance medley relay team that finished first at the Jim Green invitational … had two top-ten finishes in the 4x400 relay.
 
UIS Outdoor Track and Field:
2022- Ran in four competitions … was fourth in the 800m at the ONU Outdoor Invitational.
 
2021- Competed in three meets … qualified for the GLVC Championships in the 800m, but did not finish the race … had two fourth-place individual finishes in the 800m.
 
2020- Season Cancelled.
 
2019- Ran in five competitions … a member of the 4x400 relay team that scored at the GLVC Championships with a seventh-place finish … also finished 15^th in the 800m at the GLVC meet … finished sixth or better in the 800m in two meets, including fifth at the True Blue Open … helped the 4x400 relay team coming in fourth at the True Blue Open.
 
High School:
Competed in track and field with Waterloo High School … competed in cross country for two years (Junior-Senior) … fielded 4x800 relay during senior year, which finished fourth (7:54.68) in the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) 2A State Meet to earn all-state honors … two-time IHSA 2A state qualifier in track and field … qualified in the IHSA 2A State Meet in the 800 as a senior … qualified for the IHSA 2A State Cross Country Meet as a senior … clocked 800 PR of 1:55.90 as a senior … raced to 3-mile PR of 15:58 as a senior … put together 800 season best of 1:59.01 as a junior.
 
Personal:
The son of Clint Kirkham and Shannon Short … has two siblings, Cole and Caydee … a Business Administration major with a concentration in Marketing.