Kyle Hosting - Cross Country - Arkansas Razorbacks

Kyle Hosting

Sr | 6-5 | Decorah, Iowa | Decorah HS/Iowa Central CC

Senior (2016)
Was a member of Arkansas’ top five in two meets during his final season as a Razorback including the Cowboy Duals (Sept. 1) and the Pre-National Invitational (Oct. 15) … Posted a new 8K personal best performance of 24:21.46 at Arkansas’ regular season home meet the Chile Pepper Festival (Oct. 1) … Finished among the top-25 at the SEC Championship (Oct. 28), crossing the finish line in 25:00.20 as the Razorbacks’ seventh-best runner … Completed his cross country career as Arkansas’ sixth-best finisher at the NCAA Championship (Nov. 19), placing 173rd overall in Terre Haute, Indiana at the LaVern Gibson Cross Country Course ina new 10K PR of 31:24.20.

Junior (2015)
Opened his first season as a Razorback as the second finisher for Arkansas at the Cowboy Preview (Sept. 1) … Completed the 5K course in Stillwater, Okla. in 16:38.50 … Raced in the Iona Meet of Champions placing 17th overall (Sept. 19) … Crossed the line in a time of 26:52.80 good for sixth spot among Arkansas runners … Competed in the Chile Pepper Festival finishing in the 41st position (Oct. 3) … Raced to a personal best time of 24:42.54 … Picked up an eighth place finish in the Pre-Nationals Open Race (Oct. 17) with a time of 24:59.70 … His time of 31:43.80 was good for 48th in the NCAA South Central Regional (Nov. 13) and seventh amongst Razorbacks.

At Iowa Central CC (2014)
Varsity runner for both the 2014 national championship winning cross country and (2013 runner-up) teams, as well as the 2013 national championship winning half marathon team … Top 20 finish at NJCAA Cross Country National Championships. 2nd team All-Region 2013,14 and Cross Country Coaches Association All-American 2014 (8k- 25:26) … Varsity runner for both the national championship winning indoor team and runner-up outdoor team … Broke school record in 4 x 800 and was crowned national champions (4 x 800 – 7:31) … NJCAA Indoor & Outdoor All-American 4×800 (both 2014) (1500 – 3:54).

High School
District champion, 5th place in Iowa’s class 3A state meet, ran at state 3 years, team champions (2012) and runner-up (2011), All-State honors, lettered 4 years … State champions in 4 x 800 (2012 – broke school record and awarded Elite All-State), runner-up in the open 800 (2012) and DMR (2013), team champions (2012), All-State honors, lettered 3 years.

Personal
Born on Aug. 30, 1994 … Son of Alan and Mary Hosting … Has one younger brother, Bryce … Majoring in mechanical engineering.

 

 

Personal-Best Time

5K: 16:23.80 (Cowboy Duals 9/1/16)
8K: 24:21.46 (Chile Pepper Festival 10/1/16)
10K: 31:24.20 (NCAA Championship 11/19/16)