Personal

• Born 3/24/81 in Bismarck, North Dakota
• Parents are James and Kathy Kindschi

Before BYU

• Ran cross country and track for Century HS
• Named team captain for both cross country and track
• Holds the two-mile record at Century HS
• All-conference and all-state selection in cross country and swimming in high school

Other College

• Began her collegiate career at South Dakota State
• Earned All-America status in cross country
• Finished third in the 5,000m at NCAA Indoor National Championships, earning an All-America citation in track
• Named all-conference and all-region in both track and cross country at South Dakota State
• Ranked first in the nation (Division II) for the 5,000m for the 2001 outdoor track season before suffering a stress fracture and missing nationals
• Ranked third in the nation in the 10,000m before missing nationals due to a stress fracture
• Won 2000 North Central Conference title for the indoor 5,000m race
• Won maroon race at the 1999 Roy Griak Invitational, competing against other Division II and Division III schools
• Maintained a 4.0 GPA through first two years at South Dakota State, named an Academic All-American