2020-21 Track and Field Roster
Roster
Kerkhoff, Erin

Erin Kerkhoff
- Position:
- Sprints
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Solon HS
- Hometown:
- Coralville, Iowa
Bio
2024 INDOOR: MVC Board of Directors, MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award and MVC Honor Roll ... Placed fourth in the 400-meter in a time of 58.84 at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational ... Took seventh in the 400-meter in a time of 58.20 at the Black & Gold Invite ... Placed eighth in the 400 meter in a time of 57.80 and sixth in the 4x400-meter relay in a time of 3:55.41 at the Iowa State Classic ... Took 17th in the 400-meter prelims in a time of 58.94 at the MVC Indoor Championships ...
PARALYMPIC EXPERIENCE: Competed at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships in Paris as a member of the U.S. National Team, clinching bronze in the T13 200-meter dash (25.58) and sixth in the T13 100-meter dash (12.81) ... 2023 U.S. Paralympic national champion in the T13 100, 200 and 400-meter dashes ... Eighth place at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo in the 400 meters (T13) ... Silver medalist at the 2021 U.S. Paralympic Trails in the 100 and 400-meter dashes (T13) ... Won gold in the 100 and 400 meters U20 competitions at the 2021 Desert Challenge ... Has visual impairment is due to optic nerve atrophy since birth leaving her with 20/300 vision in her right eye and 20/400 vision in her left eye.
2023 OUTDOOR: MVC Scholar-Athlete Team ... MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award and Honor Roll ... Placed 9th in the 100 meter dash in a time of 12.67 and 3rd in the 200 meter dash (26.07) at the Wartburg Outdoor Select ... Took seventh in the 400 meter run in a season-best time of 56.86 and sixth in the 4x400 meter relay in a time of 3:57.51 at the Fighting Illini Challenge ... Placed 14th in the 100 meter dash (12.92), and 11th place in the 200 meter dash (25.98) at the Jim Duncan Invitational ... Took second in the 400 meter in a time of 58.83 at the Meet of Champions ... Placed 4th in the 400 meter in a time of 57.09 at the Kip Janvrin Open ... Finished 23rd in the 400 meter (58.66) at Drake Relays ... Placed eighth in the 200-meter dash in a career-best time of 25.69 at the Wisconsin Alumni Classic ... Finished 12th in the 400 meter prelims (56.94) and sixth in the 4x400-meter relay (3:52.85) at the MVC Outdoor Championships ...
2023 INDOOR: Placed 12th in the 400 meter with a time of 59.58 and placed 4th in the 4x400 with a time of 3:52.35 at the Hawkeye Invitational ... Placed 3rd in the 200-meters with a time of 26.16 at the Jack Jennett Invitational ... Placed 6th in the 400-meter dash with a time of 58.31 seconds and placed 5th in the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:36.43 at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational ... Finished in 6th place in the 4x400-meter relay in a time of 3:55.02 at the Annual Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational ... Placed 2nd in the 4x400-meter relay (3:50.23) at the SDSU Indoor Classic ... Finished in 7th place with a career-best time of 25.96 in the 200-meter at the Iowa Open ... At the MVC Indoor Championships, finished in 3rd place in the 4x400-meter relay (3:46.71), and 8th place in the 400-meter (56.96).
2022 OUTDOOR: Earned all-conference honors as part of the third place 4x400 relay team at the MVC Championships ... earned MVC Scholar-Athlete honors ... placed seventh in the 100-meter dash at the Jim Duncan with a time of 12.62 and part of the winning 4x400 with a time of 3:51.69 ... earned a spot on the MVC Honor Roll for a GPA of 3.2 or higher.
2021 OUTDOOR: Stopped the clock with a personal-best time of 58.27 to place fifth in the 400 meters at the South Dakota Tune-Up (May 7) … Posted personal-bests of 12.99 in the 100 meters and 26.40 in the 200 meters at the USD Early Bird (April 3) … Member of the 4x400-meter team that placed second with a time of 3:54.10 at the Illinois State Invitational (April 30 - May 1) … Clocked a time of 59.25 in the 400 meters at the MVC Outdoor Championships (May 14-16) ... part of the 4x400 relay that placed fourth at the ISU Classic with a time of 3:52.15.
2021 INDOOR: Finished fourth in the 200 meters with a personal-best time of 26.74 and posted a personal-best of 8.29 in the 60 meters at the Wartburg Friday Night Lights Meet (Jan. 29) ...Part of the 4x400-meter relay teams that placed first at the Jack Jennett Invitational (Jan. 22) and Ted Nelson Dual (Feb. 6) … Took third in the 400 meters, stopping the clock at 1:01.05, at the Panther Invite (Jan. 9).
2020 INDOOR: Place third in the 400 meters with a time of 1:00.24 at the Hawkeye Invitational (1/10)… Competed at the Bison Team Cup (1/18)… Ran a personal best in the 200 meters with a time of 26.85 at the Jack Jennett Open (1/23)… Placed third in the 400 meters at the Cyclone Open (1/24)… Ran a personal best in the 400 meters with a time of 58.59 at the Black and Gold Premier (1/31)… Competed at the Iowa State Classic (2/14)… Placed second in the distance medley relay at the Liz Wuertz Indoor Invitational (2/22)… Competed in the 400 meters at the MVC Indoor Championship (2/29).
HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in track and cross country all four years at Solon High School... was a 4-time state qualifier in track, 3-time state qualifier in cross country, and 4-time qualifier at the Drake Relays... She was the WaMac Conference 400m Champion all four years and was named the 2019 WaMac Female Track Athlete of the Year... She holds school records in the 4x400 and 400m... She was a Drake Relays medalist in the 400m, Sprint Medley and 4x400... She is an 11-time state medalist including four medals in the 400m. She anchored the 4x400 relay to two state runner up finishes and her senior year anchored the 4x400 relay to a 3A State Championship... She was also named the recipient of the 2019 All Iowa Courage Award.
PERSONAL: Her parents are Scott and Teri Kerkhoff… Erin enjoys spending time with family and friends, and water activities like boating, tubing, and swimming… She was involved in student council, National Honor Society, choir, and the prom committee ... majoring in liberal studies.
PARALYMPIC EXPERIENCE: Competed at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships in Paris as a member of the U.S. National Team, clinching bronze in the T13 200-meter dash (25.58) and sixth in the T13 100-meter dash (12.81) ... 2023 U.S. Paralympic national champion in the T13 100, 200 and 400-meter dashes ... Eighth place at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo in the 400 meters (T13) ... Silver medalist at the 2021 U.S. Paralympic Trails in the 100 and 400-meter dashes (T13) ... Won gold in the 100 and 400 meters U20 competitions at the 2021 Desert Challenge ... Has visual impairment is due to optic nerve atrophy since birth leaving her with 20/300 vision in her right eye and 20/400 vision in her left eye.
2023 OUTDOOR: MVC Scholar-Athlete Team ... MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award and Honor Roll ... Placed 9th in the 100 meter dash in a time of 12.67 and 3rd in the 200 meter dash (26.07) at the Wartburg Outdoor Select ... Took seventh in the 400 meter run in a season-best time of 56.86 and sixth in the 4x400 meter relay in a time of 3:57.51 at the Fighting Illini Challenge ... Placed 14th in the 100 meter dash (12.92), and 11th place in the 200 meter dash (25.98) at the Jim Duncan Invitational ... Took second in the 400 meter in a time of 58.83 at the Meet of Champions ... Placed 4th in the 400 meter in a time of 57.09 at the Kip Janvrin Open ... Finished 23rd in the 400 meter (58.66) at Drake Relays ... Placed eighth in the 200-meter dash in a career-best time of 25.69 at the Wisconsin Alumni Classic ... Finished 12th in the 400 meter prelims (56.94) and sixth in the 4x400-meter relay (3:52.85) at the MVC Outdoor Championships ...
2023 INDOOR: Placed 12th in the 400 meter with a time of 59.58 and placed 4th in the 4x400 with a time of 3:52.35 at the Hawkeye Invitational ... Placed 3rd in the 200-meters with a time of 26.16 at the Jack Jennett Invitational ... Placed 6th in the 400-meter dash with a time of 58.31 seconds and placed 5th in the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:36.43 at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational ... Finished in 6th place in the 4x400-meter relay in a time of 3:55.02 at the Annual Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational ... Placed 2nd in the 4x400-meter relay (3:50.23) at the SDSU Indoor Classic ... Finished in 7th place with a career-best time of 25.96 in the 200-meter at the Iowa Open ... At the MVC Indoor Championships, finished in 3rd place in the 4x400-meter relay (3:46.71), and 8th place in the 400-meter (56.96).
2022 OUTDOOR: Earned all-conference honors as part of the third place 4x400 relay team at the MVC Championships ... earned MVC Scholar-Athlete honors ... placed seventh in the 100-meter dash at the Jim Duncan with a time of 12.62 and part of the winning 4x400 with a time of 3:51.69 ... earned a spot on the MVC Honor Roll for a GPA of 3.2 or higher.
2021 OUTDOOR: Stopped the clock with a personal-best time of 58.27 to place fifth in the 400 meters at the South Dakota Tune-Up (May 7) … Posted personal-bests of 12.99 in the 100 meters and 26.40 in the 200 meters at the USD Early Bird (April 3) … Member of the 4x400-meter team that placed second with a time of 3:54.10 at the Illinois State Invitational (April 30 - May 1) … Clocked a time of 59.25 in the 400 meters at the MVC Outdoor Championships (May 14-16) ... part of the 4x400 relay that placed fourth at the ISU Classic with a time of 3:52.15.
2021 INDOOR: Finished fourth in the 200 meters with a personal-best time of 26.74 and posted a personal-best of 8.29 in the 60 meters at the Wartburg Friday Night Lights Meet (Jan. 29) ...Part of the 4x400-meter relay teams that placed first at the Jack Jennett Invitational (Jan. 22) and Ted Nelson Dual (Feb. 6) … Took third in the 400 meters, stopping the clock at 1:01.05, at the Panther Invite (Jan. 9).
2020 INDOOR: Place third in the 400 meters with a time of 1:00.24 at the Hawkeye Invitational (1/10)… Competed at the Bison Team Cup (1/18)… Ran a personal best in the 200 meters with a time of 26.85 at the Jack Jennett Open (1/23)… Placed third in the 400 meters at the Cyclone Open (1/24)… Ran a personal best in the 400 meters with a time of 58.59 at the Black and Gold Premier (1/31)… Competed at the Iowa State Classic (2/14)… Placed second in the distance medley relay at the Liz Wuertz Indoor Invitational (2/22)… Competed in the 400 meters at the MVC Indoor Championship (2/29).
HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in track and cross country all four years at Solon High School... was a 4-time state qualifier in track, 3-time state qualifier in cross country, and 4-time qualifier at the Drake Relays... She was the WaMac Conference 400m Champion all four years and was named the 2019 WaMac Female Track Athlete of the Year... She holds school records in the 4x400 and 400m... She was a Drake Relays medalist in the 400m, Sprint Medley and 4x400... She is an 11-time state medalist including four medals in the 400m. She anchored the 4x400 relay to two state runner up finishes and her senior year anchored the 4x400 relay to a 3A State Championship... She was also named the recipient of the 2019 All Iowa Courage Award.
PERSONAL: Her parents are Scott and Teri Kerkhoff… Erin enjoys spending time with family and friends, and water activities like boating, tubing, and swimming… She was involved in student council, National Honor Society, choir, and the prom committee ... majoring in liberal studies.
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