At Eastern: Two-year letterwinner in cross country who also lettered with the indoor and outdoor track programs in 2011/12... competed in all six cross country races in 2012 and was the team's fifth scoring runner in the Little East/New England Alliance Championships... in 2011/12, competed in the 1000, mile and 3000 indoors and the 1500 and 3000 outdoors...outdoors in 2012, PR'd in the LEC/NEA meet with a time of 5:33.56 in the 1500... member of the LEC Academic Honor Roll in the fall of 2012 in her first season of eligibility...
High School: Ran four years of cross country and outdoor track...achieved all-conference status in cross country four times, team MVP as a junior and senior and Most Improved Runner as a freshman and sophomore...in track, team MVP as a senior and Coaches' Award recipient as a junior... helped cross country team to a conference championship... recipient of a CIAC Scholar-Athlete Award...
PERSONAL: born Kelly M. Labanara June 18, 1993…Parents: Diane and Lou… Sibling: Katie (sister)…Major: Accounting …Career Plans: CPA… Residence: Chaplin, CT...
KELLY... REVEALED
Favorite aspect of Eastern: Athletics
One thing I would change about Eastern: Parking
Favorite aspect of my sport: My teammates
Personal goal for the season: Keep improving, breaking personal records and make All-Conference
Pre-game ritual: Pasta dinner
Favorite sport other than my own: Basketball
My favorite moment playing sports: Breaking personal records
My most disappointed moment playing sports: Having a bad race
Biggest rival: Bridgewater State’s #1 runner
Favorite professional or amateur team: Boston Celtics
Favorite movie quote: “Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.”-Forrest Gump
Favorite athlete: Ray Allen
Words to live by: Never give up
If I could describe myself in one word, it would be: Hardworking
Favorite subject in school: Math
Closest brush with greatness: Sandy Hook 5k overall win
Favorite smell: Flowers
If I could travel anywhere in the world, it would be to: Italy
What I will take away from my college experience: The experience I have gained through participating in four years of cross country and track.
If I could change one thing in the world, it would be: End gun violence
INDOOR | | | |
800m | | | |
| Date | Meet | Time | Finish |
| 2012/13 | | |
| January 26 | Springfield | 2:47.44# | 18th (21) |
| February 2 | Springfield | 2:47.89 | 15th (21) |
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MILE | | | |
2014/15 | | | |
| January 17 | Coast Guard | 5:49.18 | 2nd (14) |
| February 7 | Boston U. | 5:42.78 | 28th (35) |
2013/14 | | | |
| January 25 | Springfield | 5:49.84 | 12th (29) |
February 7 | Boston U. | 5:40.08# | 151st (168) |
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2012/13 | | | |
December 8 | Yale | 6:14.64 | 7th (10) |
| January 19 | Coast Guard | 6:18.16 | 4th (6) |
| January 26 | Springfield | 6:07.77 | 33rd (42) |
| February 2 | Springfield | 6:09.53 | 9th (16) |
| February 10 | NE Alliance | 6:04.32 | 15th (18) |
| | LEC | | 9th (10) |
| 2011/12 | | |
| December 10 | Harvard | 6:16.37 | 24th (30) |
| January 21 | Wesleyan | 6:26.19 | 18th (21) |
| January 28 | Coast Guard | 6:29.74 | 5th (6) |
| February 11 | NE Alliance | 6:44.89 | 22nd (22) |
| | LEC | | 12th (12) |
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| 3000m | | | |
| 2014/15 | | | |
| January 10 | Yale | 11:26.11 | 21st (34) |
| January 31 | Springfield | 11:19.78# | 9th (18) |
| February 14 | LEC | 11:26.96 | 5th (10) |
| | NE Alliance | | 9th (28) |
| 2012/13 | | | |
December 1 | UMass Boston | 12:42.77 | 12th (13) |
| 2011/12 | | | |
| December 3 | Springfield | 12:52.23 | 14th (14) |
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| 5000m | | | |
| 2014/15 | | | |
| January 24 | Springfield | 19:57 | 2nd (10) |
| February 14 | LEC | 20:13.27 | 5th (8) |
| | NE Alliance | | 8th (15) |
| 2013/14 | | | |
| December 7 | UMass Boston | 20:17.76 | 11th (23) |
| February 1 | Springfield | 19:57.74 | 7th (16) |
| February 15 | LEC | 19:52.72# | 5th (13) |
| | NE Alliance | | 6th (22) |
| #-Personal best |
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| Date | Meet | Time | Finish |
| 3000m | | | |
| 2012 | | | |
| April 7 | Wesleyan | 12:28.85# | 11th (13) |
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| 1500m | | | |
| 2013 | | | |
| March 30 | Coast Guard | 5:31.15 | 20th (28) |
| April 6 | UMD | 5:33.53 | 9th (17) |
| April 14 | ECSU | 5:29.35 | 6th (11) |
| April 20 | Springfield | 5:34.03 | 13th (19) |
| April 27 | NE Alliance | 5:27.73 | 17th |
| | LEC | | 9th |
| 2012 | | | |
| March 24 | Westfield | 5:45.06 | 33rd (35) |
March 31 | Coast Guard | 5:56.39 | 24th (24) |
| April 13 | ECSU | 5:47.73 | 2nd (2) |
| April 21 | Springfield | 5:49.82 | 22nd(23) |
| April 28 | NE Alliance | 5:33.56 | 16th (23) |
| | LEC | | 8th (9) |
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| 5000m | | | |
| 2015 | | | |
| March 28 | Coast Guard | 19:50.00 | 15th (29) |
| April 11 | Westfield | 20:09.70 | 3rd (7) |
| April 25 | LEC | 19:36.48 | 3rd (9) |
| | NE Alliance | | 6th (18) |
| 2014 | | | |
| March 29 | Coast Guard | 19:52.00 | 14th (24) |
| April 11 | ECSU | 19:27.43 | 1st (9) |
| #-Personal best | | | |
| 800m | | | |
| 2015 | | | |
| April 4 | UMass Dart | 2:49.31 | 27th (33) |
| 2014 | | | |
| April 5 | UMass Dart | 2:41.72# | 26th (50) |
| 2013 | | | |
| April 6 | UMass Dart | 2:53.43 | 21st (24) |
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| 1500m | (See above for previous years) | | |
| 2015 | | | |
| April 4 | UM Dart | 5:24.95 | 8th (24) |
| April 25 | LEC | 5:09.83# | 7th (11) |
| | NE Alliance | | 10th (26) |
| 2014 | | | |
| April 5 | UMass Dart | 5:17.08 | 10th (48) |
| April 19 | Springfield | 5:12.46 | 3rd (27) |
| | #-Personal best | | |
| 3000m | | | |
| 2015 | | | |
| April 17 | ECSU | 11:11.34# | 3rd (8) |
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| 5,000m | | | |
| 2014, Cont.) | | | |
| April 27 | LEC | 19:19.65# | 4th (11) |
| | NE Alliance | | 5th (26) |
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KELLY... REVEALED
Favorite aspect of Eastern: Athletics
One thing I would change about Eastern: Parking
Favorite aspect of my sport: My teammates
Personal goal for the season: Keep improving, breaking personal records and make All-Conference
Pre-game ritual: Pasta dinner
Favorite sport other than my own: Basketball
My favorite moment playing sports: Breaking personal records
My most disappointed moment playing sports: Having a bad race
Biggest rival: Bridgewater State’s #1 runner
Favorite professional or amateur team: Boston Celtics
Favorite movie quote: “Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.”-Forrest Gump
Favorite athlete: Ray Allen
Words to live by: Never give up
If I could describe myself in one word, it would be: Hardworking
Favorite subject in school: Math
Closest brush with greatness: Sandy Hook 5k overall win
Favorite smell: Flowers
If I could travel anywhere in the world, it would be to: Italy
What I will take away from my college experience: The experience I have gained through participating in four years of cross country and track.
If I could change one thing in the world, it would be: End gun violence
