Honors & Awards

• Bradley AD Honor Roll (Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012)

Career-best times
3 Mile: 18:46 (9/9/11)
5K: 18:32.01 (11/2/12)
6K: 22:39 (10/12/12)

Track & Field Career Bests

2011-12 (Freshman)
Turned in a season-best 5K time at the MVC Championship, finishing 45th with a time of 19:21 ... Clocked a season-best 6K time of 23:23.47 at the Bradley Classic.  Ran three 5K's finishing within four seconds of her season-best 19:21 in each of the three 5K events ... Posted the fastest indoor mile time on the squad (5:02.25), which ranks seventh in school history ... Also clocked the 10th best indoor 600 meter time and was part of the school-record setting 4x800 meter relay team during the indoor season ... Was second on the team with an outdoor 800 meter time of 2:14.93 for the seventh best time in school history ... Also part of school-record setting outdoor relay teams in the 4x800 meters and 4x1600 meters. 

High School
A four-time letterwinner in both cross country and track ... Holds the Munster High School record in the 5K and 800 meters ... Was sectional champ in the 800 and 1,600 meters as a senior ... Four-time all-conference performer in cross country ... Placed in the top 20 in the state in the 800 meters each of final three prep seasons.

Personal
The daughter of Brian and Kathleen Specht, Kyela was born in Palos, Ill. ... Has two siblings: Matthew (16) and Peyton (9) ... Majoring in civil engineering.