Wichita State Athletics

Season and Career Results WSU All-Time Top 10 Lists
#10 Indoor 5000m - 14:42.00 (2016)

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All-MVC Honors
2015 Outdoor 3000m Steeplechase (Second)

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Academic Honors
2015 MVC Cross Country Scholar-Athlete 
Spring, 2015 WSU AD's Honor Roll
Fall, 2014 WSU AD's Honor Roll

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2017-18: Cross Country - Ran in four races...Placed ninth at Missouri Southern Stampede 8K with a time of 26:01.1...Ran a season best 8K (25:31.8) to finish 12th at the Rim Rock Classic. Indoor - Competed in five meets, including two top-10 finishes...Ran a season best 3000m (8:50.24) to finish seventh at the 3rd Annual Indoor Gorilla Classic. Outdoor - Ran in five meets, including four top-10 finishes...Won the Central Missouri Mule Relays 3000m steeplechase with a time of 9:47.19...Placed sixth in the 3000m steeplechase (10:10.01) at the Emporia State Relays.

2016-17:  Cross Country – Ran six races…Was 28th at the MVC Championship and 119th at the Midwest Regional…Ran a season best 25:49.00 in the 8K at the Indiana State Adidas Pre Nationals. Indoor – Ran in five races…Recorded a personal best and a second place finish in the mile with a time of 4:24.74 at the Shocker Prelude. Outdoor – Recorded four top five finishes, including a fourth place finish in the 3000 steeplechase (9:24.12) at the MVC Outdoor Championships…Finished second at the John Jacobs Invitational in the 5000m with a time of 15:16.56.


2015-16: Cross Country - Ran all six races for WSU, and won the Woody Greeno in a time of 25:29.9 in his best 8K time and finished 16th at the MVC 8K race in a time of 24:38.2. Was 75th at the Midwest Region race in a time of 31.43.5 (10K). Indoor - Was fifth in the 5000 meters at the MVC Championship (14:42.00), a career-best... Was also 17th in the 3000 meters... Ran a career-best 2:01.29 in the 800 meters at the Air Force Team Challenge...   Outdoor - Ran in eight races, including seven top ten finishes…Won the 3,000m steeplechase with a time of 9:27.00 at the Rock Chalk Classic… Finished fifth with a personal best in the 1500m (3:54.98) at the Arkansas Spring Invitational…Ran a personal best in the 3,000m steeplechase (9:15.19) at the MVC Outdoor Championships.

2014-15: Cross Country- Ran in six races with his best finish a seventh place at the K.T. Woodman after he ran a 18:46.82 in the 6K... Also ran in the MVC Championship with a 23rd place finish in 25:01.95 in the 8K... His NCAA Regional time of 32:08.9 was 124th. Outdoor- Finished second in the MVC Outdoor Championship in the 3000m Steeplechase to teammate Ugis Jocis to earn all-MVC honors with a personal best 9:16.45... Also won the steeplechase at the Rock Chalk Classic, and was third in the event at the John Jacobs Inviate and fifth at the Sacrament State Mondo.  Indoor- Ran the Mile four times in the six indoor races he ran with a personal best 4:25.13 at the Mark Colligan... Also ran the 3000 meters at the Herm Wilson (8:39.06, third) and the 5000 meters at the Prairie Wolf (15:27.97, fifth).

High School:  Larkin’s personal bests include: 5:56 in the 2K steeple chase, 4:23 in the 1,500-meter steeple chase, and a 4:23 mile run... Kyle’s accolades include: The Irish High School National Champion in the 2K steeplechase in 2013 and third in the 1500-meter steeplechase race... Also was the 2012 Irish High School cross-country champion... Was the National Schools and Clubs Cross Country champion and the national champ in the 1500m and 2000m Steeplechase ... Was also on the basketball team.

Personal: Son of Tim and Janet Larkin ... Sister, Ellen, is a seven-time national gymnastics champion ... Majoring in exercise science at WSU.