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Keelah Barger
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Flagstaff, Ariz.
- High School:
- Northland Preparatory Academy
- Prev School:
- Arizona
- Major:
- Master's in Molecular, Cellular & Evolutionary Biology
Bio
TFRRS Bio
Personal Bests:
4K (XC): 15:14.7
5K (XC): 17:24.6
6K (XC): 19:48.1
Mile (Indoor): 5:08.15
3000 (Indoor): 9:26.19
5000 (Indoor): 16:08.51
1500 (Outdoor): 4:25.38
3000 (Outdoor): 10:11.25
5000 (Outdoor): 16:10.66
Academic Honors:
2023 USTFCCCA Track All-Academic
2023 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2023 Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll
2022 USTFCCCA Cross Country All-Academic
2022 Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
2022 USTFCCCAÂ Track All-Academic
2021 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2020 Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
2020 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2019 Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
Athletic Honors:
2022 USTFCCCA Cross Country All-Region (Mountain)
School Records:
1st all-time with 4x1600m relay team outdoors (19:11.37)
4th all-time in 5000m indoors (16:08.51)
4th all-time in 5000m outdoors (16:10.66)
10th all-time in 3000m indoors (9:26.19)
2023 Outdoor Track:
• Missed final season of her career due to injury
2022-23 Indoor Track:
• Saw action in a pair of indoor races
• Opened the early season competing at the Sharon Colyear Danville Season Opener with a 5000m mark of 16:12.28
• Ran the fourth-fastest time at Utah with a mark of 16:08.51 at the Husky Classic
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2022 Cross Country:
• Kicked off the 2022 season with a fourth-place time of 20:46.5 to help Utah claim the Roy Griak Invitational crown
• Was Utah’s third scorer at a competitive Nuttycombe Invitational while the team finished eighth
• Ran a 6k PR time of 19:48.1 to help Utah take second – tying for its best finish at the Pac-12 Championships
• Helped Utah take second for its best finish ever at the NCAA Mountain Regionals and earn an AQ bid to the championships as the team’s fourth scorer with a time of 20:35.3 – good for 17th-overall
• Was Utah’s third scorer at the NCAA Championships with a run of 20:30.3 and helped the Utes post their best finish ever in program history (12th)
2022 Outdoor Track:
• Ran a PR time of 4:25.38 at the Trojan Invitational in the 1500m
• Set a new PR in the 5000m with a 16:33.04 mark at the Stanford Invitational
• Bested her previous 5000m PR at the Bryan Clay Invitational with victory in her section at 16:10.66, placing her 8th all-time at Utah
• Member of the 4x1600m relay team at Drake Relays that broke the school record with a time of 19:11.37 to go with a second-place finish
• Qualified for the NCAA West Regionals in the 5000m, finishing with a time of 17:12.57
2021-22 Indoor Track:
• Competed in three meets during the indoor season with a pair of top-20 finishes
• Opened the year with a 9:37.41 in the 3000m at the UW Invitational
• Posted a PR time of 9:26.19 in the 3000m race at the Pac-12 Invitational, which is good for ninth all-time at Utah
2021 Cross Country:
• Took 24th in her Utah debut with a time of 20:34.0 while Utah captured the Dellinger Invitational title
• Registered a mark of 21:02.1 in the 6k against a loaded field at the FSU Invite/Pre-Nationals meet
• Helped guide Utah to its best finish at the Pac-12 Championships (second) and posted a time of 21:11.0 for 16th-place overall
• Came in 30th at the NCAA Regionals with a mark of 21:10.4 to help lead the Utes to a fifth-place finish
2021 Outdoor Track (Arizona):
• Saw action in six meets with four top-5 finishes – including one victory
• Finished in eighth at the GCU Antelope Invitational with a mark of 17:36.10 in the 1500m
• Set a new PR in the 1500m in the Jim Click Shootout with a time of 4:31.75 for fourth
• Took second in the 5000m (16:52.60) at the West Coast Classic hosted by Oregon
• Won the 5000m (17:08.81) at home in the Desert Heat Classic
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2020-21 Indoor Track (Arizona):
• Did not compete
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2020 Cross Country (Arizona):
• Competed in all three events in the shortened COVID-19 season
• Opened the season winning the Arizona Invitational 6k (21:41.3)
• Followed up with a victory in the 6k at the Dave Murray Invite with a time of 21:34.3
• Finished the shortened season with her best finish at the Pac-12 Championships with a PR of time of 20:01.0 and 15th-place finish
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2020 Outdoor Track (Arizona):
• Season was cancelled due to COVID-19 Pandemic
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2019-20 Indoor Track (Arizona):
• Ran in four meets with a top-10 finish and two other top-20 finishes
• Posted an eighth-place finish at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational to start the season
• Posted a PR time of 16:54.84 in the 5k at the Husky Classic
• Ran a new PR time of 9:40.99 for 15th-place at the MPSF Championships in the 5k and followed with a 19th-place finish in the 5k (16:58.82)
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2019 Cross Country (Arizona):
• Ran in six races as a sophomore with a pair of top-10 finishes
• Opened the season with a second-place finish in the 2.7 mile Cactus Open
• Recorded a new PR in the 5k at a stacked Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational
• Came in 36 at the Pac-12 Championships
• Took 46th at the NCAA West Regionals with a time of 20:57.5
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2019 Outdoor Track (Arizona):
• Ran in four events her first outdoor season with top-5 finishes at each meet
• Opened her season with a second-place finish in the 5k (17.52.68) at the Willie Williams Classic
• Came in fourth at the Aztec Invitational in the 5k (17:43.84)
• Took third in the 3k (10:11.25) at the Jim Click Shootout
• Closed out the season in fourth at the Mt. SAC Relays in the 5k with a season-best time of 17:07.50
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2018-19 Indoor Track (Arizona):
• Saw action in three meets with a pair of top-10 finishes
• Opened the season with a second-place finish in the mile (5:08.15) at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational
• Took seventh in the mile (5:10.57) at the Texas Tech Shootout
• Competed in the 3000m (9:59.57) in her first MPSF Championships
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2018 Cross Country (Arizona):
• Competed in five events as a freshman
• Took fourth in her first collegiate race, running a 16:02.6 in the 2.6 mile race
• Followed with a 10th-place finish at the Dave Murray Invitational 4k race (15:14.7)
• Posted a mark of 22:13.1 in her first 6k at the Pac-12 Championships
• Ran in the NCAA West Regionals with a time of 22:04.1, her fastest 6k time that year
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High School:
• Attended Northland Preparatory Academy
• Holds the school 1600m record and member of the 4x400m relay team that ran the fastest time
• Was an Arizona State Champion in the 1600m race her senior year (2018)
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Personal:
• Parents are Laurie Dickson (PhD, Utah ’94) and Steven Barger (PhD, Utah ’95)
• Both parents are professors at NAU
• Has a younger brother, Jackson Barger
• Earned her bachelor’s in biochemistry with a minor in public health from the University of Arizona in the spring of 2021
• Currently working on her masters of science and technology with an emphasis in biology
Personal Bests:
4K (XC): 15:14.7
5K (XC): 17:24.6
6K (XC): 19:48.1
Mile (Indoor): 5:08.15
3000 (Indoor): 9:26.19
5000 (Indoor): 16:08.51
1500 (Outdoor): 4:25.38
3000 (Outdoor): 10:11.25
5000 (Outdoor): 16:10.66
Academic Honors:
2023 USTFCCCA Track All-Academic
2023 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2023 Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll
2022 USTFCCCA Cross Country All-Academic
2022 Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
2022 USTFCCCAÂ Track All-Academic
2021 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2020 Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
2020 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2019 Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
Athletic Honors:
2022 USTFCCCA Cross Country All-Region (Mountain)
School Records:
1st all-time with 4x1600m relay team outdoors (19:11.37)
4th all-time in 5000m indoors (16:08.51)
4th all-time in 5000m outdoors (16:10.66)
10th all-time in 3000m indoors (9:26.19)
2023 Outdoor Track:
• Missed final season of her career due to injury
2022-23 Indoor Track:
• Saw action in a pair of indoor races
• Opened the early season competing at the Sharon Colyear Danville Season Opener with a 5000m mark of 16:12.28
• Ran the fourth-fastest time at Utah with a mark of 16:08.51 at the Husky Classic
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2022 Cross Country:
• Kicked off the 2022 season with a fourth-place time of 20:46.5 to help Utah claim the Roy Griak Invitational crown
• Was Utah’s third scorer at a competitive Nuttycombe Invitational while the team finished eighth
• Ran a 6k PR time of 19:48.1 to help Utah take second – tying for its best finish at the Pac-12 Championships
• Helped Utah take second for its best finish ever at the NCAA Mountain Regionals and earn an AQ bid to the championships as the team’s fourth scorer with a time of 20:35.3 – good for 17th-overall
• Was Utah’s third scorer at the NCAA Championships with a run of 20:30.3 and helped the Utes post their best finish ever in program history (12th)
2022 Outdoor Track:
• Ran a PR time of 4:25.38 at the Trojan Invitational in the 1500m
• Set a new PR in the 5000m with a 16:33.04 mark at the Stanford Invitational
• Bested her previous 5000m PR at the Bryan Clay Invitational with victory in her section at 16:10.66, placing her 8th all-time at Utah
• Member of the 4x1600m relay team at Drake Relays that broke the school record with a time of 19:11.37 to go with a second-place finish
• Qualified for the NCAA West Regionals in the 5000m, finishing with a time of 17:12.57
2021-22 Indoor Track:
• Competed in three meets during the indoor season with a pair of top-20 finishes
• Opened the year with a 9:37.41 in the 3000m at the UW Invitational
• Posted a PR time of 9:26.19 in the 3000m race at the Pac-12 Invitational, which is good for ninth all-time at Utah
2021 Cross Country:
• Took 24th in her Utah debut with a time of 20:34.0 while Utah captured the Dellinger Invitational title
• Registered a mark of 21:02.1 in the 6k against a loaded field at the FSU Invite/Pre-Nationals meet
• Helped guide Utah to its best finish at the Pac-12 Championships (second) and posted a time of 21:11.0 for 16th-place overall
• Came in 30th at the NCAA Regionals with a mark of 21:10.4 to help lead the Utes to a fifth-place finish
2021 Outdoor Track (Arizona):
• Saw action in six meets with four top-5 finishes – including one victory
• Finished in eighth at the GCU Antelope Invitational with a mark of 17:36.10 in the 1500m
• Set a new PR in the 1500m in the Jim Click Shootout with a time of 4:31.75 for fourth
• Took second in the 5000m (16:52.60) at the West Coast Classic hosted by Oregon
• Won the 5000m (17:08.81) at home in the Desert Heat Classic
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2020-21 Indoor Track (Arizona):
• Did not compete
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2020 Cross Country (Arizona):
• Competed in all three events in the shortened COVID-19 season
• Opened the season winning the Arizona Invitational 6k (21:41.3)
• Followed up with a victory in the 6k at the Dave Murray Invite with a time of 21:34.3
• Finished the shortened season with her best finish at the Pac-12 Championships with a PR of time of 20:01.0 and 15th-place finish
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2020 Outdoor Track (Arizona):
• Season was cancelled due to COVID-19 Pandemic
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2019-20 Indoor Track (Arizona):
• Ran in four meets with a top-10 finish and two other top-20 finishes
• Posted an eighth-place finish at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational to start the season
• Posted a PR time of 16:54.84 in the 5k at the Husky Classic
• Ran a new PR time of 9:40.99 for 15th-place at the MPSF Championships in the 5k and followed with a 19th-place finish in the 5k (16:58.82)
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2019 Cross Country (Arizona):
• Ran in six races as a sophomore with a pair of top-10 finishes
• Opened the season with a second-place finish in the 2.7 mile Cactus Open
• Recorded a new PR in the 5k at a stacked Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational
• Came in 36 at the Pac-12 Championships
• Took 46th at the NCAA West Regionals with a time of 20:57.5
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2019 Outdoor Track (Arizona):
• Ran in four events her first outdoor season with top-5 finishes at each meet
• Opened her season with a second-place finish in the 5k (17.52.68) at the Willie Williams Classic
• Came in fourth at the Aztec Invitational in the 5k (17:43.84)
• Took third in the 3k (10:11.25) at the Jim Click Shootout
• Closed out the season in fourth at the Mt. SAC Relays in the 5k with a season-best time of 17:07.50
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2018-19 Indoor Track (Arizona):
• Saw action in three meets with a pair of top-10 finishes
• Opened the season with a second-place finish in the mile (5:08.15) at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational
• Took seventh in the mile (5:10.57) at the Texas Tech Shootout
• Competed in the 3000m (9:59.57) in her first MPSF Championships
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2018 Cross Country (Arizona):
• Competed in five events as a freshman
• Took fourth in her first collegiate race, running a 16:02.6 in the 2.6 mile race
• Followed with a 10th-place finish at the Dave Murray Invitational 4k race (15:14.7)
• Posted a mark of 22:13.1 in her first 6k at the Pac-12 Championships
• Ran in the NCAA West Regionals with a time of 22:04.1, her fastest 6k time that year
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High School:
• Attended Northland Preparatory Academy
• Holds the school 1600m record and member of the 4x400m relay team that ran the fastest time
• Was an Arizona State Champion in the 1600m race her senior year (2018)
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Personal:
• Parents are Laurie Dickson (PhD, Utah ’94) and Steven Barger (PhD, Utah ’95)
• Both parents are professors at NAU
• Has a younger brother, Jackson Barger
• Earned her bachelor’s in biochemistry with a minor in public health from the University of Arizona in the spring of 2021
• Currently working on her masters of science and technology with an emphasis in biology
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