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2009 Cross Country:
ACC Academic Honor Roll ... Took part in all six races on the year for the Yellow Jackets ... finished with a season best 5k time of 19:05 at the Great American Cross Country Festival... recorded a time of 23:21 at the ACC Championships... finished the NCAA South Regional Championship with a season-best 6K time of 23:16.
2008 Cross Country:
Finished in the top-five among Tech runners in three races on the season ... ran a 23:18 in the 6K at the 2008 ACC Championships ... crossed the line in 18:30 in the 5K at the Auburn Invitational.
2007 Cross Country:
Competed in five of the six races for the Jackets ... Best finish came in the UTC Invitational 2-mile with a time of 12:30, good enough for 26th place ... Finished 122nd overall in the Greater Louisville Classic 5k with a time of 19:39 ... Finished sixth among Tech runners in the ACC Championships 6k with a time of 25:17 ... Crossed the line 98th among collegiate runners at the NCAA South Region Championships 6k with a time of 24:35.
2006 Cross Country:
Entered two races for Georgia Tech ... Finished the 5K race at the Greater Louisville Classic in 20:34 ... Placed 22nd in a time of 12:26 in the two mile race at the Front Runner Invitational.
High School:
Lettered in track and cross country in four seasons under coach Andrew Hudson ... Elected team captain for cross country and track ... Helped guide team to consecutive 5A state cross country championships in junior and senior seasons ... Earned All-Gwinnett County honors as a junior and senior ... Ran a leg of the record-setting 4x1600-meter relay team ... National Honor Society and French National Honor Society ... Beta club and orchestra member.
Personal: Born Veronica Rose Kinard on Sept. 29, 1986, in Snellville, Ga. ... Parents are Michael and Melissa Kinard ... Older sister, Janet, and brother, Isaac, graduated from Tech ... Janet participated on the Georgia Tech crew club team (1993-97) and sister Rachel participated on Auburn's crew club team (1994-96) ... Enjoys playing the violin and spending time with friends and family ... Majoring in applied mathematics.
