Nicholls State University

2008 Cross Country (Sophomore): Posted her best time and finish of the season at the season-opening Southern Miss Invitational by placing 13th with a time of 22:52.73 ... Finished 31st with a time of 27:18.68 at the Watson Ford Invitational ... Clocked in at 27:12 at the 2008 SLc Championships. 2009 Outdoor (Sophomore): Set the school record with a seventh-place performance and a time of 11:56.67 in the 3K steeplechase at the SLC Championships ... Helped the Colonel 4x800 m relay team to a school-record time of 9:37.45 at the 2009 Kansas Relays.

2007-08 (Redshirt freshman): Posted a time of 14:50.07 in the 3K steeplechase, the fourth-best mark in school history, during the outdoor season.

2006-07 (Freshman): Red-shirted for the Colonels.

Prior to Nicholls -

At St. Michael[apos]s HS: Four-year letterwinner in cross country ... Led team to the Parish and State Championships in 2004 and 2005 ... 2005 District Champions ... Named First-Team All-Parish ... First-Team All-Metro ... First-Team All-State ... Finished fifth in the state ... Named team captain ... Two-year letterwinner in track and field ... Led team to a district championship ... Named to the all-district team ... Finished first in the district in the 300-meter hurdles ... Second in the 1600 and 4X400-meter relays ... Member of Peer Ministry, Peer Leader and the FCA.

Personal: Full name is Katherine Marie Whisnant ... Nickname is Kadi ... Born on May 14, 1988 ... Daughter of Tim and Sandra Whisnant ... Two brothers, Richard and Stephen, and one sister, Sarah ... Grandfather, Phil Petras, played baseball at Northwestern State... Majoring in Family & Consumer Science.