Kimberley May

Kimberley May

Personal information
Nationality	New Zealand
Born	(2003-05-08) 8 May 2003 (age 22)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Middle-distance running, Cross country running
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	800m: 2:03.46 (2024) 1500m: 4:04.40 (2025) Mile: 4:27.36 (2024)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing   New Zealand Summer World University Games 2025 Bochum 1500 m

Kimberley May (born 8 May 2003) is a New Zealand middle-distance and cross country runner. She was runner-up over 1500 metres at the 2024 NCAA Outdoor Championships and a bronze medalist over 1500 metres in 2025 at the FISU World University Games. ^[1]

Early and personal life

From Auckland, she competed in karate as a youngster and has the black belt in the discipline. She attended Avondale College before moving to the United States in 2021 to study at Providence College on Rhode Island where she studied sociology. ^[2]

Career

In February 2024, she ran 4:27.85 in the mile run whilst competing at in Boston, Massachusetts. ^[3] She finished third in the indoor mile at the 2024 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships on 9 March 2024, finishing behind compatriot Maia Ramsden and Billah Jepkirui of Kenya, in 4:27.36. ^[4] That June, she finished runner-up over 1500 metres to Ramsden at the 2024 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon. ^{[5] [6]} In November 2024, she finished tenth in the 2024 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships and was part of the Providence team which finished third overall. ^[7]

In June 2025, she placed sixth in the final of the 1500 metres at the 2025 NCAA Championships. In July 2025, she moved to second on the New Zealand all-time 1500 metres list, behind Ramsden, running 4:04.40 at the Internazionale Sport Solidarietà meeting in Italy. ^[8] Selected to represent New Zealand at the 2025 Summer World University Games, she was a bronze medalist over 1500 metres. ^{[9] [10]}

References

1. "Kimberley May". World Athletics. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
2. "Black belt to black singlet for Kiwi flyer". Newsroom.co.nz. 26 July 2025. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
3. "Get To Know Providence's Kimberley May – Who Stunned Herself With A 4:27 Mile". Citiusmag.com. 13 February 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
4. Johnson, Robert; Gault, Jonathan (10 March 2024). "2024 NCAA Indoors Women: Maia Ramsden & Parker Valby Dominate as Juliette Whittaker Stuns Michaela Rose". Lets Run. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
5. "NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships". World Athletics. 9 June 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
6. "Women 1500m Results - NCAA D1 Outdoor Track and Field Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 8 June 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
7. "Results - NCAA D1 Cross Country Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 23 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
8. Cowley Ross, Sarah (23 July 2025). "Kiwi runner Kimberley May shines with second-fastest 1500m time". NZ Herald. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
9. "Middle Distance Duo Complete 2025 World University Games Team". Athletics.org.nz. 3 June 2025. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
10. "FISU World University Games". World Athletics. 27 July 2025. Retrieved 27 July 2025.