Ryann Krais

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Ryann Krais
2010 Thorpe Cup 15.jpg
Krais in 2010
Personal information
Full nameRyann Krais Hierholzer
Born (1990-03-21) March 21, 1990 (age 33)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Website altis.world/athletes/ryann-krais-hierholzer/
Sport
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Heptathlon
ClubALTIS World
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 200 m: 24.41
    (Des Moines, June 2011)
  • 800 m: 2:08.96
    (Eugene, June 2011)
  • 100 m hurdles: 13.50
    (Columbia, April 2008)
  • 400 m hurdles: 55.68
    (Des Moines, June 2011)
  • High jump: 1.78
    (Des Moines, June 2011)
  • Long jump: 5.99
    (Eugene, June 2011)
  • Shot put: 12.21
    (Eugene, June 2011)
  • Javelin: 40.75
    (Marburg, August 2010)
  • Heptathlon: 6030
    (Eugene, June 2011)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Flag of the United States.svg  United States
World Youth Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Ostrava Medley relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2007 Ostrava400 m hurdles
Pan American Junior Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Port-of-Spain Heptathlon

Ryann Krais (born March 21, 1990) is an American athlete. She is a gold and bronze medalist from the 2007 World Youth Championships.

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Early life and education

Ryann Krais was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on March 21, 1990, the daughter of John and Janelle Krais. Her father is an engineer and her mother is a Lutheran pastor. She has two siblings, one brother (J.J. Krais) and one sister (Julie Krais). She is a 2008 graduate of Methacton High School in Norristown, Pennsylvania, where she was a nine-time outdoor state champion and a five-time indoor state champion. [1]

Krais graduated from Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas, in 2012. [2]

Career

Ryann finished 12th 2014 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships scoring 5549 points. [3]

Krais finished 4th 2013 USATF Senior Women's Heptathlon scoring 5957 points. [4] [5] [6]

Krais finished 7th in the 2012 Olympic Trials. [7] [8]

Krais is the 2011 NCAA champion in the Heptathlon, and also placed third in the 400 hurdles. She is a seven-time collegiate All-American, and four-time conference champion. At the 2011 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, Krais finished second in the heptathlon with a points total of 6030, finishing behind Sharon Day. She has also been recognized for her academic accomplishments as well.

Krais is a two time US Junior champion in the Heptathlon in 2008 and 2009.

At the 2009 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships, Krais won a silver medal in the heptathlon, finishing behind Vanessa Spinola of Brazil. [9]

A year later, at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics in Bydgoszcz, Krais placed 9th in the heptathlon with 5457 points. [10] Krais then went on to compete at the 2008 Olympic Trials in the 400 m hurdles. However, she did not advance past the heats. [11]

At the 2007 World Youth Championships in Athletics in Ostrava, Krais was a member of the gold medal winning medley team. [12] [13] She also won a bronze medal in the 400 m hurdles. [14]

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