2024-25 Women's Track & Field Roster

Mark Moore
Mark Moore

Kylie Finger

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Oconomowoc, Wis.
  • Highschool Oconomowoc
  • Instagram kyliefinger

Biography

Honors: Five-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree
 
 Personal Bests
Indoor Track  Outdoor Track  Cross Country
 Mile  4:44.61  2/24/25  800 meters  2:13.54  4/11/24  5K  18:26.5 10/21/22
 3000 meters  9:24.18  2/9/24  1500 meters  4:18.80  5/2/25  6K 20:29.3 11/1/24

TFRRS Profile

2025 Outdoor Track:
Finished in 41st in the 1500 meters at the NCAA West First Round, covering the distance in 4:29.55 (May 29)... Placed 29th in the 1500 meters trials at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships with a time of 4:32.93 (May 18)... Earned a first-place finish at the Badger Challenge in the 1500 meters, turning in a personal best time of 4:18.80 (May 2)... Finished in 20th at the Penn Relays in the 1500 meters with a time of 4:19.95, while also being a part of the third-quickest 4x1500 meter relay in school history, covering the distance in 17:26.83 (Apr. 26)... Placed third in her heat of the 1500 meters at the Bryan Clay Invitational, turning in a time of 4:21.39 (Apr. 18)... Finished in ninth at the Stanford Invite in her section of the 1500 meters, covering the distance in 4:23.40 (Apr. 4).

2025 Indoor Track: Notched a personal best in the mile, placing sixth with a time of 4:44.61 at the Alex Wilson Invite (Feb. 22)... Earned a fourth-place finish at the DePaul Invite in the mile, turning in a time of 4:48.42 (Feb. 8)... Finished in 11th in the mile at the Meyo Invite, turning in a time of 4:46.80 (Feb. 1)... Won the mile at the Fighting Illini Invite with a time of 4:54.23, while completing the 1000 meters in 2:56.05, placing third (Jan. 25)... Made her season debut with a 12th-place finish in the mile, turning in a time of 4:57.91. Also competed in the 3000 meters, completing the 3K in 10:03.12 (Jan. 18).  

2024 Cross Country: Finished in 77th at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional, completing her 6K in 21:00.3 (Nov. 15)... Placed 64th at the Big Ten Championships with a 6K time of 20:29.3 (Nov. 1)... Finished in 43rd at the Sean Earl Lakefront Invitational, covering the 6K course in 20:39.8, a personal best (Oct. 4)... Placed 125th at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational, running her 6K in 21:41.1 (Sept. 27)... Finished 25th at the Big Ten Preview, covering the 6K course in 21:20.2 (Sept. 13).

2024 Outdoor Track: finished 39th in the 1500 meters with a time of 4:29.99 at the 2023 NCAA West Preliminary Round (May 23)... finished ninth in the 1500 meters crossing in 4:24.84 at the 2024 Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 12)... won the 1500 meters crossing in 4:21.09 at the Badger Challenge (May 3)... finished 18th in the 1500 meters crossing in 4:21.75 at the Penn Relays (April 25)... finished 97th in the 800 meters crossing in 2:13.54 at the Bryan Clay Invitational (April 12)

2024 Indoor Track: finished 15th in the 3000 meters crossing in 9:32.81 at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 23)...  competed in the 3000 meters finishing eighth in 9:24.18 and finished fourth in the mile in 4:45.99 at the Badgers Windy City Invitational (Feb. 9-10)... finished ninth in the 800 meters in 2:14.01 and 12th in the mile crossing in 4:45.70 at the Michigan Invitational (Jan. 27)... finished fifth in the 3000 meters crossing in 9:27.93 and 10th in the 800 meter premier race in 2:15.87 at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational (Jan. 19-20)

2023 Cross Country: Placed 211th overall at the 2023 NCAA Championships (Nov. 18), covering the course in 21:41.5 (6K)... Earned All-Region honors after placing 16th at the Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 10), covering the course in 20:51.6 (6K)...Finished 21st overall at the 2023 Big Ten Championships (Oct. 27), covering the 6K course in 21:46.4... Placed 11th in the B race at the 2023 Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational presented by Under Armour (Oct. 13), covering the course in 21:53.1 (6K)... competed in the Tom Cooney Championship race at the Sean Earl Lakefront Invitational (Sept. 29) finishing 49th overall covering the 6K course in 20:56.1... finished 14th overall at the Badger Classic (Sept. 9), covering the 5.2K course in 18:33.0

2023 Outdoor: Finished 12th in the 1,500 meters with a time of 4:35.76 at the Stanford Invitational (March 31)... finished 18th in the 1,500 meters with a personal best time of 4:23.29 at the Penn relays (April 27)... won the 1500 meters in 4:52.69 at the Wisconsin Alumni Classic (May 5)

2023 Indoor Track: Placed second in the mile crossing in 4:56.82 at the Wisconsin Badgers Midwest Invite (Jan. 14)... came in sixth in the mile crossing in 4:50.29 at the Larry Wieczorek Invite (Jan.20-21) ... finished fifth in the mile in 4:51.28, and won the DMR in 11:28.21 at the 2023 Indiana University Relays (Jan.27-28) ... placed third in the mile running a personal best 4:45.44 at the Wisconsin Badgers Windy City Invite (Feb.10-11)... finished seventh in the DMR with a time of 11:25.89 at the Big Ten Championships (Feb.24-25)

2022 Cross Country: Finished ninth at the Badger Open (Sept. 8) covering the 5K course in 17:04.7 ... placed 30th at the Loyola Lakefront Invitational finishing the course in 22:39.1 (6K) ... placed 77th overall in the B race at the Nuttycombe Invitational (Oct. 14), covering the course in 22:21.2 (6K) ... finished 7th at the Illinois Open (Oct. 22) running the course in 18:26.5 (5K)

2022 Indoor Track: Finished eighth in the 800 meters with a time of 2:17.01 at the Badgers B1G Midwest Invite (Jan.15)

2021 Cross Country: Did not compete

High school: Earned all-state in the 800 meters, finishing sixth, and 1600 meters, placing fifth ... also finished 14th in the 3200 meters ... won conference titles in the 800 meters, 1600 meters and cross country ... two-time state qualifier in cross country, finishing 14th as a senior and 36th as a junior ... earned second-team all-state in cross country as a senior ... set school records in the 800 meters, 1600 meters, 3200 meters and cross country ... coached by Catherine Hayes ... four-year scholar-athlete and four-year high honor role student ... graduated in the top 2% of her class ... WIAA Scholar-Athlete ... won the Kiwanis Science Hall Award ... member of the National Honor Society, National English Honor Society, National Science Honor Society, National Math Honor Society, and Chinese National Honor Society

Personal: Parents are Andrea Finger and Matthew Finger ... has one brother, Kaden (16) ... mother and father both competed in track and cross country at UW-Milwaukee ... born May 19 ... intends on majoring in biology

Why Wisconsin?

"I choose Wisconsin because of its commitment to academic and athletic excellence, its extensive science programs, and beautiful city."

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

    Middle Distance
  • 2022-23Sophomore

    Middle Distance
  • 2023-24Junior

    Middle Distance
  • 2024-25Senior

    Middle Distance