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Keara Seasholtz

Middle Distance
Position
Senior
Class
Wayne, Pa.
Hometown
Radnor High School
High School
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Keara  Seasholtz - Cross Country - Virginia Cavaliers

All-ACC
2022 Indoor:
DMR (Second Team)
2021 Outdoor:
4×400 (Second Team)

NCAA East Preliminary Round
2021: 800m
2023: 800m

TFRRS Profile (for PRs and full results)

2024 Outdoor
• Recorded a personal best for 1500m (4:31.28) to round out the top-10 finishers at the Virginia Grand Prix
• Ran 2:05.75 over 800m at Raleigh Relays
• Helped the Virginia 4x400m to a first-place finish at the Virginia Opener
• Ran the 1500m at the Virginia Opener, walking away with eighth place
• Named to the 2023-24 ACC Honor Roll

2024 Indoor 
• Participated in the 800m at the ACC Indoor Championships 
• Ran the 800m at the BU David Hemery Valentine Invitational 
• Competed in the 800m at the Doc Hale VT Elite Meet
• Had a PB in the 600m and competed in the 800m at the Penn State National Open
• Recorded runner-up finishes in the 500m and DMR at the Virginia Tech Invitational

2023 Outdoor
• Named to 2022-23 ACC Honor Roll
• Placed third in the 1500m at the Virginia Quadrangular
• Runner-up in the 800m at the Virginia Grand Prix
• Won the 800m with a PB time of 2:05.73 at the Virginia Challenge
• Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary round in the 800m

2023 Indoor 
• Helped the Cavaliers to a fourth-place finish and a school record DMR (10:55.94) at the ACC indoor championships
• Helped UVA to a 11:02.00 time and a runner-up finish at the JDL DMR Invitational
• Third in the 800m at the Doc Hale VT Elite meet
• Third in the 600m at the Penn State National Open
• Third in the 800m at the Hokie Invitational
• Won the 4x400m and DMR at the Virginia Tech Invitational

2022 Cross Country
• Competed at the Panorama Farms XC23 Invitational (10/15/22)

2022 Outdoor
• Won the 4×400 at the Virginia Open
• Helped the Hoos to an eighth-place 3:48.81
• Placed third in the 4×800 relay at Penn Relays (8:31.00)
• Helped the Cavaliers to a seventh place finish in the 4×400 at the ACC Championships
• Placed 11th in the 800 meters at the ACC Championships

2022 Indoor 
• Helped Virginia to a fifth-place finish in the 4x400m at the Virginia Tech Invitational (3:50.51)
• Competed in the 600m at the Hokie Invitational
• Helped Virginia to a fourth-place finish in the 4x400m at the Hokie Invitational (3:47.03)
• Competed in the 800m and 4x400m at the Doc Hale VT Elite meet
• Helped Virginia to a fourth-place finish in the 4x400m at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational
• Clocked 2:10.70 in the 800m at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational
• Placed fourth in the 4x400m at the ACC Indoor Championships
• Placed second in the DMR at the ACC Indoor Championships
• Placed 11th in the 800m at the ACC Indoor Championships

2021 Outdoor
• Qualified for 800m in NCAA East Preliminary Round, placing 40th
• Was 10th (2:06.30) in 800m at ACC Championships
• Helped UVA’s 4×400 relay team set school record (3:32.34) at ACCs to finish second
• Set UVA freshman record in 800m (2:06.12) at Virginia Challenge to finish sixth
• That time ranks No. 7 on UVA all-time performance list
• Ran leg in victorious 4×100 relay at UVA Opener
• Finished third in 400m (56.92) at UVA Opener
• Ran 2:07.59 in 800m at Raleigh Relays, the second-fastest time on UVA freshman list and 10th best on all-time UVA performance list
• Named to 2021 ACC Academic Honor Roll
• Named to 2021 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team

2021 Indoor
• Won 800m at Virginia Tech Invitational and 600m at Virginia Beach Invitational
• Her 600m (1:31.58) was UVA record for the event
• Runner-up in 800m at Liberty’s Darius Dixon Memorial that ranks No. 6 on UVA all-time list and third on freshman record list

2020 Cross Country
• Did not compete in the fall regular season

Background
• Won the 2020 PA state indoor title in the 800m, an event she ranked No. 13 nationally
• Placed 22nd in the 800m at the 2019 New Balance Outdoor Nationals
• 2019 New Balance Indoor Nationals qualifier in the 800m
• Runner-up in the 800m at the 2019 PA AAA State Outdoor Championships
• 2017-2019 PA Outdoor District qualifier
• Three-time indoor and outdoor All-Delaware County honors (2018-2020)
• Holds the Radnor High School record in the indoor and outdoor 800m, the indoor 400m and the outdoor mile
• Won 22 high school events over three season
• 2019 outdoor all-state honoree

Personal 
• Majoring in Environmental Thought and Practice
• Daughter of Maureen and Mark Seasholtz
• Has one sister, Norah
• Played varsity soccer at Radnor High School
• Mother, Maureen, and maternal grandfather, Jim Higgins, were track athletes at LaSalle
• Uncle competed in football and track and field at Lehigh