Bradley University Athletics

Honors & Awards

• NCAA Preliminary Participant (2015 Outdoor - 800 Meters)
• MVC Scholar-Athlete: 2015 (Outdoor 800) 2014 (Indoor DMR & Outdoor 800)
• USTFCCCA All-Academic Award: 2015 (Track)
• MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award (2015 & 2014)
• MVC Honor Roll (2015 & 2014)
• Bradley AD Honor Roll (Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014 & Spring 2015)

Career-Best times
4K: 16.01 (8/29/14)
3 Mile: 18:04.6 (9/12/14)
5K: 18:32.01 (11/2/12)
6K: 22:39 (10/12/12)

Track & Field Career Bests

2014-15 (Senior): Saw action in four meets during the cross country season, wrapping up her season in mid-October at the Bradley Classic … Owned the second-best 600 meter time on the squad during the indoor season and second-fastest 800 meters … Finished ninth in the 800 meters at the MVC Indoor Championship, missing a spot in the final be less than one-tenth of a second … Her indoor 600 meter time of 1:36.30 was best at Bradley since 2003 and third all-time … Ended her collegiate career on a high note, running in the 800 meters at the NCAA West Preliminary … Posted top time in the prelims of the 800 meters at the MVC Outdoor Championship and went on to finish fourth overall … Clocked second-best 800 meter time in school history (2:09.11) at the Drake Relays … Turned in four of the top-20 performances in program history in the outdoor 800 meters during her final year ... Earned MVC Scholar-Athlete honors in track.

2013-14 (Junior): Finished fourth in the 800 meters at the Valley’s Outdoor Championship and career-best time of 2:10.99 is fourth all-time at Bradley … Clocked the fifth-best 400 meter time during the spring … Ran in the 600 meters, 800 meters and mile during the indoor season  … Her team-best indoor 600 meter time of 1:37.42 ranks third in school history … Part of a school-record setting distance medley relay team … Part of school record 4x400 meter relay squad

2012-13 (Sophomore): Clocked career-best 5K and 6K times during the cross country season, ending the year with a 5K time of 18:32.01 at the Huskie Open ... Finished fourth in the 800 meters at the MVC Indoor Championship ... Missed qualifying for the 800 meter finals at the MVC Outdoor Championship by less than three-quarters of a second ... Owned the top 600 meter, 800 meter and 1,000 meter times on the team during the indoor season ... Ran career-best 800 meter time of 2:12.85 (fifth all-time at Bradley) at the Alex Wilson Invitational to conclude indoor season ... Indoor 600 meter time ranks eighth at Bradley and indoor 1,000 meter time is among top 20 in school history ... Also owns fifth best outdoor 800 meter time, posting a 2:12.94 at the Mt. Sac Relays.

2011-12 (Freshman): Turned in a season-best 5K time at the MVC Championship, finishing 45th with a time of 19:21 ... Clocked a season-best 6K time of 23:23.47 at the Bradley Classic. Ran three 5K's finishing within four seconds of her season-best 19:21 in each of the three 5K events ... Posted the fastest indoor mile time on the squad (5:02.25), which ranks seventh in school history ... Also clocked the 10th best indoor 600 meter time and was part of the school-record setting 4x800 meter relay team during the indoor season ... Was second on the team with an outdoor 800 meter time of 2:14.93 for the seventh best time in school history ... Also part of school-record setting outdoor relay teams in the 4x800 meters and 4x1600 meters.

High School: A four-time letterwinner in both cross country and track ... Holds the Munster High School record in the 5K and 800 meters ... Was sectional champ in the 800 and 1,600 meters as a senior ... Four-time all-conference performer in cross country ... Placed in the top 20 in the state in the 800 meters each of final three prep seasons.

Personal: The daughter of Brian and Kathleen Specht, Kyela was born in Palos, Ill. ... Has two siblings: Matthew and Peyton ... Majoring in civil engineering … Her brother Matthew is a member of the Bradley men’s golf team

Meet-by-Meet Times

Senior (2014)

Junior (2013)

Sophomore (2012)

Freshman(2011)