2009 Cross Country:
ACC Academic Honor Roll … Took part in all six races on the year for the Yellow Jackets … finished with a season best 5k time of 19:05 at the Great American Cross Country Festival… recorded a time of 23:21 at the ACC Championships… finished the NCAA South Regional Championship with a season-best 6K time of 23:16.
2008 Cross Country:
Finished in the top-five among Tech runners in three races on the season … ran a 23:18 in the 6K at the 2008 ACC Championships … crossed the line in 18:30 in the 5K at the Auburn Invitational.
2007 Cross Country:
Competed in five of the six races for the Jackets … Best finish came in the UTC Invitational 2-mile with a time of 12:30, good enough for 26th place … Finished 122nd overall in the Greater Louisville Classic 5k with a time of 19:39 … Finished sixth among Tech runners in the ACC Championships 6k with a time of 25:17 … Crossed the line 98th among collegiate runners at the NCAA South Region Championships 6k with a time of 24:35.
2006 Cross Country:
Entered two races for Georgia Tech … Finished the 5K race at the Greater Louisville Classic in 20:34 … Placed 22nd in a time of 12:26 in the two mile race at the Front Runner Invitational.
High School:
Lettered in track and cross country in four seasons under coach Andrew Hudson … Elected team captain for cross country and track … Helped guide team to consecutive 5A state cross country championships in junior and senior seasons … Earned All-Gwinnett County honors as a junior and senior … Ran a leg of the record-setting 4×1600-meter relay team … National Honor Society and French National Honor Society … Beta club and orchestra member.
Personal: Born Veronica Rose Kinard on Sept. 29, 1986, in Snellville, Ga. … Parents are Michael and Melissa Kinard … Older sister, Janet, and brother, Isaac, graduated from Tech … Janet participated on the Georgia Tech crew club team (1993-97) and sister Rachel participated on Auburn[apos]s crew club team (1994-96) … Enjoys playing the violin and spending time with friends and family … Majoring in applied mathematics.