Personal
- Born in Olympia, Washington
- Parents are Alan and Valerie Kirkwood
- Dad was a member of the BYU track team
- A skilled pianist and flute player
- Favorite book is Harry Potter and enjoys listening to Mika
Before BYU
- Lettered four years in track at North Thurston High School
- Track team captain and MVP as a senior
- 100 meter district champion as a sophomore and junior
- Took sixth at state as a junior and eighth as a senior in the 100 meter
- Placed eleventh at state in the 200 meter
- A four year student-athlete award recipient
- Inducted into the schools calculus and physics hall of fame
- Graduated as the schools valedictorian