LSU Gold
Position
Multi
Height
5'5
Class
Junior
Hometown
Clarksville, Tenn.
Previous School
Ole Miss
High School
Northeast HS

Events: 100m (12.81), 200m (24.74), 400m (58.72), 800m (2:21.41), 60H (8.48), 100H (13.67), High Jump (1.76m/5-9.25), Long Jump (6.03m/19-9.50), Shot Put (10.00m/32-9.75), Javelin Throw (31.43m/103-1), Pentathlon (3,881), Heptathlon (5,438)

2018 OUTDOOR (JUNIOR)
Placed second in the high jump at the Texas Relays with a clearance of 1.65 meters (5-5) … earned a third-place finish in the long jump at the Bobcat Invitational with a season-best leap of 5.84 meters (19-2) … took fourth in the 100 meter hurdles with a windy 13.89 at the Louisiana Classics … placed sixth in the long jump at the Battle on the Bayou with a leap of 5.82 meters (19-1.25) … took eighth in the 100 meter hurdles at the Battle on the Bayou with a readout of 14.03.

2018 INDOOR (JUNIOR)
Earned a third-place finish at the LSU Twilight in the 200 meter dash with a time of 26.00 … took fourth in the 60 meter hurdles at the LSU Twilight with a season best of 8.61 … placed fifth at the Bayou Bengal in the 60 meter hurdles (8.67).

2017
One of the top multi-event athletes in the Southeastern Conference in her first season competing for the Lady Tigers … Scored two points for LSU at the SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a seventh-place finish in the heptathlon … Totaled a seasonal-best 5,438 points at the SEC Outdoor Championships to rank No. 8 on LSU’s all-time outdoor performance list in the event … Score at the conference meet was aided by seasonal bests of 13.67 (+2.0) in the 100-meter hurdles, 24.74 (+1.3) in the 200-meter dash, 2:21.41 in the 800 meters and 19-2 3/4w in the long jump … Posted a personal best of 32-9 3/4 in the shot put in the heptathlon competition at the Texas Relays … Placed 14th overall in the heptathlon standings at the Texas Relays with a score of 5,112 points … Threw her personal best of 103-1 in the javelin at the Battle on the Bayou … An NCAA Championships qualifier in the high jump during the outdoor season with an appearance at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds held in Lexington, Kentucky … Jumped 5-6 1/2 to tie for 26th place overall at the NCAA East Prelims … Soared a lifetime personal best of 5-9 1/4 in the heptathlon high jump at the Texas Relays and secure her spot in the NCAA field … Also cleared 5-8 1/2 in the heptathlon competition at the SEC Outdoor Championships … Scored one point for the Lady Tigers with an eighth-place finish in the pentathlon at the SEC Indoor Championships … Scored a personal best 3,881 points at the SEC Indoor Championships to also rank No. 8 on LSU’s all-time indoor performance list … Posted performances of 8.49 in the 60 hurdles, 2:24.10 in the 800 meters, 5-4 1/2 in the high jump, 18-5 in the long jump and 30-5 1/2 in the shot put in the heptathlon at the SEC Indoor Championships … Ran seasonal bests of 8.48 in the 60 hurdles at both the Bayou Bengal Invitational and Tyson Invitational … Cleared an indoor best of 5-8 3/4 in the high jump at both the Commodore Invitational and Tyson Invitational to win both events … Leaped to an indoor PR of 19-9 1/2 in the long jump at the Tyson Invitational.

2016
Redshirted during both the indoor and outdoor seasons in her first year with the Lady Tigers after transferring from Ole Miss … Preserved her sophomore eligibility for the 2017 season.

PRIOR TO LSU
One of the NCAA’s leading multi-event athletes during her freshman season at Ole Miss in 2015 … Qualified for the field of 24 athletes competing in the heptathlon at the 2015 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon … Finished in 21st place nationally as a freshman with her score of 5,394 points in her NCAA Championships debut … Scored one point for the Rebels with an eighth-place finish in the heptathlon at the SEC Outdoor Championships by scoring a personal best of 5,531 points during the competition … Set outdoor personal bests of 13.65 in the 100 hurdles, 24.61 in the 200 meters, 2:11.95 in the 800 meters, 5-9 ¼ in the high jump, 19-2 ½ in the long jump, 31-1 in the shot put and 88-4 in the javelin … Nearly scored for her team at the SEC Indoor Championships while scoring a personal best of 3,830 points for a 10th-place finish in the pentathlon … Ran an indoor personal best of 8.57 in the 60-meter hurdles while at Ole Miss … Was a two-time Gatorade Track & Field Athlete of the Year in the state of Tennessee in 2013 and 2014 during her prep career at Northeast High School … Won the heptathlon bronze medal in her age group at the 2014 New Balance Outdoor Nationals with a score of 4,804 points … Led Northeast High School to back-to-back TSSAA Class 3A state championships and won eight individual state titltes during her prep career … Set state records in the pentathlon (3,493), 100 hurdles (13.95) and 300 hurdles (43.98) during her senior season in 2014 … Named the Tennessean All-Midstate Track Athlete of the Year in 2013 and 2014 … Was also the Leaf-Chronicle Female Field Athlete and Female Track & Field Athlete of the Year in 2012 and 2013 … Ranked nationally in the high jump, 100 hurdles and heptathlon during her high school career … Set school records at Northeast High School in seven different events.

PERSONAL
Born on Dec. 5, 1995, in Germany … Parents are Thomas and Tammy Kelly … Has one older sister, Briana, and two younger sisters, Bethany and Bryleigh … Father is a command sergeant major in the U.S. Army … Sister, Briana, is a high jumper at LSU … Lived in Germany until she was four years old … Graduated from Northeast High School with honors … Was a member of Beta Honor Society and French Club in high school … Also volunteered as an official at local youth track meets while in high school … Majoring in pre-medicine.

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