Kayla Caldwell
Kayla Caldwell
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Tuscarawas, Ohio
  • High School:
    Indian Valley
  • Bats/Throws:
    Sprints/Pole Vault
  • Events:
    Sprints/Pole Vault
  • Indoor/Outdoor:
    Sr./Jr.

Bio

2011-12 top marks:

OUTDOOR
12.46 in the 100                 GLIAC Meet                        5/2/12                  
25.15 in the 200                                Hillsdale Invite                 4/14/12                
13-3 ½ in the pole vault                Hillsdale Invite                 4/14/12
12-7 ½ in the pole vault                NCAA Meet                         5/24/12

INDOOR
7.92 in the 60                     Oiler Opener                      12/2/11                
25.17 in the 200                                GVSU Big Meet                 2/10/12
13-1 ½ in the pole vault NCAA Meet                         3/9/12

 

2011-12: Named All-American in the pole vault in both indoor and outdoor season...Finished second in the nation at the NCAA indoor championships by clearing XXX...Took XXX place at the NCAA outdoor championships...Has five career All-American honors to her credit entering her final season in 2012-13...School-record holder in the indoor and outdoor pole vault...Named GLIAC women's track athlete of the week on April 18.

2010-2011
Indoor Track: Expanded her range of events to include the long jump and triple jump, in addition to the pole vault...Had her best long jump mark of 5.04 meters at the D-II Challenge at Findlay...Achieved an NCAA provisional qualifying mark in the pole vault, clearing 3.65 meters at the Bob Eubanks Open at Allendale...Won the pole vault at the D-II Challenge...Had a season-best mark of 10.79 meters in the triple jump at the D-II Challenge, which was good for seventh place at the meet...Also key member of the 1600 meter relay team.

2009-2010
Outdoor Track: Earned her third All-American honor of her freshman year by finishing seventh in the pole vault with a mark of 3.73 meters...The GLIAC pole vault champion as a freshman, clearing 4.00 meters...Was also the pole vault champion of the Gina Relays, winning with a mark of 3.85 meters...Took third in the triple jump at the GLIAC championships (10.65 meters)...Also won the pole vault at the Winthrop Invitational...Held school record in the pole vault by the end of the season.
Indoor Track: Had a spectacular first season in the program, becoming a two-time All-American during indoor season alone...Finished seventh at the 2010 NCAA Division II championships in the pole vault, clearing 3.71 meters...Was also part of the seventh-place 1600 meter relay team that finished in 3:51.56, for her second All-American recognition...Won the pole vault twice during the season, at the IWU January Classic as well as at the D-II Challenge...Had four top-six finishes in four different events at the GLIAC championships, which included sixth place in both the long jump (5.14 meters) and the triple jump (10.44 meters)...Also ran the 60 meter dash at the conference meet, finishing the race in 8.10 seconds.

High School: Born June 19, 1991.

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