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2013-14 Track & Field Roster
Roster
King, Kennedy
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High Jump
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100, 200, 400
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LJ, Hurdles
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Sprints
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Long,triple jump
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Jumps, Multi
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High Jump
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100,200
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200, 400
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100, 200, 400
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100, 200, LJ
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Kennedy King
- Events:
- Jumps, Multi
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Hampton, Va.
- High School:
- Phoebus
- Major:
- Biology
Bio
Personal Records:
PR: 7.59Â in indoor 60-meter dash (Sykes-Sabock Challenge Cup, 2/3/17)
PR: 25.04 in indoor 200-meter dash (Liberty Elite Invitational, 2/11/17)
PR: 5.93m in indoor long jump (Virginia Tech Challenge, 2/17/17)
PR: 11.30m in indoor triple jump (Virginia Tech Challenge, 2/21/14)
PR: 6.13m in outdoor long jump (CAA Championship, 5/1/15)
PR: 11.00m in outdoor triple jump (CAA Championship, 5/2/14)
PR: 24.38 in the outdoor 200-meter dash (William Walton Invitational, 4/15/17)
PR: 11.79Â in the outdoor 100-meter dash (CAA Championships, 5/5/17)
Career Highlights:
- 2017 CAA Championships Co-Most Outstanding Track Performer
- Competed in the 2015 NCAA Preliminary meet, placing 38th in the long jump
- Member of the 2017 CAA champion 4x100 relay team
- 2015 CAA long jump champion
- Member of the 2015 CAA champion 4x100 relay team
- 2016 ECAC long jump champion
- Member of the 2016 ECAC champion 4x100 relay team
- Member of the outdoor 4x100 relay team that holds the JMU record (45.37)
- Member of the outdoor 4x200Â relay team that holds the JMU record (1:36.19)
- 2nd on the All-Time JMU performance list in the outdoor 4x100 relay (45.66)
- 2nd on the All-Time JMU performance list in the outdoor 4x200 relay (1:37.17)
- 3rd on the All-Time JMU performance list in the outdoor long jump (6.13m)
- 3rd on the All-Time JMU performance list in the outdoor 4x100 relay (45.88)
- 4th on the All-Time JMU performance list in the indoor long jump (5.93m)
- 5th on the All-Time JMU performance list in the outdoor 4x100 relay (45.99)
- 5th on the All-Time JMU performance list in the outdoor 100-meter dash (11.79)
- 5th on the All-Time JMU performance list in the indoor 4x400 relay (3:48.63)
- 6th on the All-Time JMU performance list in the outdoor 4x200 relay (1:38.66)
- 6th on the All-Time JMU performance list in the indoor 60-meter dash (7.59)
- 6th on the All-Time JMU performance list in the outdoor 200-meter dash (24.38)
- 8th on the All-Time JMU performance list in the indoor 200-meter dash (25.04)
2016-17 as a Senior:
Indoor Track & Field
- Finished fifth out of 21 runners at the Father Diamond Invitational 200-meter dash with a time of 25.65 [1/7]
- Won the long jump at the Father Diamond Invitational for the second year in a row with a jump of 5.67 meters [1/7]
- Finished 16th out of 59 in the 200-meter run at the Kentucky Invitational with a time of 25.47 seconds [1/14]
- Finished 8th out of 49 in the long jump at the Kentucky Invitational with a jump of 5.68 meters [1/14]
- Finished 12th out of 51 runners at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational 60-meter dash with a time of 7.78 seconds [1/28]
- Won the long jump at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational with an ECAC-qualifying leap of 5.92 meters [1/28]
- Qualified for the ECAC Championships in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.59 seconds at the Sykes-Sabock Challenge Cup [2/3]
- Won the long jump at the Sykes-Sabock Challenge Cup with a jump of 5.73 meters [2/3]
- Part of the 4x400 meter relay team that qualified for the ECAC Championships with a time of 3:48.63 at the Sykes-Sabock Challenge Cup [2/4]
- Finished 12th out of 29 runners at the Liberty Elite Invitational 60-meter dash with a time of 7.76 seconds [2/11]
- Qualified for the ECAC Championships in the 200-meter dash with a time of 25.04 seconds at the Liberty Elite Invitational [2/11]
- Won the long jump at the Virginia Tech Challenge with a mark of 5.93 meters [2/17]
- Finished sixth out of 27 runners at the ECAC Indoor Championships 60-meter dash with a time of 7.64 seconds [3/5]
- Finished third out of 17 jumpers at the ECAC Indoor Championships long jump with a mark of 5.63 meters [3/4]
- Part of the 4x100 relay team that placed second out of 21 at the Raleigh Relays with a time of 45.80 seconds [3/25]
- Part of the 4x100 relay team that placed 14th out of 47 at the Texas Relays with a time of 45.89 seconds [3/31]
- Part of the 4x100 relay team that placed second out of 11 at the UVA Challenge with a time of 45.37 seconds [4/21]
- CAA Track Athlete of the Week [5/2]
- Won the VCU Ram Invitational 200-meter dash with a time of 25.57 seconds [3/17]
- Won the VCU Ram Invitational 100-meter dash with a time of 12.19 seconds [3/18]
- Finished fourth out of 45 jumpers at the Raleigh Relays long jump with a mark of 5.73 meters [3/24]
- Finished seventh out of 18 runners at the Raleigh Relays 200-meter dash with a time of 24.69 seconds [3/25]
- Finished second out of 47 runners at the Liberty Collegiate Invite 100-meter dash with a time of 12.23 seconds [4/8]
- Won the Liberty Collegiate Invite long jump with a mark of 5.96 meters [4/8]
- Finished third out of 12 runners at the William Walton Invitational 100-meter dash with a time of 11.79 seconds [4/15]
- Finished third out of 18 runners at the William Walton Invitational 200-meter dash with a time of 24.38 seconds [4/15]
- Won the William Walton Invitational long jump with a mark of 5.63 meters [4/15]
- Finished 34th out of 42 jumpers at the Penn Relays long jump with a mark of 5.25 meters [4/27]
- Finished second out of 25 runners at the CAA Championships 100-meter dash with a best time of 11.79 seconds [5/5-6]
- Finished second out of 23 runners at the CAA Championships 200-meter dash with a best time of 24.41 seconds [5/5-6]
- Finished third out of 23 jumpers at the CAA Championships long jump with a mark of 5.77 meters [5/5]
- Finished 19th out of 22 jumpers at the ECAC Championships long jump with a mark of 5.30 meters [5/14]
- Part of the 4x100Â relay team that placed fourth in the College Final at Penn Relays with a time of 45.88 seconds [4.28]
- Part of the 4x100 relay team that won the CAA Championships with a time of 45.96 seconds [5/6]
- Part of the 4x100 relay team that placed fourth out of 20 at the ECACÂ Championships with a time of 45.98 seconds [5/14]
- Part of the 4x200 relay team that placed seventh out of 43 at the Penn Relays with a time of 1:37.17 [4/29]
- Part of the 4x400 relay team that placed third out of eight at the CAA Championships with a time of 3:47.50 [5/6]
2015-16 as a Junior:
Indoor Track & Field
- Placed fourth in the long jump at the ECAC Indoor Championships with a jump of 5.87 meters
- Finished fourth out of 34 competitors for the indoor long jump at the Thundering Herd Invite witha distance of 5.54m
- Placed first in the long jump at the Father Diamond Invitational with a distance of 5.65m
- Finished fifth out of 49 competitors in the indoor long jump at the Kentucky Invitational with a distance of 5.64m
Outdoor Track & FieldÂ
- Took first in the long jump at the ECAC Outdoor Championships with a distance of 5.87 meters
- Part of 4x100-meter relay team that placed second at the CAA Championships with 46.06 seconds
- Member of the 4x200-meter relay team that finished with a time of 1:38.66Â in the ECAC Finals at the Penn Relays, posting the fourth fastest mark in school history
- Placed eithth out of 45 athletes in the long jump at the Penn Relays with a distance of 5.62m
- Finished first out of 11 competitors in the long jump at the JMU Invitational with a distance of 5.93m, qualifying her for the ECAC outdoor championshipsÂ
- Placed first out of 12 runners in the 100-meter dash at the JMU Invitational with a time of 11.80, setting a personal record and also qualifying her for the ECAC outdoor championshipsÂ
- Finished first overall out of 15 athletes in the long jump at the Lou Onesty/Milton G. Abramson Invitational witha distance of 5.94m, qualifying her for the ECAC outdoor championshipsÂ
- Placed fifth out of 24 runners in the 200-meter dash at the Lou Onesty/Milton G. Abramson Invitational with a time of 25.06, qualifying her for the ECAC outdoor championshipsÂ
- Member of the 4x100-meter relay team that finished fourth out of 32 teams at the Colonial Relays with a time of 47.61, which qualified them for the ECAC outdoor championships
- Placed 19th out of 108 competitors in the 200-meter dash at the Colonial Relays with a time of 24.88 seconds
- Qualified for ECAC at the Raleigh Relays with a long jump of 5.76 metersÂ
- Placed 13th out of 23 with a time of 1:39.77 on the 4x200 meter relay team in the Raleigh Relays, seventh in program history
2014-15 as a Sophomore:
Indoor Track & Field
- Placed first in long jump at the Navy Winter Invitational with a distance of 4.85m
- Placed first in long jump at the Patriot Games with a distance of 5.77m qualifying for ECAC
Outdoor Track & Field
- Placed third in long jump at the Virgina Cup with a distance of 5.61m
- Placed second in the 200-meter dash at the JMU Invitational with a time of 24.80 seconds
- Placed first in long jump at the CAA Championship with a distance of 6.13m, good enough to qualify for ECAC Championships and NCAA Regionals
- Placed fourth out of 24 in long jump at the ECAC Championships with a distance of 5.91m
- Qualified for the ECAC Championships in the 4x100 meter relay
- Placed third in the 4x100 meter relay at the ECAC Championships with a season-best time of 45.99 seconds
2013-14 as a Freshman:
Indoor Track & Field
- Finished seventh in triple jump and eighth in long jump at the Virginia Tech Challenge
- Fourth in long jump at the Virginia Tech Hokie Invitational
- Placed fourth in long jump in the Sykes & Sabock Challenge Cup
- Placed seventh in triple jump and seventh in long jump at the Patriot Games
Outdoor Track & Field
- Finished second in long jump at the Virginia Cup to qualify for the ECAC Outdoor Championships
- Finished fifth in long jump at the ECAC Outdoor Championships
- Placed second in long jump at the Virginia Challenge
- Finished third in long jump at the Liberty Collegiate Invitational
- Placed third in long jump and sixth in triple jump in the JMU Invitational
- Took seventh in long jump at the Penn Relays
- Finished seventh in long jump and 13th in the triple jump at the CAA Championships
- Took 11th in the triple jump at the Virginia Cup
High School:
Track & Field
- State champion in long jump as a senior
- Eastern Regional champion in long jump as a senior
- Peninsula District champion in long jump as a senior
- Hold the Phoebus school record in long jump
- Helped team win four Peninsula District titles in a row
Other
- Sportsmanship Award
- Honor Roll Student
Personal:
- Kennedy Amia King
- Daughter of Tasha King
- Majoring in biology
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