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Austin Peay State University Athletics

2021-22 Track and Field Roster

Jessica Kelley

  • Position Sprints
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Ridgeway HS
  • Hometown Memphis, Tenn.

Biography

2021-22: Competed in six meets during the indoor season and six meets during the outdoor campaign … began the indoor season with a career-best mark time of 10.30 in the 55-meter hurdles at the Ed Temple Invitational … finished 12th in the Pentathlon with 2438 points at the Vanderbilt Invitational … registered a career-best 2643 points at the OVC Indoor Championships in the Pentathlon … earned a sixth place finish in the long jump at the OVC Trio with a mark of 4.58 meters … finished 12th at the OVC Outdoor Championships in the triple jump with a mark of 10.51 meters

2020-21: Showcased her versatility across multiple events… started out with a bang, finishing sixth with a personal-best 1.55 meter high jump at the Bill Cornell Invite… busy weekend in Bowling Green at the Hilltopper Relays, finishing sixth in the long jump (5.20 meters) and posting a personal-best 1:14.11 to take eighth in the 400-meter hurdles… placed sixth in the long jump at the Vanderbilt Black and Gold (5.24 meters)… closed her season at the Kentucky Open and Ohio Valley Conference Outdoor Championships.

2019-20: Made great individual strides that paid off by the end of the season… jumping-off point came at the Thundering Herd Invitational, where her first career triple jump yielded a 10.66m mark, good for seventh; she was also among the top-eight in the long jump (5.10m, eighth) and both the 4x400m relay and distance medley relay… took eighth in the long jump at 5.41m at the Samford Open… third in the triple (11.14m) and fourth in the long jump (5.45m) at the Redhawk Open… career-best 11.34m triple jump—one month after she began competing in the event—netted her eighth and a point at the 2020 Ohio Valley Conference Indoor Championships.

2018-19: Versatile athlete will contribute for a long time at Austin Peay… first collegiate long jump attempt yielded a fifth place finish at the Saluki Fast Start; also took ninth in the 400m in Carbondale… ninth in the long jump at the Thundering Herd Invitational and in the 400m at the Fred Wilt Open… helped the Govs to a win in the 4x400m relay at the Bulldog Open… helped Austin Peay to bronze in the 4x400m relay at the Ohio Valley Conference Championships and added a point in the distance-medley relay… opened outdoor by placing ninth in the long jump and 10th in the 400m dash, while helping the Govs to a 4x400m relay victory… personal-best 58.84 in the 400m dash at the Hilltopper Relays… personal-best 5.55m leap in the long jump placed her fourth at the APSU Invitational; also took sixth in the 400 and posted a personal-best 25.96 in the 200m dash.

Personal: Majoring in sport and wellness.

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Freshman

    Sprints
  • 2019-20Sophomore

    Sprints
  • 2020-21Junior

    Sprints
  • 2021-22Senior

    Sprints