Kimmie Rushford

Photo by: Sun Belt Conference

Photo by: Sun Belt Conference

Photo by: Brad Kemp

Louisiana Track and Field XC headshots at Cox Complex on Thursday, September 19, 2019 in Lafayette, La..

Position:
Pole Vault
Height:
5-1
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
DeRidder, La.
High School:
DeRidder

• 2019 First-Team All-Sun Belt Conference (Outdoor Pole Vault)
• 2019 Third-Team All-Sun Belt Conference (Indoor Pole Vault)
• Sun Belt Conference Female Athlete of the Week (Jan. 30, 2019)
• 2017-18 Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll
• 2016-17 Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll

2019-20: Indoor - Posted top mark in the pole vault (12-1^1/2) at the Sun Belt Conference Championships ... claimed the overall title in the pole vault (11-9^3/4) at the McNeese Indoor II.

2018-19: Outdoor - Posted a pair of first-place finishes in the pole vault during the season, capped by claiming the Sun Belt Conference Outdoor title after clearing the bar at 12-6 ... opened the season wtih a winning mark of 12-3^1/4 at the McNeese Cowboy Relays ... was third at the Louisiana Classics after setting a personal-best and recording the third-best jump in school history (12-6^1/4) ... was third at the McNeese Spring Time Classic (11-7^3/4). Indoor - Earned third-team All-Sun Belt Conference honors after clearing the bar at 12-2^3/4 ... set an indoor personal-best at the McNeese Indoor II after clearing 12-4^1/2 ... cleared 11-11^3/4 at both the Samford Open and Samford Bulldog Invitational.

2017-18: Outdoor - Finished second in the pole vault at the Southern Miss Open after clearing a season-best 12-0 ... was sixth overall at the Auburn Tiger Track Classic (11-7^3/4) ... cleared 11-6^1/2 at the Louisiana Classics and Sun Belt Outdoor Championships. Indoor - Cleared a season-best 11-5^3/4 in the pole vault at the McNeese State Indoor and SBC Indoor Championships.

2016-17: Outdoor - Recorded personal-best in the pole vault (12-2 ^1/2) to finish eighth overall at the LSU Alumni Gold ... cleared 12-0 to finish 11th at the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships ... finished fifth at the South Alabama Jaguar Invitational, clearing 11-11^3/4. Indoor - Cleared indoor-best 11-8^1/2 in the pole vault to finish sixth overall at the Aggie Team Invitational ... cleared 11-7^3/4 at the Samford Friday Invite and 11-6^1/2 at the Sun Belt Indoor Championships.

High School: The 2015 Class 4A state champion in the pole vault, clearing a DeRidder High school-record 12-6 at the LHSAA state meet ... finished as the state runner-up as a senior ... was second in the women's 17-18 pole vault finals at the 2016 AAU Junior Olympics (11-11^3/4) ... claimed the District 3-4A title as well as the Girls Outstanding Field Performer ... cleared 12-1 in the pole vault as a junior at the Texas Relays ... also lettered in softball and soccer where she was the Division III - District 2 Offensive MVP ... named to the Class 4A Academic All-State team.

Personal: Born Kimberly Rushford ... the daughter of Dena and Robert Rushford … has one brother, Connor, and a sister, Jacqueline… sister, Jacqueline, is a member of the track and field team at Northwestern State.