University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2024 Track and Field Roster
Hines, Kimola
Kimola Hines
- Position:
- Throws
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Thompson Town, Clarendon, Jamaica
- Prev School:
- South Plans JC
Bio
TFRRS Profile
Personal Bests
Shot Put – 34-4.25/10.47
Discus – 172-2/52.49 (3rd in school history)
Hammer – 180-1/54.8 (3rd in school history)
Weight Throw – 57-5/17.50 (6th in school history)
Career Accomplishments
2025 – NCAA East Regional Qualifier (Discus)
2025 – Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Champion (Discus)
2023 – NCAA East Regional Qualifier (Discus)
2024-25
Outdoor: Scored a personal-best 180-1/54.88 in the hammer at the Louisiana Classics … Won the discus (172-2/52.49) and the hammer (177-4/54.05) at the Pelican Relays … Was third in the hammer (175-2/53.40) and fourth in the discus (164-3/50.06) at the Crimson Tide Invitational … Finished second at the LSU Alumni Gold in the discus (166-7/50.77) … Won the discus (161-7/49.26) and finished seventh to score in the hammer (174-6/53.18) at the Sun Belt Conference Championships … Placed 23rd in the discus (164-2/50.04) at the NCAA East Regional.
Indoor: Finished second with a personal-best in the weight throw (57-5/17.50) at the LSU Purple Tiger … Was third in the weight throw (55-10.5/17.03) and threw a personal-best in the shot put (34-4.25/10.47) at the Robert Platt Invitational.
2023-24
Outdoor: Threw Discus during the outdoor season ... Won the Louisiana Classics with a throw of 164-6 ... Finished 2nd at the Keyth Talley Invitational with a throw of 158-10 ... Recorded a personal-best 171-1 and finished 3rd at the Crimson Tide Invitational ... Won the Leon Johnson Invitational with a throw of 167-6 ... Won the Warhawk Classic with a throw of 163-3 ... Placed 7th at the Sun Belt Conference Championships with a throw of 160-5 ... Placed 43rd at the NCAA East Regional with a throw of 153-9.
Indoor: Placed 11th in the Weight Throw with a personal-best 53-11 at the Samford Invite (Jan. 19)
Personal Bests
Shot Put – 34-4.25/10.47
Discus – 172-2/52.49 (3rd in school history)
Hammer – 180-1/54.8 (3rd in school history)
Weight Throw – 57-5/17.50 (6th in school history)
Career Accomplishments
2025 – NCAA East Regional Qualifier (Discus)
2025 – Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Champion (Discus)
2023 – NCAA East Regional Qualifier (Discus)
2024-25
Outdoor: Scored a personal-best 180-1/54.88 in the hammer at the Louisiana Classics … Won the discus (172-2/52.49) and the hammer (177-4/54.05) at the Pelican Relays … Was third in the hammer (175-2/53.40) and fourth in the discus (164-3/50.06) at the Crimson Tide Invitational … Finished second at the LSU Alumni Gold in the discus (166-7/50.77) … Won the discus (161-7/49.26) and finished seventh to score in the hammer (174-6/53.18) at the Sun Belt Conference Championships … Placed 23rd in the discus (164-2/50.04) at the NCAA East Regional.
Indoor: Finished second with a personal-best in the weight throw (57-5/17.50) at the LSU Purple Tiger … Was third in the weight throw (55-10.5/17.03) and threw a personal-best in the shot put (34-4.25/10.47) at the Robert Platt Invitational.
2023-24
Outdoor: Threw Discus during the outdoor season ... Won the Louisiana Classics with a throw of 164-6 ... Finished 2nd at the Keyth Talley Invitational with a throw of 158-10 ... Recorded a personal-best 171-1 and finished 3rd at the Crimson Tide Invitational ... Won the Leon Johnson Invitational with a throw of 167-6 ... Won the Warhawk Classic with a throw of 163-3 ... Placed 7th at the Sun Belt Conference Championships with a throw of 160-5 ... Placed 43rd at the NCAA East Regional with a throw of 153-9.
Indoor: Placed 11th in the Weight Throw with a personal-best 53-11 at the Samford Invite (Jan. 19)
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