2020-21 Track & Field Roster
Smith, Kayla
Kayla Smith
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Lawrence Central
- Hometown:
- Indianapolis, Ind.
Bio
2017 NCAA First Team Outdoor All-American (Pole Vault)
2020: Indoor – Named a USTFCCCA All-Academic Individual...Reached a personal record of 14 feet, 4 inches to win the pole vault at the Razorback Invitational, take over the No. 4 spot in the school record books and lock down her invitation to the NCAA meet…Had the best showing of her career (14-2.50) for fourth place at the SEC Championships…Finished a spot behind teammate Julia Fixsen at the Bob Pollock Invitational with a 13-10 clearance.
2019: Outdoor - Secured the third-best pole vault mark in UGA history with a clearance of 14 feet, 1 ¾ inches to finish seventh at the Beach Invite…Won the Torrin Lawrence Memorial thanks to a 14-0 clearance…Was fourth at the SEC Championships after working up to 13-11.75…Tied for the top height necessary at the NCAA East Prelims (13-8.25) to qualify for the NCAA Championships….Was 19th at the NCAA Championships after going over the bar at 13-3.50...Named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll for Spring 2019, as well as the 2019 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll.
Indoor - Returned to competition for the first time since the 2017 NCAA Outdoor Championships due to foot surgery...Vaulted up the Georgia record books with a clearing of 13 feet, 11 inches at the SEC Indoor Championships, placing her No. 5 in school history and fourth at the meet...Recorded top three finishes in three-straight meets, with second place at the Husker Invitational (13’7”) and at the UAB Blazer Invitational (13’3.5”), as well as third at the Bob Pollock Invitational (12’11.5”)...Recorded a fourth place finish at the Tyson Invitational (13’2.5”).
2018: Outdoor - Did not compete for the Bulldogs due to a foot injury...Named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll for Spring 2018...Earned SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll.
Indoor - Did not compete for the Lady Bulldogs...Named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll for Fall 2017.
2017: Outdoor - Took third at the Virginia Challenge in the pole vault with a 13 feet, 2 ½ inch clearance…Bettered her performance to 13-5.75 to take second at the Torrin Lawrence Memorial…Tied for second at the NCAA East Prelims to qualify for Nationals with a 13-9.25 clearance (No. 5 in school history) in the pole vault…Earned a First Team All-America certificate by tying for eighth place at the NCAA Championships with a mark of 13-7.25.
Indoor - Redshirted for the Lady Bulldogs.
2016: Outdoor - Redshirted for the Lady Bulldogs.
Indoor - Opened her collegiate career with a vault of 11-11.75 to earn second at the Vulcan Invite...Tied for second at the Blazer Invite (11-11.75)...Cleared a season-best 12-0.50 to earn 12th at the McCravy Memorial meet.
High School: Won the 2014 IHSAA indoor and outdoor state pole vault titles after clearing a personal-best height of 13 feet at one of the meets...Helped lead Lawrence Central to the team state championship outdoors...Finished fifth in the high jump (5-5) at the state meet...Won the pole vault indoors at the HSR Finals with a mark of 12-6 while also tying for third in the high jump (5-4)...Took seventh at the Indiana state outdoor meet in her first season competing in the pole vault as a sophomore...Swept the pole vault and high jump at the Regional and Sectional meets as a junior...Personal-best mark of 5-6.25 in the outdoor high jump and 17.32 in the 100-meter hurdles...Competed as a gymnast for 13 years at DeVeau's School of Gymnastics and reached Level 10 distinction while achieving a variety of accolades at the state, regional and national levels before concentrating on track and field as a sophomore...Was the 2009 Level 9 Regional Beam Champion, finished 11th in the All-Around at the 2009 Eastern Junior Olympic National Championships and was a 2009 TOPS National Qualifier...Was the 2011 Level 9 Indiana State Bars Champion, state silver medalist on Floor and All-Around, bronze medal winner on the Vault and was a 2011 Level 9 Regional Qualifier...Academic Honor Roll throughout high school and an LC Leader who helps freshmen make the transition from middle to high school...Made two recent trips to Honduras for mission work.
Personal: Born May 6, 1997...Daughter of Andre and Erran Smith...Majoring in Sociology.
2020: Indoor – Named a USTFCCCA All-Academic Individual...Reached a personal record of 14 feet, 4 inches to win the pole vault at the Razorback Invitational, take over the No. 4 spot in the school record books and lock down her invitation to the NCAA meet…Had the best showing of her career (14-2.50) for fourth place at the SEC Championships…Finished a spot behind teammate Julia Fixsen at the Bob Pollock Invitational with a 13-10 clearance.
2019: Outdoor - Secured the third-best pole vault mark in UGA history with a clearance of 14 feet, 1 ¾ inches to finish seventh at the Beach Invite…Won the Torrin Lawrence Memorial thanks to a 14-0 clearance…Was fourth at the SEC Championships after working up to 13-11.75…Tied for the top height necessary at the NCAA East Prelims (13-8.25) to qualify for the NCAA Championships….Was 19th at the NCAA Championships after going over the bar at 13-3.50...Named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll for Spring 2019, as well as the 2019 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll.
Indoor - Returned to competition for the first time since the 2017 NCAA Outdoor Championships due to foot surgery...Vaulted up the Georgia record books with a clearing of 13 feet, 11 inches at the SEC Indoor Championships, placing her No. 5 in school history and fourth at the meet...Recorded top three finishes in three-straight meets, with second place at the Husker Invitational (13’7”) and at the UAB Blazer Invitational (13’3.5”), as well as third at the Bob Pollock Invitational (12’11.5”)...Recorded a fourth place finish at the Tyson Invitational (13’2.5”).
2018: Outdoor - Did not compete for the Bulldogs due to a foot injury...Named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll for Spring 2018...Earned SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll.
Indoor - Did not compete for the Lady Bulldogs...Named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll for Fall 2017.
2017: Outdoor - Took third at the Virginia Challenge in the pole vault with a 13 feet, 2 ½ inch clearance…Bettered her performance to 13-5.75 to take second at the Torrin Lawrence Memorial…Tied for second at the NCAA East Prelims to qualify for Nationals with a 13-9.25 clearance (No. 5 in school history) in the pole vault…Earned a First Team All-America certificate by tying for eighth place at the NCAA Championships with a mark of 13-7.25.
Indoor - Redshirted for the Lady Bulldogs.
2016: Outdoor - Redshirted for the Lady Bulldogs.
Indoor - Opened her collegiate career with a vault of 11-11.75 to earn second at the Vulcan Invite...Tied for second at the Blazer Invite (11-11.75)...Cleared a season-best 12-0.50 to earn 12th at the McCravy Memorial meet.
High School: Won the 2014 IHSAA indoor and outdoor state pole vault titles after clearing a personal-best height of 13 feet at one of the meets...Helped lead Lawrence Central to the team state championship outdoors...Finished fifth in the high jump (5-5) at the state meet...Won the pole vault indoors at the HSR Finals with a mark of 12-6 while also tying for third in the high jump (5-4)...Took seventh at the Indiana state outdoor meet in her first season competing in the pole vault as a sophomore...Swept the pole vault and high jump at the Regional and Sectional meets as a junior...Personal-best mark of 5-6.25 in the outdoor high jump and 17.32 in the 100-meter hurdles...Competed as a gymnast for 13 years at DeVeau's School of Gymnastics and reached Level 10 distinction while achieving a variety of accolades at the state, regional and national levels before concentrating on track and field as a sophomore...Was the 2009 Level 9 Regional Beam Champion, finished 11th in the All-Around at the 2009 Eastern Junior Olympic National Championships and was a 2009 TOPS National Qualifier...Was the 2011 Level 9 Indiana State Bars Champion, state silver medalist on Floor and All-Around, bronze medal winner on the Vault and was a 2011 Level 9 Regional Qualifier...Academic Honor Roll throughout high school and an LC Leader who helps freshmen make the transition from middle to high school...Made two recent trips to Honduras for mission work.
Personal: Born May 6, 1997...Daughter of Andre and Erran Smith...Majoring in Sociology.
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