University of Georgia Athletics
2020-21 Track & Field Roster
Kaeli Thompson
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Warwick Valley
- Hometown:
- Warwick, N.Y.
Duke (2020): Indoor – Posted a collegiate personal best of 11 feet, 11 ¾ inches to take third in the pole vault at the JDL DMR Invitational…Was seventh at the Doc Hale Invitational thanks to a clearance of 11-4.50…Had another top-10 showing after passing over the bar at 11-6.50 for eighth at the Dick Taylor Carolina Challenge.
High School: Won the New Balance Indoor Nationals as a senior for All-America honors…Finished third at the New Balance Outdoor Nationals in the pole vault for All-America honors and was on the third-place sprint medley relay (200-meter leg) for another All-America certificate as a senior…Won the New York state high school outdoor title in her final year and was runner-up at the state indoor meet…NY state section 9 record holder in the indoor and outdoor pole vault…Captured USATF New York Girls Youth Field Event Athlete of the Year honors as a senior…Personal-best pole vault marks of 13-6.50 indoor and 13-6 outdoor…Earned New Balance All-America honors both indoor (fifth) and outdoor (sixth) as a junior and was second at the New York state outdoor meet and third at the indoor meet…Awarded USATF New York High School Girls Youth Track & Field Athlete of the Year as a junior…Was named Warwick Athletics MVP as a junior and senior…Finished fifth at the New York state outdoor meet and was seventh at the state indoor meet as a sophomore…Garnered Indoor and Outdoor Field MVP honors as a sophomore and junior…Named Outdoor Field MVP and was county champion as a freshman…Also played volleyball in high school…Earned OCIAA (Orange County) Scholar-Athlete Award and Warwick Athletics Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year…National Honor Society.
Personal: Born Feb. 2, 2001…Daughter of Heather and Greg Thompson…Uncle, John Glenn, is a coach for the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks…Great grandfather, Joe Glenn, played for the New York Yankees and other organizations in the MLB in the 1930s…Intending to major in Business.
High School: Won the New Balance Indoor Nationals as a senior for All-America honors…Finished third at the New Balance Outdoor Nationals in the pole vault for All-America honors and was on the third-place sprint medley relay (200-meter leg) for another All-America certificate as a senior…Won the New York state high school outdoor title in her final year and was runner-up at the state indoor meet…NY state section 9 record holder in the indoor and outdoor pole vault…Captured USATF New York Girls Youth Field Event Athlete of the Year honors as a senior…Personal-best pole vault marks of 13-6.50 indoor and 13-6 outdoor…Earned New Balance All-America honors both indoor (fifth) and outdoor (sixth) as a junior and was second at the New York state outdoor meet and third at the indoor meet…Awarded USATF New York High School Girls Youth Track & Field Athlete of the Year as a junior…Was named Warwick Athletics MVP as a junior and senior…Finished fifth at the New York state outdoor meet and was seventh at the state indoor meet as a sophomore…Garnered Indoor and Outdoor Field MVP honors as a sophomore and junior…Named Outdoor Field MVP and was county champion as a freshman…Also played volleyball in high school…Earned OCIAA (Orange County) Scholar-Athlete Award and Warwick Athletics Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year…National Honor Society.
Personal: Born Feb. 2, 2001…Daughter of Heather and Greg Thompson…Uncle, John Glenn, is a coach for the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks…Great grandfather, Joe Glenn, played for the New York Yankees and other organizations in the MLB in the 1930s…Intending to major in Business.
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