The University of Akron Athletics
Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 2019
- Class:
- 2008
2005-08
Jumps
All-American Cadeau Kelley capped off his collegiate career with Akron’s first outdoor Mid-American Conference team championship in track and field in 2008.
As a senior, Kelley earned All-America honors in the long jump at the 2008 NCAA Outdoor championships. A two-time MAC champion (long jump, triple jump) during the indoor season, he also captured MAC individual titles during the outdoor championship.
An eight-time All-MAC honoree, including five first-team accolades, Kelley was named the MAC Most Outstanding Field Performer during the 2008 outdoor championship. He was also the 2008 Great Lakes Regional Field Performer of the Year. He set the No. 2 triple jump and No. 3 long jump marks in indoor program history. He also set No. 2 triple jump and No. 3 long jump marks in outdoor program history.
As a junior, Kelley won the 2007 MAC outdoor title in long jump.
In addition to his collegiate accomplishments, Kelly placed fifth in the long jump at the 2006 African Championships in Mauritius. He was the 2008 and 2011 long jump champion at the USATF Club Championships. Kelley placed third in the long jump at the 2009 Adidas Track Classic. He was the 2012 Penn Relays Olympic Development champion in long jump.
Kelley joined the coaching ranks as the volunteer jumps coach at Penn in 2010. He then served as the volunteer jumps coach at Temple in 2011.
Born in Liberia and raised in Cleveland, Kelley earned his bachelor’s degree in e-business management in 2008.
"Going to the University helped me develop into a leader, coach, and father. I learned how to stay on time and on a schedule. I was forced to learn the ins and outs of my events in order to be great at what I was doing and not rely solely on the coaches. I had to help manage what was going on with the team in and out of practice as a captain. So many more lessons were learned, but those were a select few."
