Niesha Kelly

Height:
5-8
Class:
Senior
High School:
St. Peter Chanel HS
Hometown:
Bedford, Ohio

MAC CHAMPION

Personal Records
60m (Indoor)...............................................7.88
Long Jump (Indoor)............................... 19-09.75
Triple Jump (Indoor)............ UA Record...40-02.25
100m (Outdoor)......................................... 12.80
Long Jump (Outdoor)............................. 20-00.25
Triple Jump (Outdoor)........................... 39-05.25

as a Senior (2010 Indoor):

Set the UA indoor triple jump record with a winning leap of 40-02.25 at the Akron Quad.
Scored at the MAC Indoors in the long and triple jumps ... Placed fifth in the triple jump (39-08.75) and eighth in the long jump (19-00.75).
Won the indoor long jump twice (Akron Opener and UA-KSU Dual) and the indoor triple jump twice (Akron Opener and Akron Quad).

as a Junior (2009):

MAC Indoor long jump champion (19-9.75), adding runner-up finish in the triple jump at the MAC Indoors (39-9.25) ... Her long jump at the MAC Indoors ranks second on the UA all-time lists.
Scored in the triple jump at the MAC Outdoors with a leap of 39-1.75, which ranks second on the UA all-time list. (Fouled in all her attempts during the long jump.)
Won the long jump at the Outdoor All-Ohio Championships (19-1.50).
Won the indoor long jump at the UA-KSU Dual Meet (19-3.50) and the Akron Invitational (19-1.25).
Named a team captain.

as a Sophomore (2008):

Earned second team outdoor All-MAC, placing runner-up in the long jump with a leap of 19-4. Also placed third at the MAC Outdoors in the triple jump (38-10.50).
Qualified for the NCAA Mideast Regional thanks to a leap of 20-0.25 at the Jesse Owens Classic, which was the second-best leap in UA history and earned her MAC Outdoor Field Performer of the Week. Placed 19th at the NCAA Regional (19-1.50).
Placed fourth in both the long (19-2.50) and triple (39-1.75) jumps at the MAC Indoor Championships.
Named Academic All-MAC during the outdoor season with a 3.242 GPA in exercise science.
In addition to having the second-best outdoor long jump in UA history, owns UA's second-best leaps in the indoor long jump (19-2.50), indoor triple jump (39-1.75) and outdoor triple jump (39-1.25).
Won the long jump once during the indoor season and the triple jump three times. During the outdoor season, won both the long and triple jumps twice. Notably, won the triple jump at the All Ohio Outdoor Championships (38-7.50).
Earned Akron's Scholar Baller honor for posting at least a 3.0 GPA for the academic year, earning Dean's List recognition once.

as a Freshman (2007):

Akron's top performer, both indoors and outdoors, in the long and triple jumps.
Scored at the MAC Indoors, placing sixth in the triple jump with a personal record leap of 38-0.
Took two podium finishes at the MAC Outdoors. Was fifth in the long jump with a PR of 18-11.75 and was seventh in the triple jump with a PR of 38-0.25.
Won the long jump at the Zips Open (17-9) and won the triple jump at the UA Quad (36-4.25).
Won two triple jump events during the outdoor season. First, jumped 35-6.50 (in an event moved indoors due to inclement weather) at the Northeast Ohio Quad. Later, jumped 36-9.50 at the Sparky Adams Invitational.

at St. Peter Chanel High School:

Earned All-American honors with a long jump of 18-9 as a senior. Also posted a career-best 37-6 in the triple jump and time of 25.84 in the 200.
Was a three-time Northcoast League champion in the 4x100 and a two-time champion in the 4x200, while winning the 200 and long jump once.
In the state championships, tallied nine top 10 finishes over her career, including a state title in the 4x200 as a junior, two runner-up finishes and a seventh-place finish in the event. Additionally placed second once and third twice in the 4x100, along with placing second in the long jump and fifth in the 200.