University of South Dakota Athletics

Career Bests

2022-23
Indoor Track & Field
Placed fourth in the pole vault at the Summit League Championships with a season-best height of 13-2 ¼ (4.02m) … member of the Coyotes’ Summit League Championship title-winning team … jumped 12-6 ¾ (3.83m) in the pole vault at the Tyson Invitational … notched seven top-10 finishes during the season … named USTFCCCA All-Academic.
 
Outdoor Track & Field
Finished ninth in the pole vault at the Summit League Championships with a clearance of 12-3 ½ (3.75m) … cleared a season-best height of 12-9 (3.89m) at the USD Tune-Up … placed third in the pole vault at The Monday Meet … jumped 12-5 ½ (3.80m) in the pole vault at the Mt. SAC Relays … tallied five top-10 finishes during the spring … made the Summit League honor roll … named to the Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.

2021-22
Indoor Track & Field
Competed at three meets during the season, placing in the top-three of each competition … took second at the Jim Emmerich Alumni Meet with a season-best height of 12-9 ½ in the pole vault.
 
Outdoor Track & Field
Earned all-Summit League honors in the pole vault … qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary in the pole vault … placed third in the pole vault at the Summit League Championships … posted a season-best of 13-2 ¼ in the pole vault at the Drake Relays … voted to the Academic All-Summit League team … named USTFCCCA All-Academic … made the Summit League honor roll … named to the Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.

2020-21
Indoor Track & Field
Earned all-Summit League honors in the pole vault … finished runner-up with a season-best vault of 13-8 ¼ (4.17m) at the Summit League Championships … won the pole vault at the Dakota Quad Classic with a height of 13-2 ¼ (4.02m) … took second in the vault at the USD Invitational in a height of 13-2 ½ (4.03m) … also finished runner-up at the Dakota Realty Invitational and the SDSU Last Chance meet ... tallied six top-10 finishes during the season … voted to the Academic All-Summit League team … named USTFCCCA All-Academic … made the Summit League honor roll … named to the Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.
 
Outdoor Track & Field
Did not compete.

2019-20
Indoor Track & Field
Summit League Champion in the pole vault … captured her first league title with a clearance of 13-8 ½ … became the seventh Coyote in the last eight years to win the pole vault indoors … vaulted an indoor best of 13-9 ¾ with a runner-up finish at the Adidas Classic … moved to fifth on the Coyote top-10 list for the pole vault with the height of 13-9 ¾ … member of the nationally second-ranked pole vault squad by the USTFCCCA … won the pole vault at the Nebraska Tune-Up with a height of 13-6 ¼ … vaulted 13-8 ½ at the Iowa State Classic … finished runner-up in the women’s collegiate section of the pole vault at the National Pole Vault Summit in Reno, Nevada with a height of 13-5 ¼ … took second in the pole vault at the SDSU Holiday Invitational … clocked a season best 9.31 seconds for the 60-meter hurdles at the Jim Emmerich Invitational … tallied eight top-10 finishes with two event titles during the season … voted to the Academic All-Summit League team … named USTFCCCA All-Academic … made the Summit League honor roll … named to the Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.
 
Outdoor Track & Field
Season cancelled by NCAA and The Summit League due to COVID-19 pandemic … voted to the Academic All-Summit League team.

2018-19
Indoor Track & Field
Earned all-Summit League honors in the pole vault at the Summit League Championships … placed third with a vault of 13-3 at the league meet … also took 13th in the 60-meter hurdles with a season-best clocking of 9.11 seconds at the Summit League Championships … vaulted an indoor best of 13-3 ¾ at the Nebraska Tune-Up to move to ninth on South Dakota’s record books … won the pole vault at the SDSU Holiday Invitational with a jump of 13-3 ½ … took third in the vault at the Jack Johnson Classic after clearing 13-2 ½ … tallied nine top-10 finishes during the season … named USTFCCCA All-Academic.

Outdoor Track & Field
Qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary in the pole vault … vaulted a personal best of 14-1 ¼ to win the Sioux City Relays … the height ranks fifth in South Dakota program history for the outdoor pole vault … named the Summit League Athlete of the Week (4/16) following the Sioux City Relays performance … jumped 13-8 ¼ at the NCAA West Preliminary and finished 16th … leaped 13-5 ¼ at the South Dakota Challenge to finish fourth … also took fourth at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays with a jump of 13-3 ½ … member of the nation’s second-ranked pole vault squad by the USTFCCCA with an average height of 14-1 ¼ … tallied six top-10 finishes outdoors … named USTFCCCA All-Academic … made the Summit League honor roll … named to the Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.

2017-18
Indoor Track & Field
Redshirted … took seventh in the pole vault at the SDSU Holiday Open in 11-9 ¾ while competing unattached.
 
Outdoor Track & Field
Qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary in the pole vault … placed fourth in the pole vault at the Summit League Championships after clearing 13-1 ¾ … placed 32nd in the pole vault at the NCAA West Preliminary with a clearance of 12-4 ¾ … posted a personal best of 13-3 ½ for second place in the pole vault at the Sioux City Relays … the height ranks eighth in USD program history … took fourth in the pole vault at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays with a jump of 12-11 ½ … placed third in the vault at the USD Twilight … recorded eight top-10 finishes during the season ... named USTFCCCA All-Academic … made the Summit League honor roll.

Prep
Ranked No. 6 in the nation by DyeStat ... captured a Michigan pole vault title as a junior with a Michigan state record jump of 13-4 ... also holds the Michigan state indoor record at 13-0 ... a three-time all-Ottawa-Kent Conference honoree and three-time regional champion in the pole vault ... placed in at least two events at each state meet, adding a long jump runner-up finish to her pole vault title as a junior ... was the New Balance Nationals Emerging Elite indoor and outdoor champion in both 2014 and 2015 ... also a three-time all-OKC basketball player and all-OKC golfer, qualifying for the state golf meet as a senior ... a member of the National Honor Society, DECA and Student Council ... earned academic all-state honors the past three years.

Personal
Daughter of Alex and Tammy Kemp ... graduated with bachelor's degree in sport marketing & media ... working on master's degree in communication.