The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2022-23 Track & Field / Cross Country Roster
Roster
Kaeli Thompson
- Position:
- Jumps
- Hometown:
- New York City, New York
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Major:
- Strategic Communication - Grad Certificate
COLLEGIATE BESTS & RESULTS VIA TFRRS
2023-24 (Grad)
OUTDOOR: Finished 10th at the Texas Relays clearing 4.15m (13-7.25) in pole vault... Won the Cameron Burrell Alumni Invite clearing 4.00m (13.1.50) in pole vault... Finished third clearing 4.01m (13-1.75) at the Mt. SAC Relays... Was third at the Texas Invitational in pole vault after clearing 4.00m (13-1.50)...
INDOOR: Finished third in pole vault at the Commonwealth College Opener clearing 3.91m (12-10) to open the season... Cleared 3.97m (13-0.25) at the Rod McCravy Memorial meet... Set a PB after winning the Dr. MLK Jr. Invite in pole vault with a mark of 4.12m (13-6.25) and moved up to No. 8 on the UT All-Time Performer List... Cleared 4.04m (13-3) at the NM Collegiate Classic... Matched her personal best and cleared 4.12m (13-6.35) at the Eagle Elite Invite... Cleared a personal-best 4.20m (13-9.25) in pole vault at the Big 12 Championships to finish seventh...
2022-23 (Senior)
OUTDOOR: Won the Longhorn Invitational in PV... Cleared 4.00m (13-1.5) at the USF Bulls Invitational... Was 8th in pole vault "b" section at the 95th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays with a clearance of 3.85m (12-7.5)... Was fifth at the Tom Jones Memorial with a clearance of 3.91m (12-10)... Finished 10th at the Michael Johnson Invitational clearing 3.72m (12-2.5)... Cleared 3.90m (12-9.5) at the Texas Invitational to finish fifth... Finished 12th at the Big 12 Championships in pole vault clearing 3.75m (12-3.5).
INDOOR: Finished fifth clearing 3.90m (12-9.5) in pole vault at the Commonwealth College Opener... Finished fifth in pole vault at the Cardinal Classic with a mark of 3.92m (12-10.25)... Finished tied for first place in pole vault at the Dr. MLK Jr. Invitational clearing 4.00m (13-1.5)... Cleared 3.94m (12-11) in pole vault at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic... Set a PB at the Tiger Paw Invite clearing 4.05m (13-3.5) in pole vault... Was ninth at the Big 12 Championships in PV clearing 3.99m (13-1)
2021-22 (Junior at Texas)
OUTDOOR: Finished fourth in pole vault after clearing 3.75m (12-3.50) at the Longhorn Invitational... Recorded a personal-best in the pole vault at the Texas Relays, clearing 4.00m (13-1.5)… Finished second in the pole vault clearing 3.80m (12-5.50) in the dual meet at Texas A&M... Finished second at the Michael Johnson Invitational after clearing 3.92m (12-10.25)...Finished sixth in pole vault at the LSU Invitational with a personal-best jump of 4.01m (13-1.75)… Finished 14th at the Big 12 Championships in pole vault… Competed at the NCAA west Prelims.
INDOOR: Finished second at the Clemson Invitational in the pole vault at 3.66m (12'0")... Finished with a top-10 performance at the Red Raider Open at 3.80m (12'5.5") in the pole vault... Made the 3.74m (12-3.25) pole at the Tiger Paw Invite in the pole vault to finish seventh.
2020-2021 (Sophomore at Georgia):
2019-2020 (Freshman at Duke):
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.
