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2015-16 Women's Track and Field Roster

Jack Prior/Newton Sports Photography
Jack Prior/Newton Sports Photography
Jack Prior/Newton Sports Photography
Jack Prior/Newton Sports Photography
Jack Prior/Newton Sports Photography
Jack Prior/Newton Sports Photography
Jack Prior/Newton Sports Photography

Kayla Prior

Kayla Prior

  • Position:
    Jumps
  • Height:
    0-0
  • Class:
    Senior
  • High School:
    Newton North
  • Hometown:
    Newton, Mass.

Summary

Biography

2015-16
Indoor: Competed at four meets on the year…Had a season-best jump of 32’ 7.75” (9.95m) in the triple jump at the Camel City Invitational…Had a leap of 32’ 5.5” (9.89m) in the triple jump at the Wake Forest Invitational…Jumped a 32’ 0” (9.75m) at the UNCG Spartan Team Challenge in the triple jump.
 
Outdoor: Set a new personal-record leap of 33’ 9.5” (10.30m) in the triple jump at the CAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships…Had a jump of 33’ 7.5” (10.25m) at the Phoenix Invitational in the triple jump…Finished fifth in the triple jump with a leap of 33’ 0.25” (10.06m) at the Campbell Invitational.
 
2014-15
Indoor: 
Established a personal-best mark of 35' 0.25" (10.67m) in the triple jump at the Virginia Tech Challenge...Had a leap of 14' 4" (4.37m) in the long jump at the High Point Team Challenge.

Outdoor: Finished fifth in the long jump at the Coastal Carolina Invitational with a personal-record 16' 5" (5.00m)...Had a jump of 34' 5.5" (10.50m) at the Liberty Collegiate Invitational.

2013-14
Indoor:
 Set a season-best mark in the long jump with a distance of 15' 9.75" (4.82m) at the Liberty Quad...Finished sixth in the triple jump at the Liberty Open with a mark of 30' 11.25" (9.43m)...Also had a sixth-place standing in the long jump at the Liberty Open with a leap of 15' 3.25" (4.65m).

Outdoor: Had a leap of 32' 5.5" (9.89m) in the triple jump at the UNC Wilmington Seahawk Invitational...Leaped a distance of 15' 2 (4.62m) in the long jump at the UNC Wilmington Seahawk Invitational.

Prior to Elon: Member of the track and field team at Ithaca College as a freshman...Finished third in the long jump at the indoor ECAC...Was fourth in the long jump at the New York State Collegiate Track Conference indoor and outdoor championships.

High School: A four-year letter winner in indoor and outdoor track & field at Newton North High School...Helped her team to five all-state team championships and eight consecutive Bay State Conference team titles...Was a two-time indoor all-state competitor and set three state relay records...Named a Bay State All-Star and earned the 2012 Sportsmanship Award during the outdoor season as a senior...A two-time all-state competitor outdoors placing second in the long jump at the Bay State Conference meet in 2012...Was an all-state runner-up in the 4x100 relay...Was also a sprinter on the swimming team.

Personal: Daughter of Jack and Lisa Prior...Father was a decathlete at the University of Connecticut...Intends to major in strategic communications.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14Sophomore

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  • 2014-15Junior

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  • 2015-16Senior

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