Kellsa Mbah Season 2016-17

Pos.JUMPS
YearJunior
HometownWest Chester, Ohio

** American Athletic Conference Champion – 4x100m Relay (Outdoor) – 2017 **
** American Athletic Conference Champion – Long Jump (Indoor) – 2017 **

QUICK NOTES: Returning conference champion after winning the long jump crown at the 2017 AAC Indoor Championships before running the lead leg of the victorious 4x100m relay at the 2017 AAC Outdoor Championships… school’s record holder in the long with a leap of 6.32m (20-9.00) at the AAC Outdoor Championships to finish second… also rank #4 in the outdoor triple jump at 12.11m (39-08.75)… indoors, ranks second in program history in both the long jump (6.09m/19-11.75) and the 60m dash (7.52) while also ranked #4 in the triple jump (11.62m/38-01.50)… member of the school record outdoor 4x100m relay (44.33) as well.
 
2016-17 SEASONS
2017 OUT (JR): Recipient of the team’s highest honor, the Gettler Spirit of Track & Field Award… … helped the 4x100m relay to four victories, running the lead leg in all four… team won the program’s first relay title by capturing the 4x100m at the AAC meet in a school-record 44.33… team also placed 13th at the NCAA East Preliminary, missing a spot in the national final by one position… captured titles at the All-Ohio, Raleigh Relays and Oliver Nikoloff Open as well… individually, placed second in the long jump and fourth in the triple jump at the AAC Championships… posted a school-record mark of 6.32m (20-09.00) in the long jump… jumped her PR 12.11m (39-08.75) at the Lyles/Wood Invitational to record the #4 mark in program history… competed in the NCAA East Preliminary long jump competition… ran a season and career-best 12.06 in the 100m at the Jesse Owens Classic.
2017 IN (JR): Captured her first conference title by winning the long jump with a winning leap of 6.09m (19-11.75) at the AAC Indoor Championships… improved her season best three times, first with a 6,00m (19-08.25) to win the Galdstein Invitational before taking second at the Charlie Thomas Invitational (6.01m/19-08.75) and then winning the AAC meet… added an eighth-place finish in the triple jump at the conference meet… finished 10th in the 60m dash as well… ran a personal-best time of 7.52 in the AAC meet to move up to #2 (tie) in program history.
 
2015-16 SEASONS
2016 OUT (SO): Made huge strides in the horizontal jumps on the year, placing second in the American Athletic Conference Championships in the long jump to earn all-conference accolades and score eight big points for the team… also was 13th in the triple jump… jumped 6.24m (20-06.75) in the long jump to finish second at the Lyle/Wood Invitational and break the school record… finished 40th in the event at the NCAA East Preliminary Round, her first NCAA event… entered into the triple jump for the first time in her career at the Oliver Nikoloff Invitational and posted a best of 11.67m (38-03.50) to finish second in the event and record the third-best leap in program history… competed on the 4x100m relay several times, including at the NCAA East event… capped the year earning American Athletic Conference All-Academic honors.
2016 IN (SO): Made the final and finished ninth in the long jump at the American Athletic Conference Championships… posted a PR leap of 5.85m (19-02.50) at the Gladstein Invitational to place third… that leap tied her for fifth on the program’s all-time Top 10… also raced in the 60m dash four times, posting a best of 7.73 to open the year at the Kentucky Invitational.
 
2014-15 SEASONS
2015 OUT (FR): Ranks fifth on the school’s all-time Top 10 in the long jump… recorded a mark of 5.68m (18-07.75) to make the list… that jump, which came at the Louisville Twilight, gave her a third-place finish… set her previous best three weeks earlier as she jumped to 5.63m (18-05.75) at the Tennessee Relays… helped the 4x100m relay to a sixth-place finish at the America Outdoor Championships.
2015 IN (FR): Competed in the long jump and the 60m dash at the American Indoor Championships… holds a PR of 5.78m (18-11.75) in the long jump… recorded that mark at the Armory Invitational, which placed her at No. 5 on the UC all-time Top 10 in the event… just on the outside of the school’s Top 10 in the 60m dash… ran 7.75 at the Kentucky Invitational, which is 0.03 off the No. 9 (tie) mark at UC.

PRIOR TO UC: Capped off career by qualifying for the Ohio D1 State Championships in the 100m dash, 200m dash and long jump... recorded personal-best times in the 100m and 200m at Regionals to earn runner-up finishes in both races.

Personal Bests – Indoor
60m – 7.52 (American Championships – 2/24/17) – UC #2
Long Jump – 6.09m/19-11.75 (American Championships – 2/24/17) – UC #2
Triple Jump – 11.62m/38-01.50 (American Championships – 2/25/17) – UC #4
 
Personal Bests – Outdoor
100m – 12.06 (Jesse Owens Classic– 4/22/17)
200m – 25.67 (Tiger Track Classic – 4/9/16)
Long Jump – 6.32m/20-09.00 (American Championships – 5/13/17) – UC RECORD
Triple Jump – 12.11m/39-08.75 (Lyles/Wood Invitational – 4/29/17) – UC #4

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2017-18

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2015-16

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2014-15

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