UK heads to Baton Rouge, La., for premier track & field conference championship
• First-Place Record Holder - Indoor Pole Vault • First-Place Record Holder - Outdoor Pole Vault
2011 (Sophomore):Indoor - Produced the best mark in program history when she cleared 12-11.50/3.95m at the SEC Championships, finishing seventh in the event ... Won the Tyson Invitational by clearing 12-09.50/3.90m, a personal-best at the time and the then-second best mark in school history ... Finished in a three-way tie for second place in the women's pole vault at the Kentucky Invitational with a height of 3.79m/12-01.50. Outdoor - Set the school record, along with teammate Samantha Stenzel, with a mark of 12-08.00/3.86m at the SEC Championships ... Finished seventh at the Florida Relays with a height of 12-00.50/3.67m ... Competed at the NCAA East Preliminaries. 2010 (Freshman):Indoor - Cleared a season-best height of 11-07.75 at the Kentucky Invitational. Outdoor - Did not compete. High School: Earned three medals in the pole vault during four consecutive appearances at Texas state meet ... Owns school record in the event at a height of 12-10 ... Member of district championship team as a sophomore ... Coached by Toby Howell ... Four-year letter winner in track ... Member of cheerleading squad all four years winning National Championship team titles as freshman and senior ... National scholar, academic booster club member and recipient of Lanyard of Knowledge ... Member of student council, Wakeboarding Club, FCA, DFYIT and Cheer Athletics ... Volunteered 100 hours during senior year with local organizations.
Personal: Full name is Shelby Leigh Kennard ... Born Jan. 6, 1991 in Richardson, Texas ... Parents are Chris and Annette Kennard ... Has one brother, Blayne ... Intended major is communications.
