Virginia Kerley

Photo by: Russell James/Texas A&M Athletics

Photo by: Russell James/Texas A&M Athletics

Position:
Sprints
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Taylor
Hometown:
Taylor, Texas

SOPHOMORE (2019) – Outdoors: Established windy best of 20-2 ¼ (6.15) to place fourth in long jump at Texas A&M Invitational … Opened outdoor season placing sixth in 100m (11.90w) at UTSA Invitational … Finished seventh in long jump (19-5 ½w | 5.93w) at The Reveille Meet … Member on winning 4x100 (44.31) at A&M Alumni Muster and ran 11.85w in the 100.

Indoors: Ran career best of 7.50 to place third in 60m at Aggie Twilight … Started season with runner-up finish in 60 (7.63) and long jump (18-4 ¼ | 5.59) at Reveille Invitational … Placed third in 60 (7.53) at Ted Nelson Invitational … Finished eighth in long jump (18-3 | 5.56) at Charlie Thomas Invitational.

FRESHMAN (2018): Opened outdoor season with an 11.81 to place third in 100 at UTSA Roadrunner Invitational and ran 24.07 in 200 to finish 11^th … Posted a windy 23.61 (4.7 wind) for sixth place in 200 at Houston Alumni Invitational and ran on winning 4x100 (45.26) and 4x400 (3:42.21) … Finished third in 200 at UCLA Invitational with a 23.84 and ran on winning 4x400 (3:38.78) … Had a wind-aided 23.69 (3.6) to place eighth at Michael Johnson Invitational … Clocked 57.38 in 400 at LSU Invitational …

Indoor – Placed eighth in both 60 (7.64) and 200 (24.45) in Ted Nelson Invitational … In Texas A&M Quadrangular finished seventh in 60 (7.70) and 11^th in 200 (24.67) … Posted a sub 24 in the Charlie Thomas Invitational to place fourth with a 23.79 and ran 7.63 to place eighth in 60 … Placed fourth with a 7.61 and 23.96 in Aggie Twilight.

HIGH SCHOOL: 2017 graduate of Taylor High School in Texas … Established best marks of 7.67 (60), 11.54 (100), 23.54w (200), 54.38 (400), 19-7 ½ (long jump) and 39-4 ¾w (triple jump) … Senior season in State 4A meet earned gold in 400 (54.38), pair of silver medals in 100 (11.62) and long jump (19-5 ¼) along with bronze medal in triple jump (39-4 ¾ w) … Swept titles in 100, 400, and long jump at district, area and region meets … Added district title in triple jump, placing second in area and region meets … In junior season, earned bronze medals in 100 and triple jump while placing fourth in long jump … Swept set of district, area and region titles in 100, 200, long jump and triple jump … During 2015 season claimed silver in 200, along with bronze in 100 and long jump at State meet … As a freshman, finished fourth in long jump and fifth in 100 at State 3A meet.