Kenley Blake

Bio

2021-22 at Taylor:

Indoor: Finished seventh in the triple jump at the Crossroads League Championships with a season-bets distance of 9.98 meters.

Outdoor: Cleared a season-best 1.45 meters in the high jump at the Emory Invite … Academic All-Crossroads League … NAIA Scholar Athlete.

2020-21 at Taylor:

Indoor: Finished fourth place in the high jump at the Crossroads League Championships and cleared a height of 1.55-meters … Claimed fifth place in the triple jump at the league meet, leaping 10.55-meters … Posted a fourth-place finish in the high jump at the IWU Midwest Classic with a mark of 1.55-meters.

Outdoor: Cleared 1.54-meters in the high jump twice during the outdoor season, at the Little State Championships and the Polar Bear Invite … Competed in the high jump at the Crossroads League Championships and finished fifth overall … Logged an 11th-place finish in the high jump at the Indiana Tech Invite.

2019-20 at Taylor:

Indoor: Qualified for the NAIA Indoor National Championships in the high jump … Broke the TU indoor program record in the high jump at the Indiana Tech Invite with a mark of 1.65-meters … Finished fifth in the high jump at the Crossroads League Championships … Recorded a season-best leap in the triple jump at the IWU Invite with a jump of 10.27-meters … Named Crossroads League Field Athlete of the Week for December 9-15 … Honored as a USTFCCCA Scholar-Athlete.

Outdoor: Outdoor season cancelled due to COVID-19.

Prep: Earned four varsity letters at Troy Christian High under Jeff McDaniel … Named Most Valuable Player in 2017, 2018 and 2019 … Earned first team all-conference in 2017, 2018 and 2019 … Won the 100-meter dash and the high jump in the conference meet … Three-time regional qualifier … Finished in second place at districts, second place at regionals and sixth place at state … Named the Buffalo Wild Wings Blazin’ Athlete of the Week in 2017 and 2018 … Qualified for the Ohio Indoor State meet … Holds the school record in the high jump and triple jump … Qualified for USATF Nationals in 2017 … Four-year honor roll student … Four-year scholar athlete … Nominated as Troy Christian’s Female Scholar Athlete Award for OHSAA … Winner of the Dayton Better Business Bureau … Won the Student of Integrity Award … Member of the Troy Christian Principal’s List.

Personal: Daughter of Kristen Blake … Aunt, Jennie Haddad, ran for Taylor track and field … Majoring in public relations.