2012-13
2013 Indoors: Competed at six meets, mostly in the horizontal jumps … Opened her season in the sprints at the Lumberjack Team Challenge, placing 12th in the 60-meter dash (7.84*) and ninth in the 200 (25.57*) … Took 18th in the long jump at the Cherry & Silver Invitational, leaping 17-3 1/4 (5.26m) … Tripled jumped at both the New Mexico Invitational and Don Kirby Open, with distances of 37-5 3/4 (11.42m) and 37-2 1/4 (11.34m), respectively … Leaped 17-9 3/4 (5.43m) at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational, placing 21st … At the Mountain West Championships, earned All-MW honors with a third-place leap of 19-5 1/2 (5.93m), while scoring the triple jump with a seventh-place mark of 38-11 (11.86m).
2013 Outdoors: Participated at five meets, including the conference championships … Started her season at the UTEP Springtime Invitational with a wind-aided (+3.1) time in the 100, clocking in at 12.35* … Competed in the long jump at the Don Kirby Tailwind Invitational (19-1 1/4) and Brutus Hamilton Invitational (18-1 1/2), placing fifth and sixth, respectively … Tallied marks of 17-9 1/2 (5.42m) in the long jump and 38-3 1/2 (11.67m) in the triple jump at the Air Force Triangular, placing third in both … Scored in the triple jump at the MW Championships with a seventh-place and personal-record distance of 40-feet (12.19m) … Claimed ninth at the conference meet with a 19-1 1/2 (5.83m) leap in the long jump.
HIGH SCHOOL
A talented jumper coached by Kellie Redmond atThomas S. Wootton HS in Rockville, Md … Took first place in the long jump at the 4A West Regional three times during four years (2009, 2010 and 2012) … Claimed runner up honors in the long jump at the 2012 New Balance Indoor Nationals, leaping 17-11 … Also earned second place at the 4A State Championships in 2012, jumping a personal-best 18-10 … Won the MCPS Championships in the long jump with an 18-foot mark … Also competed in the triple jump, winning the 4A West Region with a 36-9 3/4 leap … Was on her school’s honor roll, while also earning the AP Scholar Award.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Glenn, a U.S. Navy physician, and Kelly Dowling … Has one brother, Chase, who competing in rowing at the University of Maryland … Lists spinach salad and kale as her favorite foods … Majoring in history.
TRACK & FIELD HONORS
- All-Mountain West Indoor Team, 2013 (LJ) & 2014 (LJ)
- All-Mountain West Outdoor Team, 2015 (LJ)
- Academic All-Mountain West, 2013
- Mountain West Scholar Athlete, 2013-14
- USTFCCCA All-Academic Team, 2014
* indicates a performance that has been adjusted based on the NCAA altitude conversion protocol