Kelly Phillips Event: Pole Vault
Class: r-Freshman
High School: Blacksburg
Hometown: Blacksburg, Va.
 
photo 2007 Outdoor: Redshirted ... Jumped in five meets as an unattached athlete, raising her personal best to 3.75m (12'3.75"), a mark that would have been sixth in school history ... Opened the season with a 3.50m (11'5.5") clear at the Wake Forest Open ... Registered a height of 3.65m (11'11.75") to finish sixth at the Weems Baskin Relays ... Finished second at the Paul Keiser Classic with a jump of 3.51m (11'6.25") ... Finished third at the Liberty Twilight meet with a personal-best jump of 3.75m (12'3.75") ... Finished season with a sixth-place finish at the UNC Elite Meet, registering a jump of 3.65m (11'11.75").

2007 Indoor: Redshirted .... Jumped 3.45m (11'3.75") in her first event at the Liberty Twilight as an unattached athlete ... Jumped 3.52m (11'6.5") in her only other meet.

High School: Competed in gymnastics ... During junior season, won Level Nine State and Mid-East Regional championships on the uneven parallel bars ... Level Nine State and Mid-East Regional medalist on the vault ... Level Nine Eastern Nationals qualifier on the vault during junior and senior years ... Honor roll student.

Personal: Born September 2, 1988 in Blacksburg, Va. ... Daughter of Bob and Katherine Phillips ... Double-majoring in biology and human nutrition, foods and exercise ... Father, Bob, was an All-American vaulter for Tech in 1980.