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  Kim Williams
Kim Williams

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Kingston, Jamaica
High School:
Vere Technical
Event:
Jumps

01/05/2012

Nobles' Cause

Veteran assistant soars quietly into state's Track & Field Hall of Fame

2008 ACC Outdoor Freshman of the Year

2008 ACC Indoor Freshman of the Year

ACC Outdoor Field Performer of the Year: 2008, 2009

ACC Indoor Field Performer of the Year: 2010, 2011

2009 NCAA Field Athlete of the Year

NCAA Scholar Athlete of the Year: 2009, 2010

NCAA All-American

Triple Jump Outdoor: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

Triple Jump Indoor: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

Long Jump Indoor: 2011

Long Jump Outdoor: 2009, 2011

NCAA East Regional Champion

Triple Jump Outdoor: 2008

Long Jump Outdoor: 2009

Triple Jump Outdoor: 2009

NCAA Champion

Triple Jump Indoor: 2009, 2010, 2011

Triple Jump Outdoor: 2009

Long Jump Outdoor: 2009

ACC Champion

Triple Jump Indoor: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

Triple Jump Outdoor: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

Triple Jump Indoor: 2011

Long Jump Outdoor: 2008, 2009, 2011

NCAA All-East Region

Triple Jump Outdoor: 2008

All-ACC

Triple Jump Outdoor: 2008, 2009, 2010

Triple Jump Indoor: 2008, 2010, 2011

Long Jump Outdoor: 2008, 2009

Long Jump Indoor: 2008, 2010

Collegiate Bests:

Triple Jump Outdoor: 14.08m/46-02.50- FSU Record

Triple Jump Indoor: 14.03m/46-00.50 - FSU Record

Long Jump Outdoor: 6.66m/21-10.25- FSU Record

Long Jump Indoor: 6.51m/ 21-02.75

2011 Track:

Outdoor-

• Nation's top long jumper

• Won the ACC Championship in the outdoor triple jump for the unprecedented fourth consecutive season

• Also won the outdoor long jump at the ACC Championships

• Placed second in the triple jump at the NCAA Championships despite an ankle injury sustained at the regional meet

Indoor-

• Won the NCAA indoor triple jump championship for the third year in a row

• Named the South Region's women's field athlete of the year.

• Became the first athlete in ACC history to win a title in one event in four consecutive seasons as she claimed yet another indoor triple jump title at the conference championships.

• Also won the long jump crown at the ACC Championships en route to earning All-ACC honors in both the long jump and triple jump.

• Named an All-American in both the triple jump and long jump

2010 Track:

Outdoor-

• Won her third consecutive triple jump title at ACC Championships.

• Earned All-American honors in the triple jump.

• Named to All-ACC academic team.

• Earned gold medal at Mayaguez 2010 - XXI Central and American Caribbean Games.

• Member of 2010 Women's All-ACC Academic Team, a two time honoree, as well as a 2010 All-ACC Member, with a major in Sport Management.

• Ranked 1st in the nation, 2x Outdoor NCAA Champion,, 3x Outdoor All-American, and 3x ACC Outdoor Champion.

• Placed third with a jump of 13.46m/44-02.00 in triple jumps at Georgia Tech Invitational.

• Took first place in the triple jump Elite Section with 13.51m at Seminole Twilight.

• Earned second place in the long jump with a leap of 6.18m, tying fellow teammate Amy Harris' first attempt, on the first day of Seminole Twilight.

• Won first place, her third consecutive title, in outdoor triple jump of 44-2.5 at the ACC Outdoor Championships. She also earned an All-ACC honor.

• Placed seventh in women's long jump with 19-5.25 at the ACC Outdoor Championships.

• Named 2010 ACC Women's Indoor Track & Field Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

• Selected as 2010 ACC Indoor Track Performer of the Year, winning the ACC and NCAA triple jump titles with marks of 46-8.25 and 45-9.25, respectively.

• Earned ACC Performer of the Week for her triple jump at the Seminole Invitational. Williams took first place at the invite with a mark of 13.52m/44-04.25.

• Took first place in the long jump with a distance of 5.93/19-05.50 at the Seminole Invitational. Williams' jump is the seventh best in the ACC during the 2010 season.

Indoor-

• Set the FSU and Tyson Invitational record wth a triple jump distance of 46-6.

• Became just the fifth woman in NCAA history to win an indoor triple jump championship in back-to-back years

• Earned All-American honors in the triple jump as well as All-ACC honors in the triple jump and long jump

• Named S cholar Athlete of the Year by the ACC

2009 Track:

Outdoor-

• Named first Seminole in FSU history to win both the long and triple jump titles at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the same season and the second student-athlete to do so in NCAA history.

• Jumped 6.54m/21-5.50 in a four-way tie breaker to win first place in the long jump at the 2009 NCAA Outdoor Championships.

• Set a new personal record in the long jump at the NCAA Regional Meet with an impressive 6.66m/21-10.25 leap that was the second best performance in the nation and FSU's top long jump in history.

• Named the ACC Women's Field Performer of the Year for the second-consecutive season after she earned first place in the long jump of 21-06.75 and took another gold medal in the triple jump with 44-08.75 at the ACC Outdoor Meet.

• Earned All-ACC honors in both the long and triple jump.

Indoor-

• FSU's only NCAA Champion at the NCAA Indoor Championships. Won the gold medal in the triple jump with a mark of 13.81m/ 45-3.75.

• Dominated the triple jump at the ACC Outdoor Championships with a mark of 45-03.00/13.79m to take home the gold medal and reset the ACC meet record.

• Leaped to a first place finish, reset the school record and made the NCAA automatic mark with 14.03m/46-00.50 in the triple jump at the Virginia Tech Hokie Invitational.

• Notched a silver medal and set a new personal record in the long jump of 21-02.75/6.47m at the ACC Indoor Championships.

2008 Track:

Outdoor-

• Took fourth place at the NCAA Championships in the triple jump with a personal-best leap of 45-02.50/13.78m. Jump is the second-longest in school history

• Earned her first NCAA East Regional Championship with a jump of 45-04.50/13.83m to automatically qualify for the NCAA Outdoor meet.

• Her leap at the regional meet would have broken the school and ACC record had it not been for a +2.9 wind.

• Earned her first regional bid at the Texas Relays with a 44-09.50/13.65m mark.

• Doubled down at ACC Championships with first place leaps in the triple jump (44-02.50/13.47m) and long jump (20-08.00/6.30m).

• Efforts earned her ACC Outdoor Freshman and Field Performer of the Year honors.

• Won her fourth-straight triple jump title at the Penn Relays.

• Member of the 2008 ACC Track and Field All-Academic Team.

Indoor-

• With a school and ACC record leap of 45-04.25/13.82m she finished with the silver medal in the triple jump at NCAA Indoors.

• Topped the triple jump competition at the conference championships with a first place mark of 44-00.75/13.43m

• Took second in the long jump at ACC Indoors with a leap of 20-01.00/6.12m.

• Won the triple jump at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational with a mark of 45-00.25/13.72m.

• Also placed third in the long jump at New Balance with a jump of 20'05.00/6.22m

Prep:

• Four-time Carifta Games triple jump gold medalist (2003, 2004, 2006, 2007).

• 2007 National Junior Champion with a 44'4" mark in the triple jump.

• Took home the silver medal at the 2007 Pan American Junior Games.

• Jamaica's High School Champion in the triple jump her sophomore through senior years.

• Three-time triple jump champion at the Penn Relays (2005, 2006, 2007).

• Recipient of the Carl March Award given to the most outstanding junior girl athlete of the year in 2007.

• Broke her own triple jump record in the under-17 division of the Carifta Games in 2004 with a 41'1.5" mark.

• Member of the Jamaican national teams at Carifta Games, Pan American Games and World Youth Games.

Personal:

Born Nov. 3, 1988 ... Majoring in business administration.
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