University of Connecticut Athletics
2016-17 Women's Track and Field Roster
Kelli Banks
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Plano, Texas
Personal Bests: 400 Meter Dash - 59.34 | Triple Jump - 11.59m/38-0.25 | 400 Meter Hurdles - 1:02.92
AS A SENIOR (2018-2019)
Indoor: Competed at three meets in the Triple Jump and 400 Meter Dash...Finished in the top-20 several times...Bests: Triple Jump - 11.48m/37.7-96 at Valentine Invite and 400 - 1:01.38 at the Scarlet and White Invite.
Outdoor: Competed at several meets in 400 Meter Hurdles and 4x400 Meter Relay...Notched a pair of top-15 finishes...A part of a 4x400 team that took gold at the UConn Northeast Challenge with a time of 3:37.69...Best 400MH time: 1:05.05 at the 125th Penn Relays.
AS A JUNIOR (2017-2018)
Indoor: Competed at four meets in the Triple Jump...Finished in the top-15 consistently...Best mark: 11.59m/38-0.25 at the Scarlet and White Invite which placed her in the top-10 at 8th overall.
Outdoor: Competed at five meets in the Triple Jump, 4x400, and 400 Meter Hurdles...Finished in the top-20 on five occasions...A part of a first-place relay team at the Brown Springtime Invitational with a time of 4:09.63...Finished in the top-5 at the UCF Black and Gold Challenge in the 400MH at 1:04.06...Bests: 400MH - 1:02.92 at the Miami Hurricane Alumni Invitational, Triple Jump - 11.57m/37-11.51 at the same meet.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2016-17)
Indoor: Competed at several meets in the 400, 4x400, and Triple Jump...Consistenly placed in the top-20...At first meet of her colliegate career, she ran the 400 Meter Dash with a time of 1:01.52 to finish 9th overall...Bests: 400 - 59.32 at the Columbia East-West Challenge, 4x400 - 3:47.99 at the Nittany Lion Challenge, and Triple Jump - 11.13m/36-6.25 at the same.
Outdoor: Competed at a pair of meets in the 400MH and 4x400...Tallied a pair of top-10 times...At the UConn Northeast Challenge in the 400MH, she finished 10th overall at 1:05.55...At the UCF Black and Gold Challenge in the 4x400, her rally team finished 9th overall at 4:20.30.
Before UConn: Earned three varsity letters at Greenhill High School in Addison, Texas under head coach Stacey Johnson… Was an All-State selection in the 100H, 300H, triple jump and 4x400m relay as a senior… A two-time Texas Relays finalist in the 100H.
Personal: Daughter of Doug and Wendy Banks… Has one sister, Kennede (20)… Undecided on a major at UConn.
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