Kailee Kamps

Class:
Redshirt Senior
High School:
Belmont HS
Hometown:
Belmont, Wis.

2017 Season: Did not compete during the indoor or outdoor seasons.

2016 Season - Indoor: Competed at five meets with four appearances in the shot put and one in the weight throw - placed 14th in shot put at the Big Ten Championship with a season-best throw of 14.58m (47-10.00) - finished as runner-up in the shot put (14.22m, 46-08.00) at the Parents Day Invite - finished as runner-up in the weight throw with a career-best throw of 16.39m (53-09.25) at the Northwest Open.

2016 Season - Outdoor: Did not compete.

2015 Season - Indoor: Competed in two meets and recorded career-best marks in both her events - placed third in the shot put with a career-best throw of 15.03m (49-03.75) at the Minnesota-Wisconsin Dual - took second in the shot put (13.95m, 45-09.25) and sixth in the weight throw with a career-best 16.38m (53-09.00) at the Minnesota Open.

2015 Season - Outdoor: Named USTFCCCA All-Academic honoree - competed in the shot put at six meets and the hammer throw at three meets - placed second in the shot with a season-best throw of 14.93m (48-11.75) at the Triton Invitational - placed 18th in the shot at the Big Ten Championship (13.95m, 45-09.25) - recorded a career-best mark of 53.47m (175-06) in the hammer throw at the Triton Invitational.

2014 Season - Indoor: Recorded a season-best throw of 48-07.50 (14.82m) in the shot put for fifth place at Iowa State Classic - finished fifth in the weight throw with a season-best mark of 51-05.75 (15.69m) at Parents Day Open - finished 11th in the shot put (46-01.25, 14.05m) at Big Tens - competed in the weight throw at Big Tens (49-09.75, 15.18m).

2014 Season - Outdoor: Named USTFCCCA All-Academic honoree, Big Ten Distinguished Scholar, and Academic All-Big Ten honoree - competed in the shot put, discus and hammer throw - finished 17th in the discus (136-00, 41.46m) at Big Ten Championships - competed in the shot put at Big Tens and NCAA West Prelims but did not record a mark - recorded the Gophers' season-best throw of 49-01.50 (14.97m) in the shot for sixth place at UC San Diego - threw a season-best 146-08 (44.71m) in the discus for fifth place at TSU Relays - competed in the hammer throw twice, including a season-best throw of 159-06 (48.62m) for fifth place at USF Collegiate.

2013 Season: Redshirted the indoor and outdoor track & field seasons.

High School: A graduate of Belmont High School - 2010 Wisconsin state champion in discus - 2011 and 2012 runner-up in both shot put and discus - four-time Six Rivers Conference discus champion and three-time shot put champion - 2012 Wisconsin State Journal Female Athlete of the Year - 2012 Pat Richter Award winner as the state's Triple Play Triple Threat Female Athlete of the Year - holds school records in discus (147-5) and shot put (45-7 1/4) - also a standout in basketball and volleyball - WIAA Scholar Athlete - National Honor Society member - earned awards in science and history.

Personal: Born March 28, 1994 - daughter of David and Jackie Kamps - has three siblings: Kara, Kassi and Keegan - mother (volleyball) and father (track and basketball) played sports at UW-Platteville - sisters Kara (basketball at UW-Whitewater) and Kassi (currently in track at Winona State) were also student-athletes - major is kinesiology - enjoys juggling, hanging out with friends, being outdoors, camping and playing sports with her family, and playing saxophone.

Kamps' Indoor Career Bests (2017 Final)
Event	Mark	Meet (Date)
Shot Put	49-03.75, 15.03m	Minnesota-Wisconsin Dual (1/24/15)
Weight Throw	53-09.25, 16.39m	NorthwestÂ Open (1/9/16)
Kamps' Outdoor Career Bests (2017 Final)
Event	Mark	Meet (Date)
Shot Put	49-01.50, 14.97m	UC San Diego (4/26/14)
Discus	146-08, 44.71m	TSU Relays (3/22/14)
Hammer Throw	175-06, 53.47m	UC San Diego (4/25/15)