Kimberly Golding

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Portmore, Jamaica
Prev School:
Central Arizona College

2017 Season - Indoor: Named Second Team All-American after finishing 14th in the 60m hurdles (8.25) at the NCAA Championship - named team co-captain - competed at eight meets - ran a career-best 8.13 in the 60m hurdles prelims at the Big Ten Championship to set the Minnesota program record, tied with teammate Emma Spagnola - placed fourth (8.19) in the 60m hurdles at Big Tens - improved on her own Minnesota program record in the 60m hurdles at two meets, running 8.16 to win the event at the Music City Challenge before setting the record at Big Tens - won the 60m hurdles at four meets.

2017 Season - Outdoor: Named All-Big Ten Second Team in the 100m hurdles and the 4x100m relay - named USTFCCCA All-Academic and Academic All-Big Ten honoree - competed at six meets - NCAA West Prelim qualifier in 100m hurdles, placing 30th in 13.59 seconds - finished as B1G runner-up in the 100m hurdles in a career-best, Minnesota program record time of 12.98 seconds and led off the B1G runner-up 4x100m relay (45.30) at the Big Ten Championship - won the 100m hurdles at four meets, including clocking a wind-aided time of 12.87 seconds (+5.0 wind) at the Longhorn Invite - led off the 4x100m relay at four meets, including running a winning time of 44.80 at the Kansas Relays Quadrangular to move into third in Minnesota history - placed 14th in the 100m hurdles (13.56) at the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) National Senior Championship.

2016 Season - Indoor: Competed at four meets - placed fourth in the 60m hurdles at the Big Ten Championship in a career-best 8.18 seconds, improving on the Minnesota program record - broke the Gophers' 60m hurdles record three times during the season - won the 60m hurdles at the Jack Johnson Classic (8.32) and the Minnesota-Wisconsin Dual (8.41) - won long jump with a collegiate-best mark of 5.79m (19-00.00) at the Jack Johnson Classic.

2016 Season - Outdoor: Named USTFCCCA All-Academic team honoree and Academic All-Big Ten honoree - competed in the 100m hurdles at seven meets and made four appearances on the 4x100m relay - broke Minnesota's program record in the 100m hurdles three times, finishing the season with a career-best time of 13.11 - finished third in the 100m hurdles (13.39) at the Big Ten Championship - NCAA West Prelim qualifier in the 100m hurdles, finishing 26th in 13.56 - won the 100m hurdles (13.11) at the Rock Chalk Classic - ran third on the third-place 4x100m relay at the UCLA Legends Invitational in a season-best 45.61 to rank 10th in program history - represented her country at the Jamaica National Senior Championships, placing ninth in the 100m hurdles in 13.95.

2015 Season - Indoor: Transferred to Minnesota after competing for Central Arizona College for two years - ran 10 races - finished the season as the Minnesota program record-holder in the 60m hurdles at 8.34 seconds in prelims at the Big Ten Championship - placed fourth in the B1G 60m hurdles final (8.38) - competed in the 60m hurdles at five meets and also placed fifth in the 200m at the Minnesota-Wisconsin Dual.

2015 Season - Outdoor: Competed unattached.

Before Minnesota: Competed for Central Arizona College during the 2012-13 and 2013-14 seasons - 2014 NJCAA national champion in the 100m hurdles - named first team NJCAA All-American in 2014.

High School: A 2012 graduate of Convent of Mercy Academy "Alpha" in Kingston, Jamaica.

Personal: Born Dec. 15, 1992 - daughter of Jessica and Augustus Golding - majoringÂ in youth studies.

Golding's Indoor Career Bests (2017 Final)
Event	Mark (All-Time Rank)	Meet (Date)
60m Hurdles	8.13 (AT-1st)	Big Ten Championship (2/24/17)
200m	28.41	Minnesota-Wisconsin Dual (1/24/15)
Long Jump	5.79m, 19-00.00	Jack Johnson Classic (1/29/16)
Golding's Outdoor Career Bests (2017 Final)
Event	Mark	Meet (Date)
100m Hurdles	12.98 (AT-1st)	Big Ten ChampionshipÂ (5/14/17)
200m	24.95	Before Minnesota (2013)