Connor Kempf

Position:
Sprints/Hurdles/Jumps
Class:
Junior
High School:
Northrop
Hometown:
Fort Wayne, Ind.

2015-16: (Indoor) Did not compete. (Outdoor) Did not compete.

2014-15: (Indoor) Academic All-MAC … Competed in the 300, 400 and 600 during the season for BGSU … Set career-best times in all three events during the year … Also ran on the 1600 relay team once … Finished second at the Tom Wright Classic in the 300 with a time of 43.49 seconds … Ran a career-best 60.56 400 at the SPIRE Invitational … Placed fourth in the 600 at the Tom Wright Classic with a time of 1:42.44 … Helped the 1600 relay team to a time of 4:01.58 at the Akron Invitational. (Outdoor) Academic All-MAC … Ran the 400 hurdles for the Falcons, as well as competing in the 800 relay … Qualified for the MAC Championships in the 400 hurdles, placing 20th overall with a time of 1:05.01 … Recorded a season-best 1:04.34 at the Jesse Owens Classic … Finished third in the 400 hurdles at the Cardinal Invitational … Competed on the 800 relay team at the season-opening Raleigh Relays, posting a time of 1:47.07.

2013-14: (Indoor) Competed in the long jump and ran the 60 hurdles, 300, 400 and 1600 relay during the season … Established a personal best in the long jump at 16-feet-6 at the Golden Flash Gala to begin the season … Improved to 16-8.75 at the Findlay Open and eventually to 17-9 at the Akron Invitational … Ran the 60 hurdles in a personal best time of 9.92 seconds at the Findlay Open … Competed in the 300 at the Golden Flash Gala, running the event in 43.81 seconds … Posted a personal best time of 1:01.05 in the 400 at the Akron Invitational … Ran anchor leg on the 1600 relay team that placed third at the Tom Wright Open. (Outdoor) Competed in the long jump, 100 hurdles, 400 and 400 hurdles for the Falcons … Opened the season by establishing her collegiate best in the long jump at 17-feet-7.5 at the Raleigh Relays … Improved upon that distance at the Toledo Dual, finishing second at 17-8.75 … Ran the 100 hurdles in 16.97 seconds at the Toledo Dual … Posted a time of 60.80 seconds in the 400 at the Kentucky Relays … Posted a season-best time in the 400 hurdles of 1:04.32 at the All-Ohio Championships.

High School: Placed seventh at the state championship in the long jump during the indoor season in 2013 ... Finished eighth in the same event during the outdoor season in 2013 ... Part of a 1600 relay team that finished as state runner-up in 2010 ... Named all-conference from 2009-13.

Personal: Full name is Connor Lynn Kempf ... Born March 8, 1995 ... Daughter of Christopher and Christina Kempf ... Has two brothers, Chance and Cole, and a sister Carleigh ... Plans to study pre-med, with a focus on biology.

PERSONAL BESTS
Indoor Track and Field
Long jump: 17-9, Akron Invitational (2/8/14)
60 hurdles: 9.92, Findlay Open (1/31/14)
300: 43.49, Tom Wright Classic (1/23/15)
400: 60.56, SPIRE Invitational (2/14/15)
600: 1:42.44, Tom Wright Classic (1/23/15)
Outdoor Track and Field
Long Jump: 17-8.75, Toledo Dual (5/2/14)
100 Hurdles: 16.97, Toledo Dual (5/2/14)
400: 1:00.80, Kentucky Relays (4/19/14)
400 Hurdles: 1:04.32, All-Ohio Championships (4/12/14)