2023 Women's Track and Field Roster
Biography
2022: Outdoor — Recorded the top eight high jump results on the team, topping out at 1.81m (second in program history) and winning the 2022 Mississippi State Maroon and White Invitational … Reached 1.71m at the NCAA East Preliminary Round … Tied for third at the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships (1.73m) … Placed first at the Southern Miss Invitational (1.73m), the UAB Green and Gold Invite (1.71m), and the South Alabama Invitational (1.68m) … Placed second in the high jump at the Tiger Track Classic (1.76m) and Crimson Tide Invitational (1.76m). Indoor — Placed fifth at the Sun Belt Conference Indoor Championships in high jump (1.72m) … Placed second at the UAB Blazer invitational with a jump of 1.71m … A jump of the same height won the USA Jaguar Invitational … Tied for second at the Samford Invite 2022 (1.68m).
2021: Outdoor— At the Jaguar Opener, finished first in the high jump (1.69m) and third in the 100m (12.39m) ... Helped the 4 x 100 medley (47.59s) team to a first-place finish, took third in the high jump (1.64m) and set a personal record in the 200m (25.79s) at the USA Invitational ... Placed fifth in the high jump (1.66m) at the Auburn Tiger Track Classic ... Finished in the runner-up spot in the high jump (1.68m) and with the 4 x 100 medley (47.21s) team at the Southern Miss Invitational ... Clocked a personal-best time of 12.34 in the 100m at the Crimson Tide Invitational ... Finished second in the high jump (1.63m) at the LSU Boots Garland Invitational ... Took third in the high jump at the SLU Pre-Conference Tune Up with a height of 1.68m. Indoor— Took second place in the high jump with a 1.65m attempt at the ASU Scarlett and Black Invitational ... Finished second in the high jump (1.69m) at the Jaguar Invitational ... Picked up third place after recording a 1.68m high jump mark at the UAB Blazer Invitational ... Set a PR in the high jump (1.72m) in a fifth-place finish at the Sun Belt Indoor Championships.
2020: Outdoor— Recorded a personal best in the 100m (12.47s) and placed third in the 200m (26.49s) at the Jaguar Opener. Indoor— At the Sun Belt Championships, posted a personal best in the 60m (7.86s) … Recorded a time of 26.90s in the 200m at the Jaguar Invitational … Finished fifth in the high jump with a personal-best 1.50m at the Samford January Invite.
High School: Participated in track and field at James Clemens High School … Left the program as the school record holder in the high jump … Was the 2019 outdoor Alabama state champion in the high jump.
Personal: Full name is Kiara Alexis Risher … Daughter of Darryl and Katrina Risher … Born June 29, 2001, in Madison, Ala. … Favorite movie is “The Breakfast Club” … Favorite book is “And Then There Were None” … Favorite musical artist is J Cole … Favorite food is pancakes.
Major: Electrical engineering
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