Kimisha Chambers

Kimisha Chambers - 2021 Big 12 Outdoor Championship

Position:
Sprints
Height:
5-9
Class:
Senior
High School:
St. Elizabeth Technical High School
Hometown:
Mandeville, Jamaica

	Indoor
60 Meters	7.58 (KU-KSU-WSU Triangular, 2020)
60 Meter Hurdles	8.33 (Jim Green Invitational, 2020)
400 Meters	53.69 (Iowa State Classic, 2020)
	Outdoor
200 Meters	23.90 (New Mexico Classic, 2019)
100 Meter Hurdles	13.07 (2.0) (NCAA West Regional, 2021)
400 Meter Hurdles	57.64 (Jim Click Shootout, 2021)

Accolades
2021 NCAA Outdoor Championships Qualifier – 400-meter Hurdles
2021 Academic All-Big 12 Second Team
2019 Conference USA 400-meter Hurdles Champion
2019 First Team All-Conference USA (400-meter Hurdles)
2019 Third Team All-Conference USA (100-meter Hurdles)
Conference USA Athlete of the Week (4/30/19)
2018 NJCAA 4x400-meter Relay Indoor and Outdoor Champion
2017 NJCAA 400-meter Hurdles Champion
Eight-time All-American at Western Texas College (2017-18)

K-State All-Time Top 10-Performers List
#1 Indoor 400 meters – 53.69 (Iowa State Classic, 2020) oversized track
#4 Indoor 4x400-meter Relay – 3:38.93 (Big 12 Championships, 2020)
#8 Indoor 60-meter Hurdles – 8.35 (Big 12 Championships, 2020)
#8 Indoor 200 meters – 24.24 (Razorback Invitational, 2020)

#2 Outdoor 100-meter Hurdles – 13.07 (NCAA West Regional, 2021) wind-aided
#3 Outdoor 4x400-meter Relay – 3:32.91 (John Jacobs Invitational, 2021)
#4 Outdoor 400-meter Hurdles – 57.64 (Jim Click Shootout, 2021)

NCAA Championships
2021 Outdoor 400-meter Hurdles – 58.88 (18^th)

NCAA Outdoor West Regionals
2021 100-meter Hurdles – 13.07 (13^th; qualified for quarterfinals)
2021 100-meter Hurdles – DNF (fell in finals)
2021 400-meter Hurdles – 58.51 (8^th; qualified for quarterfinals)
2021 400-meter Hurdles – 57.72 (6^th)

2019 400-meter Hurdles – 58.56 (15^th; qualified for the quarterfinals)
2019 400-meter Hurdles – 58.66 (17^th)

Big 12 Championships
2021 Outdoor 100-meter Hurdles – DNF
2021 Outdoor 400-meter Hurdles – 58.60 (3^rd)
2021 Outdoor 4x100-meter Relay – 45.75 (5^th)
2021 Outdoor 4x400-meter Relay – 3:38.46 (6^th)
2020 Indoor 60-meter Hurdles – 8.36 (4^th)
2020 Indoor 4x400-meter Relay – 3:38.93 (5^th)

2020-21
Outdoor – Season bests: 100m hurdles (13.07), 200m (24.68), 400m hurdles (57.64), 400m (54.39), 4x100 (45.20), 4x400 (3:32.91).
Earned her first trip to the NCAA Outdoor Championships with an eighth-place finish in the 400-meter hurdles at the NCAA West Regional (5/29/21) with a time of 57.72… Finished 18^th at the NCAA Championships (6/10/21) with a time of 58.88 in the semifinals… Also competed in the 100-meter hurdles at the NCAA West Regional (5/27/21), recording a wind-aided time of 13.07 to qualify for the quarterfinals… Fell in the 100-meter hurdles that prevented a trip to the NCAA Championships… Accounted for 7.75 points at the Big 12 Championship in three events (400-meter hurdles, 4x100-meter relay, 4x400-meter relay)… Finished third in the 400-meter hurdles at the Big 12 Championship (5/16/21) with a time of 58.60 after posting the best time (57.87) in the preliminaries… Helped the 4x100-meter (45.75) and 4x400-meter (3:38.46) relay teams post fifth and sixth-place finishes at the Big 12 Championships (5/16/21)… Posted a season-best time of 57.64 in the 400-meter hurdles at the Jim Click Shootout (4/10/21)… Won the 100-meter hurdles at the Ward Haylett Invitational (5/8/21) with a wind-aided time of 13.18… Helped the 4x400-meter relay team win titles at the UTSA Invitational (3/20/21), Jim Click Shootout (4/10/21) and John Jacobs Invitational (4/24/21)… Also helped the 4x100-meter relay team to a win at the Jim Click Shootout (4/10/21).

Indoor – Season bests: 60m hurdles (8.28).
Did not compete as part of the team… Competed twice unattached both in the 60-meter hurdles at the DeLoss Dodds Invitational (1/30/21) and Steve Miller Invitational (2/20/21)… Ran a season-best time of 8.28 to earn a second-place finish at the DeLoss Dodds Invitational (1/30/21).

2019-20
Outdoor
Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Indoor – Season bests: 60m hurdles (8.33), 60m (7.58), 200m (24.24), 400m (53.69), 4x400 (3:38.81).
Finished fourth in the 60-meter hurdles at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 8.35.... Was part of the 4x400-meter relay team that finished fifth at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 3:38.93… Posted a personal-record in the 60-meter hurdles (8.33) at the Jim Green Invitational (1/10/20), earning a top-5 finish... Used a season-best time of 53.69 in the 400 meters to claim the victory at the Iowa State Classic (2/15/20)... Earned top-3 finishes in three events (60-meter hurdles, 400 meters and 4x400-meter relay) at the DeLoss Dodds Invitational (1/25/20)… Notched a runner-up finish at the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular (1/18/20) in the 200 meters… Twice part of the 4x400-meter relay teams that won titles at the DeLoss Dodds Invitational (1/25/20) and Iowa State Classic (2/15/20).

2018-19 at UTEP
Outdoor – Season bests: 100m hurdles (13.73), 400m hurdles (57.82), 4x100 (46.27), 4x400 (3:41.18).
Scored 26 points in four events (100-meter hurdles, 400-meter hurdles, 4x100-meter relay, 4x400-meter relay) at the Conference USA Championships (5/9-12/21)… Won the 400-meter Hurdles at C-USA Championships with a time of 58.33… Also finished third in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 13.73 and was part of the 4x100-meter and 4x400-meter relay teams that finished fourth with times of 46.27 and 3:41.18, respectively… Named First Team All-Conference USA in the 400-meter hurdles and Third Team All-Conference USA in 100-meter hurdles…

Indoor – Season bests: 60m hurdles (8.46), 200m (23.90), 400m (55.40), 4x400 (3:43.39).
Scored 17 points in three events (60-meter hurdles, 200 meters, 4x400-meter relay) at the Conference USA Championships (2/16-17/21)… Finished third in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.46 and sixth in the 200 meters with a time of 24.54… Was part of 4x400-meter relay team that was conference runner-up with a time of 3:43.39… Competed in three events (200 and 400 meters, 4x400-meter relay) at the New Mexico Classic (2/1-2/19)… Won the 60-meter hurdles at the Texas A&M Triangular (1/19/19) with a time of 8.53.

2016-18 at Western Texas College
Eight-time All-American at the NJCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships… Won the 400-meter hurdles at the 2017 NJCAA Outdoor Championships with a time of 1:00.93… Member of the 4x400-meter relay team that claimed the national title at the 2018 NJCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships… Also notched a couple of silver medals in the 60-meter hurdles (8.57) and 100-meter hurdles (13.72) at the NJCAA Championships… The 100-meter hurdles at the ACU Wes Kittley Invitational (3/23-24/18), Angelo State David Noble Relays (4/5-8/18), NMJC Ross Black Open (4/14/18) and Texas Tech Masked Rider Invitational (5/5/18).

Personal
Born September 25, 1996, in Mandeville, Jamaica… Daughter to Anthony Chambers and Yvette Forbes... Sister to Kimberly, Olivia and Kimalley Chambers... Earned a bachelor’s degree in Sociology in May 2021.