University of Miami Athletics

Kyra Maryland

position

Jumps

Class

Freshman

Hometown

Southlake, Texas

High School

Carroll

Kyra Maryland - Track & Field - University of Miami Athletics

2018 Outdoor: Finished fourth in the women’s high jump at the Hurricane Invitational with a mark of 1.65m… Placed eighth at the Power 5 Trailblazer Challenge with a mark of 1.58m in the women’s high jump… Finished with a 1.59m in the high jump at the Hurricane Alumni Meet… Finished eighth in the high jump after clearing 1.65m at the Hurricane Collegiate Invitational…Finished tied for fifth at the National Relay Championship in the women’s high jump with a season-best-tying mark of 1.65m. 

2018 Indoor: Finished ninth in the high jump at the Red Raider Open with a mark of 1.63m…Finished eighth in high jump at Power 5 Invitational with a season-high mark of 1.64m.

2017 Outdoor: Tied teammate Celine Thompson tied for fifth place in the women’s high jump with a mark of 1.60m  at the Hurricane Invitational… Competed in the high jump at the Hurricane Collegiate Invitational… Competed in the high jump at the Florida Relays… Won the women’s high jump with a season-best mark of 1.65m at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational… Led Miami in the women’s high jump with a mark of 1.67m, finishing eighth overall at the Michael Johnson Invitational… Was third with a mark of 1.65m in the women’s high jump at the Tom Jones Invitational…

2016 Indoor: Finished ninth in the women’s high jump at the Nittany Lion Challenge with a mark of 1.65m … Competed in the high jump at the McCravy Memorial Meet … placed second in the women’s high jump at the LSU High Performance Meet with a personal-best mark of 1.69m that ranks fourth in UM history … Placed eighth in the high jump at the ACC Indoor Championships with a personal-best mark of 1.71m that ranks fourth in UM history

2016 Outdoor: Placed ninth with a mark of 1.60m in the high jump at the Hurricane Twilight Invitational… Season best mark of 1.70m at the Hurricane Invitational… Competed in the 200m at the Hurricane Twilight…

High School: Maryland is a talented jumper that comes to Miami from Carroll Senior High School in Southlake, Texas. She is a three-time district champion in the high jump and competed in the TAAF Games of Texas. A freshman at Miami who enrolled during the summer, Maryland was team captain her senior year at Southlake Carroll and helped set multiple school records on Carroll’s relay teams. Maryland is the daughter of two-time NCAA national champion, three-time Super Bowl Champion, College Football Hall of Famer, UM Football Ring of Honor inductee, Consensus All-American, Outland Trophy Winner and UM Sports Hall of Famer Russell Maryland.