2025 Women's Track & Field Roster

Kailah Gilmore

Kailah Gilmore

  • Position:
    Jumps
  • Height:
    5-6
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Highschool:
    Wylie East High School
  • Hometown:
    Lavon, Texas

Summary

Biography

2025 Outdoor Track & Field (Redshirt Senior): Finished 14th in long jump at SLC Outdoor Championships, jumping 5.49 meters… Was eighth in long jump at the Texas A&M Alumni Muster… Was sixth in long jump at the J. Fred Duckett Twilight… Tabbed a season-best mark of 5.89 meters in long jump at the Cactus Cup to finish second… Took 24th in long jump at the Bobcat Invitational… Opened the season with a third-place finish in long jump and taking 10th in the 100-meter dash at the Charles Austin Classic… 

2025 Indoor Track & Field (Redshirt Senior): Was 10th in long jump at SLC Indoor Championships, jumping 5.65 meters… Tabbed a season-best 5.73 meters to take 13th in long jump at the Jarvis Scott Invite… Was 12th in long jump at the Stan Scott Invite and competed in the 60-meter dash… Took sixth in long jump at the LSU Purple Tiger… 

2024 Outdoor Track & Field (Redshirt Junior): Claimed the silver medal and All-WAC First Team honors in long jump at the WAC Outdoor Championships… Won the long jump at the Cactus Cup… Was fourth in long jump with a personal best mark of 6.00 meters at the 44 Farms Team Invitational… Opened the season with a fourth-place finish in long jump at the Kirk Baptiste Spring Break Invitational… Named the UTRGV Comeback Athlete of the Year. 

2024 Indoor Track & Field (Redshirt Junior): Earned silver and made the All-WAC First Team in long jump at WAC Indoor Championships, notching the fifth-best mark in program history of 5.98 meters; was 25th in prelims of the 60-meter dash … Took fifth in long jump at the Jarvis Scott Open … Finished ninth in long jump and was 45th in prelims of the 60-meter dash at the Robert Platt Invitational … Opened the season at the Arkansas Invitational, taking 16th in long jump and 17th in the open 60-meter dash.  

2023 Outdoor Track & Field (Junior): Did not compete in any meets. 

2023 Indoor Track & Field (Junior): Did not compete in any meets. 

2020-22 (Fort Scott Community College): Gilmore competed for two years at Fort Scott Community College, earning two All-Ameircan certificates, and comes to UTRGV with PRs of 7.68 in the 60-meter dash, 11.90 in the 100-meter dash, 25.62 in the 200-meter dash and 5.85 meters in the long jump. In 2022, she qualified for the NJCAA Championships in the indoor and outdoor seasons. She was 5th in the 60 and third in long jump at the indoor Region VI Championships and third in long jump and the 4x100-meter relay at Region VI Outdoor Championships.

Personal: Daughter of Kristy and Kelvin... Has six siblings... Received an associates degree from FSCC... Describes herself as spontaneous, funny, smart and courageous... Studying psychology.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2023Junior

    Sprints/Jumps
    5'5"
  • 2024Redshirt Junior

    Sprints/Jumps
    5'6"
  • C

    2025Graduate Student

    Jumps
    5'6"
    C