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Honour Finley

Position Middle Distance
Class Junior
Hometown Bloomington, Minn.
High School John F. Kennedy
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CAREER RESULTS

Career Highlights
2022 Outdoor Second Team All-America (4×400 Meter Relay, 800 Meters)
2021 Indoor Second Team All-America (400 Meters)
2020 Indoor All-American (4×400 Meter Relay)
2019 Indoor Second Team All-America (DMR)
Texas Tech Open Meet Record (4×400 Relay) 3:38.31 – 2/1/19-2/2/19
KU-KSU-WSU Triangular Meet Record (400 Meters) 55.23 seconds – 1/18/19
2018 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
2017-18 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
2018 Indoor Second Team All-America (4×400 Relay)
2018 Indoor Big 12 Champion (4×400 Relay)

2020 INDOOR (Jr.)
Began her season at the Bob Timmons Challenge (12/6), where she placed second in the 200 meters in 24.95 … Won the 600 yards at the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular (1/18), running a personal best 1:22.23 … Was part of the 4×400 meter relay team that ran a 3:34.41 at the Arkansas Qualifier (2/14-2/15), which is the eighth-best performance in KU indoor history … The 4×400 meter relay team placed as the runner-up at the Big 12 Indoor Championship (2/28-2/29), once again running a 3:34.41 … Placed sixth overall in the 400 meters at the Big 12 Championship, running a 53.65 in the event finals … The 4×400 meter relay team went on to qualify for the NCAA Indoor Championship, before it was canceled due to COVID-19 … Was named an All-American at the conclusion of the season.

2019 OUTDOOR (So.)
Became the No. 4 performer in KU history with a personal-best time of 53.34 seconds in the 400-meter dash, finishing second and was a member of the second place 4×400-meter relay team that finished with a combined time of 3:35.79 at the Battle on the Bayou (4/6) … Recorded a personal-best time of 23.98 seconds (+2.8) in the 200-meter dash at the 92nd Kansas Relays (4/17-20).

2019 INDOOR (So.)
Member of the winning 4×400-meter relay team at the Bob Timmons Challenge (11/30) that posted a combined time of 3:42.68 … Posted a meet record in the 400-meter dash with a time of 55.23 seconds and helped the mixed 4×400-meter relay to a first place finish with a combined time of 3:29.57 at the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular (1/18) … Recorded a second place finish in the 200-meter dash (PM session) with a personal-best time of 24.80 seconds at the Jayhawk Classic (1/25-1/26) … Won the 400-meter dash with a personal-best time of 53.82 seconds to become the No. 5 performer in KU history and was a member of the first-place 4×400-meter relay team that set a meet record and finished with a combined time of 3:38.31 at the Texas Tech Open (2/1-2/2) … Recorded personal bests in both the 200-meter dash and the 400-meter dash (premier) at the Tyson Invitational (2/8-2/9), finishing the 200 in 24.31 seconds to become the No. 10 performer in KU history and finishing the 400 in 53.34 seconds to become the No. 2 performer in KU history … A member of the first place 4×400-meter relay team that finished with a combined time of 3:37.51 at the Alex Wilson Invitational (2/16) … Finished fifth in the 400-meter dash, running a personal-best time of 53.12 seconds to become the No. 2 performer in KU history at the Big 12 Indoor Championship (2/22-2/23) and was a member of the 4×400-meter relay team that finished second with a combined time of 3:34.49 for the No. 7 performance in KU history … Earned Second Team All-America honors as a member of the distance medley relay team that placed 11th at the NCAA Indoor Championships (3/8-9).

2018 OUTDOOR (Fr.)
Member of the distance medley relay team that placed fifth at the Texas Relays (3/28-31) with a time of 11:40.14 and part of the 4×400 relay that also finished fifth in the Sanya Richards-Ross University Invitational section with a time of 3:36.82 … Finished second in the open section fo the 400-meter dash at the Sun Angel Classic (4/6-7) with a time of 54.20 seconds and was a member of the 4×400-meter relay team that finished first with a time of 3:33.83 … Placed second in the quadrangular section of the 400 meters at the Kansas Relays (4/18-21) with a time of 55.22 seconds and was a member of the 4×400-meter relay team that took first with a time of 3:38.56 … Helped the 4×400 relay team to a seventh-place finish with a combined time of 3:35.46 at the National Relay Championships (4/27-28) … Placed seventh in the 400-meter dash at the Big 12 Championship (5/11-13) after notching a personal-best time of 53.48 seconds in the preliminary round to become the No. 5 performer in KU history in the event … Also helped the 4×400-meter relay team to a sixth-place finish at the conference meet … Finished 36th in the first round of the 400-meter dash at the NCAA West Preliminary (5/24-26) with a time of 54.84 seconds and was a member of the 13th-place 4×400-meter relay team that finished with a combined time of 3:37.07.

2018 INDOOR (Fr.)
Opened her Jayhawk career with a win as a member of the 4×400-meter relay team at the Bob Timmons Challenge (12/2) with a time of 3:44.49 … Won the 400-meter dash and set a meet record with a time of 55.49 seconds at the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular (1/13) … Member of the 4×400-meter relay team that took second at the Mark Colligan Memorial (1/20) with a time of 3:45.48 … Took second in the 400 meters with a time of 55.04 and helped set an Anschutz Pavilion facility record as a member of the 4×400-meter relay team that finished in 3:41.75 at the Jayhawk Classic (1/25-26) … Clocked a personal-best time of 54.61 in the 400 meters at the Rod McCravy Memorial (2/3) to move into a tie for seventh on the KU women’s indoor all-time top-10 performers list … Was a member of the 4×400-meter relay team at the McCravy Memorial that finished third with a time of 3:38.37 … A member of the 4×400-meter relay team that recorded the third-fastest time in school history at 3:33.53 at the Alex Wilson Invitational (2/17) … Helped win the 4×400-meter relay title at the Big 12 Indoor Championship (2/23-24) with a time of 3:35.89 and finished third as a member of the distance medley relay team that clocked a time of 11:26.33 … Earned Second Team All-America honors as a member of the 4×400-meter relay team that finished 15th at the NCAA Indoor Championships (3/9-10) with a time of 3:35.83.

HIGH SCHOOL
Eleven-time letterwinner in basketball, tennis and track & field at John F. Kennedy High School … Broke the school record in the 800-meter run, 400-meter dash, 4×100-meter relay and 4×800-meter relay …  Had a Minnesota all-time best time in the 400-meters with a time of 53.96 … Was named USATF Female Athlete of the Year in 2015 … Three-time state champion in the 400-meter dash (2015, 2016, 2017) … Three-time state runner up in the 200-meters (2015, 2016, 2017) … Athene award winner in 2017 … Academic letterwinner all four years at John F. Kennedy High School

PERSONAL
Daughter of Willie and Krystal Finley … Sister to Glory Finley, Ivory Finley, Cherish Sotelo, and Ruby Finley … Plans to major in physical therapy.

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