Rylee Anderson
| Career Highlights |
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| Indoor School Record Holder (High Jump) |
| 2022 Outdoor Second Team All-America (High Jump) |
| 2022 Indoor Big 12 Champion (High Jump) |
| 2022 Indoor First Team All-America (High Jump) |
| 2021 Outdoor Big 12 Champion (High Jump) |
| 2021 Indoor Second Team All-America (High Jump) |
| 2021 Big 12 Indoor Champion (High Jump) |
| 2019 Indoor Second Team All-America (High Jump) |
2023 OUTDOOR (Sr.)
Started the outdoor season off with a second-place finish at the Texas Relays for clearing 1.82m (5-11.5 ft.) … Won the high jump at the LSU Invitational for jumping 1.86m (6-1.25 ft.) … Was voted Big 12 Athlete of the Week on April 12, 2023 … Won the Kansas Relays for jumping 1.83m (6-0 ft.) … Was runner up at the John McDonnell Invitational for high jumping 1.76m (5-9.25 ft.) … 2023 Robert E. Frederick Senior Scholar Athlete of the Year … Placed first at the 2023 Big 12 Outdoor Championships, jumping 1.83m (6-0 ft.) … Claimed her fifth-career Big 12 Title with this victory … Qualified for NCAA West Preliminaries with a No. 4 NCAA Ranking … Punched her ticket to the 2023 NCAA Outdoor Championships by clearing 1.82m at this meet … 2023 CSC Academic All-District selection … Finished her season with a 12th place finish at the 2023 NCAA Outdoor Championships, earning Second-Team All American honors for the third time in her career.
2023 INDOOR (Sr.)
Broke her own school record in the high jump at the Bob Timmons Classic, clearing 1.88m (6-2 ft.) … Previous school record of 1.87m (6-1.5 ft.) was set by Anderson at the 2022 Big 12 Indoor Championship … Won the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular high jump with a clearance of 1.84m (6-0.5 ft.) … Finished first with a clearance of 1.84m (6-0.5 ft.) and won at the Jayhawk Classic … Won at the Husker Invitational for clearing 1.83m (6 ft.) … Finished with a personal best at the Tyson Invitational for jumping 1.90m (6-2.75 ft.) and winning the high jump … Won the high jump with 1.88m (6-2 ft.) at the Big 12 Indoor Championships … Qualified for the 2023 Indoor National Championships, coming into the meet ranked No. 3 overall … Was named First Team All-America after placing second at Nationals, clearing 1.88m (6-2 ft.) to wrap up her indoor career.
2022 OUTDOOR (Jr.)
Opened her outdoor season at the Texas Relays, where she placed second with a clearance of 1.82m (5-11.5 ft.) … Won the Sun Angel Classic with a jump of 1.85m (6-0.75 ft.) … Placed third at the Michael Johnson Invitational, jumping 1.83m (6-0 ft.) … Won the Rock Chalk Classic with a jump of 1.73m (5-8 ft.) … Placed as the runner-up at the Big 12 Outdoor Championship, clearing 1.83m (6-0 ft.) … Took the top spot at the NCAA West Preliminary, jumping 1.81m (5-11.25 ft.) to advance to the NCAA Championship … Placed 13th at the NCAA Outdoor Championship by clearing 1.80m (5-10.75 ft.), earning Second Team All-America honors.
2022 INDOOR (Jr.)
Made her season debut at the Bob Timmons Challenge, jumping 1.81m (5-11.25 ft.) to win the event … Tied the KU school record at the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular, jumping 1.86m (6-1.25 ft.) … KU school record for the high jump had stood since 1993, previously set by Mary Beth Labowski … Won the Jayhawk Classic with a clearance of 1.83m (6-0 ft.) … Placed second at the Tiger Paw Invite by clearing 1.82m (5-11.5 ft.) … Broke the KU school record in the high jump at the Big 12 Indoor Championship, jumping 1.87m (6-1.5 ft.), which also earned her the Big 12 Title in the event … Advanced to the NCAA Indoor Championships, where she earned First Team All-America honors by placing eighth with a jump of 1.78m (5-10 ft.).
2021 OUTDOOR (So.)
Placed seventh at the Texas Relays in the high jump, jumping 1.76m (5-9.25 ft.) … Won the high jump at the Tom Botts Invitational, jumping 1.76m (5-9.25 ft.) … Jumped a career best 1.84m (6-0.5 ft.) in the high jump at the Rock Chalk Classic, making her the No. 3 outdoor performer in KU history … Won the Big 12 Outdoor Championship by jumping 1.82m (5-11.5 ft.) … Advanced to the NCAA West Preliminary meet, where she placed 22nd with a jump of 1.77m (5-9.75 ft.).
2021 INDOOR (So.)
Opened her season at the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular, placing second in the high jump with a clearance of 1.75m (5-8.75 ft.) … Won the high jump at the Jayhawk Classic, clearing 1.79m (5-10.5 ft.) … Won the high jump at the Texas Tech Invitational, jumping 1.76m (5-9.25 ft.) … Cleared 1.78m (5-10 ft.) at the Arkansas Qualifier, placing second … Won the Iowa State Classic high jump with a jump of 1.75m (5-8.75 ft.) … Won her first career Big 12 title at the Big 12 Indoor Championship, jumping 1.81m (5-11.25 ft.) … Advanced to the NCAA Championship, where she placed 10th with a jump of 1.76m (5-9.25 ft.).
2020 INDOOR (So.)
Jumped a season-best 1.75m (5-8.75 ft.) at the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular (1/18), to place second in the high jump … At the Tyson Invitational (02/14-02/15) she jumped 1.72m (5-7.75) to place eighth in the high jump … Ended her indoor season by placing third in the high jump at the Big 12 Indoor Championship (02/28-02/29), clearing 1.72m (5-7.75).
2019 OUTDOOR (Fr.)
Finished seventh in the high jump (section A) at the Texas Relays (3/27-3/30) to become the No. 9 performer in KU history with a mark of 1.77 meters (5-9.75 ft.) … Won the high jump at the 92nd Kansas Relays (4/17-20) with a clearance of 1.75 meters (5-8.75 ft.) … Won the high jump with a clearance of 1.82 meters (5-11.5 ft.) at the National Relay Championships (4/26-4/27) to tie the No. 9 performance and become the No. 5 performer in KU history.
2019 INDOOR (Fr.)
Made her collegiate debut at the Bob Timmons Challenge (11/30), where she won the high jump with a clearance of 1.78 meters (5-10 ft.) … Tied a personal best mark of 1.78 meters (5-10 ft.) which moved her into tied for fourth on the all-time Kansas high jump performers list … Set a new personal-best mark of 1.79 meters (5-10.5 ft.) in the high jump at the Jayhawk Classic (1/25-1/26) which ties the No. 9 performance and makes her the No. 4 performer in KU history … Won the high jump at the Texas Tech Open (2/1-2/2) with a mark of 1.74 meters (5-8.5 ft.) … Set a new personal-best mark of 1.80 meters (5-10.75 ft.) in the high jump at the Tyson Invitational (2/8-2/9), posting the No. 9 performance and becoming the No. 4 performer in KU history … Finished second in the high jump at the Big 12 Indoor Championship (2/22-2/23) with a personal-best mark of 1.82 meters (5-11.5 ft.), tying her for the No. 5 performance and tying her as the No. 4 performer in KU history … Earned Second Team All-America honors by finishing 13th in the high jump at the NCAA Indoor Championships (3/8-9) with a clearance of 1.76 meters (5-9.25 ft.).
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterwinner in track & field at Silver Creek High School for head coach Jacy Riel … Four-time All-Conference, All-Region and All-State selection … Won the Colorado 4A State Championship in the high jump all four years of high school … Also earned three letters in volleyball and was a three-time First Team All-Conference selection, a two-time First Team All-Region honoree and two-time Second Team All-State selection … Was also named Northern Conference Player of the Year once.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Amy Anderson and the late Doug Anderson … Mother, Amy, competed in track & field at the University of Colorado … Plans to major in exercise science.
