2020-21 Track and Field Roster
Roster
Kimbrough, Auriona

Auriona Kimbrough
- Position:
- Multi-Events
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Cedar Falls HS
- Hometown:
- Cedar Falls, Iowa
Bio
2024 OUTDOOR: MVC Honor Roll ... Placed second in the 400-meter in a time of 59.67 at Musco Twilight ... Placed fifth in the 400 meters (59.75) at the Kip Janvrin Open ... Contributed to UNI ninth-place finish in the distance medley relay (11:40.85) and fourth-place effort in the 4x400-meter relay (3:48.33) at the Drake Relays.
2024 INDOOR: All-MVC honors ... Won the 600y in a time of 1:26.01 and took first place in the 4x400-meter relay in a time of 4:00.48 at the ISU Holiday Classic ... Finished 13th in the 600-meter in a time of 1:39.22 and placed fourth in the 4x400-meter relay in a time of 3:55.13 at the Hawkeye Invitational ... Placed 11th in the 400-meter premier in a time of 58.35 and third in the 4x400-meter relay in a time of 3:52.80 at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational ... Took eighth in the 400-meter in a time of 59.01 at the Black & Gold Invite ... Placed seventh in the 400 meter in a time of 57.74 and third in the 4x400-meter relay in a time of 3:50.53 at the Iowa State Classic ... Finished ninth in the 400 meter in a time of 57.67 and fourth in the 4x400 meter relay in a time of 3:52.42 at the SDSU Indoor Classic ... Took 16th in the 400-meter prelims in a time of 58.43, third in the distance medley in a time of 11:52.05, and fourth in the 4x400-meter relay in a time of 3:48.99 at the MVC Indoor Championships ...
2023 OUTDOOR: Placed 5th in the 800 meter dash in a time of 2:22.11 at the Wartburg Outdoor Select ... Took 12th in the 400 meter dash (57.54) and sixth in the 4x400 meter relay in a time of 3:57.51 at the Fighting Illini Challenge ... Placed 13th in the 100 meter dash in a career-best time of 12.95 at the Jim Duncan Invitational ... Finished ninth place in the 200 meter dash (25.97) at the Jim Duncan Invitational ... Placed ninth in the 400 meter (1:00.97) at the Meet of Champions ... Placed 3rd in the 400 meter in a time of 57.02 at the Kip Janvrin Open ... Took 21st in the 400 meter (57.89) and 2nd in the sprint medley (4:01.13) at Drake Relays ... Placed second in the 400-meter in a time of 57.58 and tenth in the 200-meter dash (25.81) at the Wisconsin Alumni Classic ... Finished 8th in the 400-meter finals in a time of 57.13 and sixth in the 4x400-meter relay (3:52.85) at the MVC Outdoor Championships ...
2023 INDOOR: Placed 7th in the Women's 600 meter in a time of 1:31.04, and ran in the 4x400 in a time of 3:54.64 at the Jimmy Grant Invitational ... Placed 20th in the 200 meter with a time of 26.11, placed 9th in the 400 meter with a time of 58.75, and placed 4th in the 4x400 with a time of 3:52.35 at the Hawkeye Invitational ... Placed 2nd in the 200-meters with a time of 26.00 at the Jack Jennett Invitational ... Placed 8th in the 400-meter dash with a time of 58.51 seconds and placed 5th in the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:36.43 at the Larry Wiecsorek Invitational ... Finished in 2nd place in the 4x400-meter relay (3:50.23) at the SDSU Indoor Classic ... Placed 6th in the 200-meter in a career-best time of 25.77 at the Iowa Open ... At the MVC Indoor Championships, finished in 3rd in the 4x400-meter relay (3:46.71), and 5th in the DMR (11:56.92).
2022 OUTDOOR: Earned all-conference honors as part of the 4x400 team that took third at the MVC Championships (3:46.63) ... seventh at the MVC Championships in the 400-meter dash (57.40) ... sixth in the 400-meter dash with a time of 57.99 and placed first in the 4x400 relay with a time of 3:52.76 at South Dakota ... sixth in the 200-meter dash at the Jim Duncan with a time of 25.91 and part of the winning 4x400 with a time of 3:51.69.
2022 INDOOR: Part of a fifth-place distance medley team at the MVC Championships that ran a time of 12:18.59 ... placed fifth in 400-meter dash with a time of 58.62 and placed sixth in 4x400 with a 3:55.76 minute time at the Hawkeye Invitational (Jan. 15) ... part of the 4x400 relay that placed fourth at the ISU Classic with a time of 3:52.15.
2021 OUTDOOR: Clocked a personal best of 2:21.42 in the 800 meters at the USD Early Bird (April 3) … took sixth with a time of 3:47.98 in the 4x400-meter relay at the MVC Outdoor Championships (May 14-16) … member of the 4x400-meter relay teams that took second at the Gibson Invitational (April 16-17) with a time of 3:50.39 and at the Illinois State Invitational (April 30 - May 1) with a time of 3:54.10 … posted a season-best mark of 1.58m in the high jump at the Drake Relays (April 22-24) … recorded a time of 57.82 in the 400 meters at the Illinois State Invitational (April 30 - May 1).
2021 INDOOR: Posted a personal-best mark in the high jump with a leap of 1.62m at the MVC Indoor Championships (Feb. 26-28) … clocked a personal best time of 1:39.68 to place third in the 600 meters at the Ted Nelson Dual (Feb. 6) … member of the 4x400-meter relay team that placed first with a time of 3:57.95 at the Ted Nelson Dual (Feb. 6) and fourth with a time of 3:55.64 at the Iowa State Classic (Feb. 12-13).
2020 INDOOR: Ran a personal best in the 300 meters with a time of 41.35 and recorded a personal best height in the high jump with a mark of 1.60m at the Jimmy Grant Invite (12/14) … ran a personal best in the 200 meters with a time of 26.26 at the Hawkeye Invitational (1/10) … ran a personal best in the 800 meters with a time of 2:25.45 at the Bison Team Cup (1/18) … placed second in the 400 meters at the Jack Jennett Open (1/23) … competed at the Black and Gold Premier (1/31) and the Iowa State Classic (2/14) … placed third in the high jump at the Liz Wuertz Indoor Invitational (2/22) … competed in the 400 meters, 4x400 and the distance medley relay at the MVC Indoor Championships (2/29).
HIGH SCHOOL: As a junior, was the first female student athlete at Cedar Falls High School to win a high jump title at the Iowa high school state championships ... in addition to the high jump title, was a state champion in the distance medley relay as a junior and won a title in the 4x400 and sprint medley relays as a senior ... runner-up at the state championships in the 400-meter run as a senior ... graduated in 2019.
PERSONAL: The daughter of Demetrius and Megan Kimbrough ... has a younger sibling, Jaydon ... was coached by her father ... grandfather was also a big influence on her life because he didn't allow brain injuries to define him ... she has a passion for brain injury research and prevention ... majoring in kinesiology and pre-occupational therapy.
2024 INDOOR: All-MVC honors ... Won the 600y in a time of 1:26.01 and took first place in the 4x400-meter relay in a time of 4:00.48 at the ISU Holiday Classic ... Finished 13th in the 600-meter in a time of 1:39.22 and placed fourth in the 4x400-meter relay in a time of 3:55.13 at the Hawkeye Invitational ... Placed 11th in the 400-meter premier in a time of 58.35 and third in the 4x400-meter relay in a time of 3:52.80 at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational ... Took eighth in the 400-meter in a time of 59.01 at the Black & Gold Invite ... Placed seventh in the 400 meter in a time of 57.74 and third in the 4x400-meter relay in a time of 3:50.53 at the Iowa State Classic ... Finished ninth in the 400 meter in a time of 57.67 and fourth in the 4x400 meter relay in a time of 3:52.42 at the SDSU Indoor Classic ... Took 16th in the 400-meter prelims in a time of 58.43, third in the distance medley in a time of 11:52.05, and fourth in the 4x400-meter relay in a time of 3:48.99 at the MVC Indoor Championships ...
2023 OUTDOOR: Placed 5th in the 800 meter dash in a time of 2:22.11 at the Wartburg Outdoor Select ... Took 12th in the 400 meter dash (57.54) and sixth in the 4x400 meter relay in a time of 3:57.51 at the Fighting Illini Challenge ... Placed 13th in the 100 meter dash in a career-best time of 12.95 at the Jim Duncan Invitational ... Finished ninth place in the 200 meter dash (25.97) at the Jim Duncan Invitational ... Placed ninth in the 400 meter (1:00.97) at the Meet of Champions ... Placed 3rd in the 400 meter in a time of 57.02 at the Kip Janvrin Open ... Took 21st in the 400 meter (57.89) and 2nd in the sprint medley (4:01.13) at Drake Relays ... Placed second in the 400-meter in a time of 57.58 and tenth in the 200-meter dash (25.81) at the Wisconsin Alumni Classic ... Finished 8th in the 400-meter finals in a time of 57.13 and sixth in the 4x400-meter relay (3:52.85) at the MVC Outdoor Championships ...
2023 INDOOR: Placed 7th in the Women's 600 meter in a time of 1:31.04, and ran in the 4x400 in a time of 3:54.64 at the Jimmy Grant Invitational ... Placed 20th in the 200 meter with a time of 26.11, placed 9th in the 400 meter with a time of 58.75, and placed 4th in the 4x400 with a time of 3:52.35 at the Hawkeye Invitational ... Placed 2nd in the 200-meters with a time of 26.00 at the Jack Jennett Invitational ... Placed 8th in the 400-meter dash with a time of 58.51 seconds and placed 5th in the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:36.43 at the Larry Wiecsorek Invitational ... Finished in 2nd place in the 4x400-meter relay (3:50.23) at the SDSU Indoor Classic ... Placed 6th in the 200-meter in a career-best time of 25.77 at the Iowa Open ... At the MVC Indoor Championships, finished in 3rd in the 4x400-meter relay (3:46.71), and 5th in the DMR (11:56.92).
2022 OUTDOOR: Earned all-conference honors as part of the 4x400 team that took third at the MVC Championships (3:46.63) ... seventh at the MVC Championships in the 400-meter dash (57.40) ... sixth in the 400-meter dash with a time of 57.99 and placed first in the 4x400 relay with a time of 3:52.76 at South Dakota ... sixth in the 200-meter dash at the Jim Duncan with a time of 25.91 and part of the winning 4x400 with a time of 3:51.69.
2022 INDOOR: Part of a fifth-place distance medley team at the MVC Championships that ran a time of 12:18.59 ... placed fifth in 400-meter dash with a time of 58.62 and placed sixth in 4x400 with a 3:55.76 minute time at the Hawkeye Invitational (Jan. 15) ... part of the 4x400 relay that placed fourth at the ISU Classic with a time of 3:52.15.
2021 OUTDOOR: Clocked a personal best of 2:21.42 in the 800 meters at the USD Early Bird (April 3) … took sixth with a time of 3:47.98 in the 4x400-meter relay at the MVC Outdoor Championships (May 14-16) … member of the 4x400-meter relay teams that took second at the Gibson Invitational (April 16-17) with a time of 3:50.39 and at the Illinois State Invitational (April 30 - May 1) with a time of 3:54.10 … posted a season-best mark of 1.58m in the high jump at the Drake Relays (April 22-24) … recorded a time of 57.82 in the 400 meters at the Illinois State Invitational (April 30 - May 1).
2021 INDOOR: Posted a personal-best mark in the high jump with a leap of 1.62m at the MVC Indoor Championships (Feb. 26-28) … clocked a personal best time of 1:39.68 to place third in the 600 meters at the Ted Nelson Dual (Feb. 6) … member of the 4x400-meter relay team that placed first with a time of 3:57.95 at the Ted Nelson Dual (Feb. 6) and fourth with a time of 3:55.64 at the Iowa State Classic (Feb. 12-13).
2020 INDOOR: Ran a personal best in the 300 meters with a time of 41.35 and recorded a personal best height in the high jump with a mark of 1.60m at the Jimmy Grant Invite (12/14) … ran a personal best in the 200 meters with a time of 26.26 at the Hawkeye Invitational (1/10) … ran a personal best in the 800 meters with a time of 2:25.45 at the Bison Team Cup (1/18) … placed second in the 400 meters at the Jack Jennett Open (1/23) … competed at the Black and Gold Premier (1/31) and the Iowa State Classic (2/14) … placed third in the high jump at the Liz Wuertz Indoor Invitational (2/22) … competed in the 400 meters, 4x400 and the distance medley relay at the MVC Indoor Championships (2/29).
HIGH SCHOOL: As a junior, was the first female student athlete at Cedar Falls High School to win a high jump title at the Iowa high school state championships ... in addition to the high jump title, was a state champion in the distance medley relay as a junior and won a title in the 4x400 and sprint medley relays as a senior ... runner-up at the state championships in the 400-meter run as a senior ... graduated in 2019.
PERSONAL: The daughter of Demetrius and Megan Kimbrough ... has a younger sibling, Jaydon ... was coached by her father ... grandfather was also a big influence on her life because he didn't allow brain injuries to define him ... she has a passion for brain injury research and prevention ... majoring in kinesiology and pre-occupational therapy.
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