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Kaela Rorvig
Kaela Rorvig

Hometown:
Columbia, Mo.

High School:
Hickman HS

Event:
Combined Events

Birthdate:
09/27/1985

Eligibility:
RS Senior


PERSONAL BESTS

as of Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Indoor
60m 8.05 MU-KU-KSU '05
200m 25.97 Meyo '06
y600 1:25.70 ISUCl '06
800m 2:21.06 B12 Ind '06
H60m 8.75 Sykes '08
4x400 3:47.23 B12 Ind '05
DMR 11:18.65 Meyo '06
HJ 1.57m 5-1¾ B12 Ind '08
LJ 5.82m 19-1¼ MoInv '08
TJ 11.07m 36-4 MU-KU-KSU '05
SP 10.56m 34-7¾ NebWes '08
PENT 3,769 B12 Ind '08
H55m 8.20 ISUCl '08
Outdoor
200m 24.84 w: 0.6 Big12 '07
800m 2:18.88 Walton '07
H100 14.18 w: 0.7 Big12 '07
H400 1:02.78 DrakeR '05
4x100 47.56 Big12 '07
4x400 3:46.40 AzStInv '06
DMR 11:21.30 DrakeR '06
HJ 1.59m 5-2½ KansasR '08
LJ 5.82m 19-1¼ Walton '08
TJ 10.70m 35-1¼ Pepsi '05
SP 10.86m 35-7¾ Walton '08
JAV 28.76m 94-4¼ Big12 '06
HEPT 5,081 Walton '08
y4x440 3:44.75 Big12 '06
SHR 56.98 DrakeR '07

POST-SEASON HISTORY

Big 12 Championships
4x100 Relay
2006 SO 47.63 9
2007 JR 47.56 8
4x400 Relay
2007 JR 3:47.88 10
Heptathlon
2005 FR 4,595 11
2006 SO 4,825w w: 2.5 5
2007 JR 5,022 w: 1.0 5
4x440yd Relay
2006 SO 3:44.75 8
Big 12 Indoor Championships
4x400 Relay
2005 FR 3:47.23 9
2006 SO 3:47.43 8
2008 JR 3:47.73 9
Distance Medley Relay
2006 SO 11:26.91 3
2008 JR 11:38.30 6
Pentathlon
2005 FR 3,374 9
2006 SO 3,597 8
2008 JR 3,769 4

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • Eight-time All-Big 12
  • Academic All-Big 12
  • Two-time Team Co-Captain

IN THE NEWS

Spring layoff doesn't slow Tigers' Rorvig in heptathlon
By Ryan Nilsson of Columbia Daily Tribune written 5/22/2008

Rorvig clears another hurdle
By Steve Walentik of Columbia Daily Tribune written 4/13/2007

YEAR-BY-YEAR

2008:
Outdoor: Redshirt season ... at Audrey Walton Combined Events, scored a personal best, 5,081, in the heptathlon, notching event PRs in the long jump (19-1¼, 5.82m) and the shot put (10.86m, 35-7¾). Indoor: Once again earned All-Big 12 honors in the pentathlon, placing fifth with personal-best 3,769 points ... at Big 12 meet, collected a PR in the high jump with a 5-1¾ (1.57m) clearance ... ran personal best 8.75 in the qualifying round of the 60-meter hurdles at the Sykes-Sabock Challenge Cup.

2007:
Outdoor: Earned All-Big 12 honors for the second-consecutive year with another fifth-place showing in the heptathlon, scoring a personal best 5,022 points by using all-time bests in the 200 (24.84), 100-meter hurdles (14.18), and high jump (5-1¾, 1.57m) ... also scored for the second-straight year with the 4x400-meter relay team (8th) at the conference meet ... finished runner-up at the Drake Relays in the hept, scoring a then-PR of 4,914 ... also was member of the school-record breaking shuttle hurdle relay (56.98) at the Drake Relays that finished fourth ... winner of the heptathlon at the Audrey Walton Combined Events (4,815). Indoor: Redshirt season ... suffered a hamstring injury prior to season's first meet.

2006:
Outdoor: Earned All-Big 12 honors in the heptathlon with career-best score 4,825 points to place fifth at the conference championships ... also earned All-Big 12 honors as part of Mile Relay team ... drew wind-legal career-best at the Walton Combined Events with 14.57 clocking and equaled the mark at the Drake Relays ... including all heptathlon events and relays, competed in 42 events during the outdoor season ... ran 400-meter leg of fourth-place Drake Relays DMR squad. Indoor: Scored twice at the Big 12 Indoor Championships, placing eighth in the pentathlon with a career-best score of 3,597 and placing third with the distance medley relay team, running the 400-meter leg ... ran a career best 8.90 clocking in the 60-meter hurdles at the Big 12 Indoor during the pentathlon ... ran in many relay events in addition to pentathlon competition, totaling 37 events during the season.

2005:
Outdoor: Placed 11th at the Big 12 meet in the heptathlon with career-best 4,595 ... had season-best 100-meter hurdle race at Big 12s, clocking a 14.79. Indoor: Finished ninth at the Big 12 Championships in the pentathlon (3,374) ... scored season best of 3,383 at Northern Iowa Invite ... showed much consistency in her first experience with the combined events ... jumped for season best of 17-7½ at the Missouri Invite ... also was on Mizzou's 4x400-meter relay team, running in six relays, team was winner at the Missouri Invitational and ninth at Big 12 Championships.

High School:
Two-Time MSHSAA Champion in the 400-meter dash ... nine-time All-State performer in track and field including three times placing in the top three in the long jump event ... two-time All-State Basketball player, helping Kewpies to two state runner-up titles during sophomore and senior years ... named Columbia Daily Tribune's Female Athlete of the Year in both her junior and senior years ... high school PRs - 400m, 56.28; LJ, 18-8; TJ, 38-7 ... high school coach - Steve Luetjen.

Personal:
Daughter of Paul & Vickie Rorvig ... sister, Anna, was a basketball player at the University of Central Missouri ... has won the Hickman Alumni Award, George Washington Carver Academic Award, and the Presidential Academic Scholars Award.