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  Kenya Polee
Kenya Polee

Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Victorville, Calif.

High School:
Victorvalley

Event:
Jumps

Birthdate:
09/16/1986

Experience:
3L

UNLV: A three-year letterwinner ... will be one of just four seniors on this year's squad ... the top long jumper for the Rebels ... should be among the top long jumpers in the MWC ... will also participate in the sprinting events ... her sister Talyah is a sophomore on the Rebel squad.

2006-07: Competed in three indoor meets and redshirted in the outdoor season ... ran in both the 200 and 400 meters while also competing in the long jump ... best time in the 200 meters was 26.63 at the NAU Invitational (2/3) ... best distance in the long jump was 16'-3.25" at the Washington Invitational (1/26). 2005-06: Participated in one indoor meet for the Rebels ... competed in six outdoor meets ... best placing was ninth at the ASU Invitational (3/25) where she jumped 17'-0.75" in the long jump ... farthest jump of the season was 17'-6.25" at the MWC Outdoor Championships (5/13) ... ran a career-best 26.59 in the 200, also at the league meet.

2004-05: Competed in three indoor meets for the Rebels as a true freshman ... finished a season-best fifth at the Sprinco Invitational with a leap of 16'-11.5" ... turned in an indoor-best leap of 17'-3.50" to finish 13th at the MWC Indoor Championships ... had a season-best placing of fifth with a leap of 17'-0.00" at the Long Beach Relays to open up the outdoor season ... had an outdoor season-best leap of 17'-9.50" to finish 12th at the MWC Outdoor Championships ... sprinted twice for the Rebels during the outdoor season, running in the 200 meters (28.21) at the Stanford Invitational and the 100 meters (13.49) at the Long Beach Invitational.

High School: Competed in the long and triple jumps while also running the 400 meters ... broke the school record in the long jump with a leap of 17'-3.00" during her senior season in 2004 ... also was a small forward on the basketball team.

Personal: Kenya Melinda Polee ... born on Sept. 16, 1986, in Loma Linda, CA ... is the daughter of Philip and Twila Polee ... has three sisters, Asia, Talyah and Abri and a brother, Bryan ... majoring in nursing ... her father played basketball at Oregon State from 1976-80 and cousin Dwayne Polee played for the Runnin' Rebels in 1981-82.

Polee's UNLV Career Bests
Indoor
LJ	17'-3.50" at MWC Championships (2/28/05)
Outdoor
LJ	17'-9.50" at MWC Championships (5/14/05)
200	26.59 at MWC Championships (5/14/05)
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