Year Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown 87-88 HJ 6-0 138 Fr * Miami 88-89 HJ-R 6-0 130 So * Miami 89-90 HJ-R 6-0 135 Jr * Miami 90-91 HJ-S-R 6-0 135 Sr * Miami
| Holly Kelly |
Full Name: Holly Kelly School: Miami Palmetto High School in Miami, Florida |
| FSU Career |
| Track & Field | |
Year Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown 87-88 HJ 6-0 138 Fr * Miami 88-89 HJ-R 6-0 130 So * Miami 89-90 HJ-R 6-0 135 Jr * Miami 90-91 HJ-S-R 6-0 135 Sr * Miami |
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| Awards |
| Track & Field |
Year Award
1990 NCAA Championships - High Jump (3rd) - Indoor
1991 NCAA Championships - High Jump (4th) - Indoor
NCAA Championships - High Jump (4th) - Outdoor
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| Elected into the FSU Hall of Fame in 2004 |
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When Holly Kelly graduated from Palmetto High School in Miami, Florida, she was one of the most coveted signees in the state's history of track and field. The three-time prep All-American surpassed
the NCAA qualifying standard and finished ninth in the voting for Track and Field News' High School Athlete of the Year. As a prep, Holly was named to several national teams, including the '86 Pan Am
Junior and the '86 World Junior Championship teams, and earned state champion titles in the high jump for three consecutive years. Along with her dominance in the high jump, Kelly held a state title
in the 800 meters and was runner-up in the 300 meter hurdles making her all-around skills a perfect fit for the Florida State Seminoles. Holly's freshman season, she won three outdoor events while qualifying for the NCAA's and took titles at the Eastern Airlines Invitational and the Seminole Twilight. She went on to become a four-time All-American in the high jump and a four-time Metro Champion. Kelly was also a member of the U.S. Olympic Festival team and competed in three Olympic trials. In her senior season in 1991, Holly broke the Florida State indoor and outdoor record in the high jump. Both marks are still etched in the FSU Track and Field record books as of 2004. Since completing her degree in physical education in 1991, Holly continued her career as a high jumper. She went home to Miami and trained and traveled internationally competing for the Goldwin and Nike Track Clubs. She also as an assistant at Miami, coaching the high jumpers to two Big East Championships and two runners up. Holly was also working as a teacher and Assistant AD at Coral Gables High School. After receiving her master's degree in Educational Leadership and Management, Holly took the position with the MF Athletic Company as the Southeast Sales Manager. She has authored three books and four videos on the high jump and continues to lecture at clinics. She serves on the committee for the Florida Track Hall of Fame and hosts free clinics for high school students each year through out the Southeast. |
| FSU Statistics |
| Track & Field |
Current Meet School Record
Date Opponent/Meet Event Place Results Points Place Place Record Years
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1988 Season
05/28/1988 SEMINOLE TWILIGHT High Jump 1 5-10.75 1.80m 5
06/03/1988 NCAA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP High Jump 10 5-10.75 1.80m
1989 Season
/ / High Jump 6- 1.75 1.87m 1 1
03/17/1989 FSU RELAYS High Jump 1 5-10.00 1.78m 5
04/01/1989 SUN ANGEL CLASSIC High Jump 3 5-10.00 1.78m 3
04/08/1989 LADY SEMINOLE INVITE High Jump 1 5-11.00 1.80m 5
04/15/1989 SPRINGTIME INVITATIONAL High Jump 2 5- 8.75 1.75m 4
04/29/1989 COUGAR INVITATIONAL High Jump 1 5-10.00 1.78m 5
05/13/1989 METRO CHAMPIONSHIPS High Jump 1 5- 6.00 1.68m 5
05/27/1989 SEMINOLE TWILIGHT High Jump 1 6- 0.50 1.84m 5
1990 Season
05/17/1990 METRO CHAMPIONSHIPS High Jump 1 5- 8.75 1.75m 10
2006 Season
/ / High Jump 6- 0.25 1.84m
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