Kim Fortney
    Kim Fortney

    Class:
    Senior

    Hometown:
    Hindsboro, Ill.

    High School:
    Arcola

    Event:
    Throws

    Birthdate:
    08/15/1991

    Experience:
    SR


    05/22/2013

    Salukis send 13 to NCAA West Regionals on Thursday

    Competition begins at noon on Thursday with the men's discus.

    05/16/2013

    Salukis qualify 13 student-athletes for NCAA West Region Preliminary Round Championships

    The NCAA West Region Preliminary Round Championships will be held May 23-25 at the University of Texas in Austin, Texas.

    05/12/2013

    Saluki men finish third, women fourth at conclusion of MVC Outdoor Championships

    Overall, Southern claimed four MVC titles and 21 All-MVC honorees.

    05/11/2013

    Saluki men in second, women third after Day Two of MVC Outdoor Championships

    Southern claimed one event win (Josh Freeman, shot put) and four additional All-MVC performers on Day Two.

    05/10/2013

    J.C. Lambert breaks MVC hammer throw record, Salukis score five All-MVC at Day One of MVC Outdoor Championships

    Lambert broke the MVC Outdoor Championship record and his own MVC all-time record with a winning heave of 67.22m (220-06), his third career MVC hammer throw victory.

    07/11/2012

    2012 MVC Outdoor Championships

    2012 MVC Outdoor Championships

    Last updated November 10, 2012


    2011-12: Competed in two events (shot put and weight throw) in eight meets during the indoor season...Never finished worse than ninth in any event as she notched 16 top ten finishes, 14 of them in the top five...Finished second five times (three times in the shot put and twice in the weight throw)...Best marks in both the shot put and weight throw came at the EIU Friday Night Special, where she threw for 19.62m and 15.74m, respectively...Recorded 13 top-five finishes in the outdoor season in nine meets, participating in four events (hammer throw, discus, shot put and javelin)...Second-team All-American in the shot put...All-MVC in the hammer throw with a third place mark of 59.40m...NCAA West Regional qualifier in the hammer throw and shot put...Best mark of the outdoor season came at the NCAA Divison I Championships, where she placed 16th in the nation with a throw of 16.20m in the shot put, the fourth best mark in Saluki history...Named to the MVC Scholar-Athlete team...Named to the CoSIDA/Capital One Academic All-District team.

    2010-11: Competed in the MVC Indoor Championships earning a sixth and seventh place finish in the shot put and weight throw, respectively...notched 13 top10 finishes at seven other meets in the indoor season...Earned a spot in the NCAA West Regionals in the shot put, hammer throw, and discus throw...Recorded a personal best in the javelin throw with a distance of 40.34 at the Vanderbilt Invitational...Competed in five events at the MVC Outdoor Championships

    2009-10: Qualified for the USATF Junior Championships in the shot put, hammer throw and discus, finishing sixth, seventh and 16th, respectively, in those events...Claimed a spot in the NCAA West Regionals in the shot put, where she finished 42nd...Registered four top three finishes at the Illinois State Redbird Invitational, placing second in the discus and hammer throw, while claiming third in the javelin and shot put...Set a personal record in the javelin with a distance of 131-05 (40.06m) at the MVC Outdoor Championships...Overall, notched ten top five finishes between four events.

    High School: Qualified for the Illinois state high school championships her junior and senior seasons at Arcola High School...Captured the Little Okaw Valley Conference shot put championship with the Lady Riders her senior season...Named an all-area player by the Champaign News Gazette in softball...Earned unanimous first-team all conference honors in softball, volleyball, and basketball...Member of National Honor Society.

    Personal: Born on Aug. 15, 1991...Daughter of Joseph and Marsha Fortney...Father is a dairy farmer, while mother is a office manager with Rural King...Has one older sister, Jenifer, who played volleyball at Illinois College, and a younger sister, Christine, who is a sophomore at Illinois College.

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