Missouri State

Awards/Honors
2015-16 Track and Field: Missouri State Athletics Director's Honor Roll
2016-17 Track and Field: Missouri State Athletics Director's Honor Roll ... MVC Honor Roll

2016-17 Track & Field
Indoor: Competed in three meets … Opened the season with a fifth-place finish in the pole vault with a height of 3.36 meters at the Bob Timmons Challenge (Dec. 2) … Posted a mark of 3.41 meters in the pole vault at the Gorilla Classic (Feb. 10-11) … Finished ninth and setting a new Missouri State program record at the MVC Championship (Feb. 25) with a mark of 3.49 meters.

Outdoor: Competed in four meets … Took second at the Bulldog Relays (March 17-18) in the pole vault with a mark of 3.40 meters … Posted 3.15 meters in the pole vault at the Arkansas Spring Invitational (March 25) … At the Rock Chalk Classic (April 28), landed a height of 3.38 meters in the pole vault … Finished ninth in the pole vault at the MVC Championship (May 12-14) with 3.26 meters.

2015-16 Track & Field
Indoor: Competed in one meet… Broke the school record in the pole vault in her first attempt in the event all season at the MVC Indoor Track and Field Championships (Feb. 27-28) after clearing 3.41 meters… Now holds the indoor and outdoor pole vault MSU school records.

Outdoor: Competed in six meets… Opened the season clearing 3.30 meters in the pole vault at the Arkansas Spring Invitational (March 26)… Finished sixth in the pole vault (3.36 meters) at the Gibson Invitational (April 9)… Continued improving by clearing 3.46 meters in the pole vault at the Tom Botts Invitational (April 16)… Broke the MSU school record in the pole vault for the second-consecutive year after clearing 3.66 meters at the Missouri State Invitational (April 22)… Traveled to the Jace LaCoste Invitational (April 30) and finished ninth in the pole vault (3.35 meters)… Concluded her sophomore season at the MVC Outdoor Championships (May 13-15) clearing 3.41 meters in the pole vault.

2014-15 Track & Field
Indoor: Competed in four meets ... Opened her career at the Arkansas Invitational (Jan. 9), finishing ninth in the 60-meter hurdles prelims (9.93) and 12th in the long jum p (5.28m) ... Competed in three events at the Missouri Invitational (Jan. 16): 16th in the 60-meter hurdles prelims (12.14), 26th in the long jump (4.70m), and fifth in the weight throw (15.77m) ... Placed fifth in the weight throw at the UAB Vulcan Invitational (Jan. 23) with a distance of 15.44m ... At the UAB Green & Gold Invitational (Jan. 24), finished 17th in the 60m hurdles prelims (9.62) and 21st in the long jump (4.68).

Outdoor: Competed in five meets ... Opened the season at the Arkansas Spring Invitational (Mar. 27-28), setting the school record in the pole vault at 3.35m and finishing fourth ... Topped her school record at the John McDonnell Invitational (Apr. 10-11), placing 17th in the pole vault with a 3.50m ... Earned 11th in the pole vault at the John Jacobs Invitational (Apr. 17-18) with a 3.45m height ... Improved on her school record with a 3.58m vault at the Arkansas Twilight (May 1) to finish eighth ... At the Missouri Valley Conference Outdoor Championships (May 15-17), broke her own school record in the pole vault with a 3.62m to finish 11th.

Background: Pole vaulted for four seasons at Park Hills Central ... Ran 4x100m relay her freshman and sophomore years and competed in hurdles her junior year ... Back-to-back conference titles at shortstop for the Lady Rebels softball team ... Four-time all-conference, all-district, and all-region ... Two-time all-state in track ... Set the school record in 4x100 her sophomore year and hurdles her junior year.

Personal: Georgia Kaylee Richardson was born January 22, 1996 in Festus, Mo. ... Daughter of Ernest Leon and Marjorie Richardson ... Has four siblings, Brandon, Kason, Kurt, and Halle ... Plans to major in Nursing at MSU.