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2011 Women's Track & Field Roster

Amber Kaufman

Amber Kaufman

  • Position:
    Jumps
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Highschool:
    Branham HS
  • Hometown:
    San Jose, CA

Summary

Biography

2011: Applying for a medical redshirt.

2010 (Junior): National champion in the high jump at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Ore…became the first UH athlete to win a national title in 26 years…cleared 6-1.25 (1.86m) and beat out Arizona’s Elizabeth Patterson for the title…captured the silver medal at the NCAA Indoor Championships in Fayetteville, Ark…settled for runner-up finish after clearing 6-2.75 (1.90m)…recipient of the WAC’s Joe Kearney Award…defended her WAC Outdoor high jump title for the third straight year and WAC Indoor high jump title for the second straight year…season-best mark of 6-3.25 (1.91m) was the top collegiate mark in the country and ranked among the top in the U.S….tied for the top mark at the NCAA West Preliminary Round…was on the Watch List of The Bowerman as the nation’s top track and field athlete…broke the 27-year old Clarence T.C. Ching Field high jump record at the Rainbow Relays with a jump of 6-1.25 (1.86m)…named WAC Athlete of the Week three times…captured the high jump title at the North American, Central American, Caribbean (NACAC) Championships in Miramar, Fla…named to USTFCCCA and WAC all-academic teams.
2009 (Sophomore): Placed third at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the high jump and became the first UH athlete to medal at the event in 25 years...named USTFCCCA All-American during both indoor and outdoor seasons...smashed the school high jump record and posted the nation's second-best jump of 6-4 (1.93m) at the WAC Outdoor Championship, where she won gold and was named co-Field Athlete of the Meet...became the first UH athlete to win an NCAA Regional event with a jump of 6-1.5...placed sixth at the NCAA Indoor Championships...captured the WAC Indoor Championship high jump gold medal...named to USTFCCCA and WAC all-academic teams.

2008 (Freshman): Earned All-America status after placing fifth in the high jump at the NCAA Outdoor Championship...qualified for the U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene, Ore., where she placed 12th...cleared a new school record 6-0.5 at the WAC Outdoor Championship to capture the gold medal...mark tied for third best in the country...tied for sixth at the NCAA West Regional in Northridge, Calif...second UH athlete to clear four meters...did not compete during the indoor season.

2007 (Freshman): Finished fourth in the high jump at the WAC Indoor Championship.
Prep: A 2006 graduate of Branham High School in San Jose, Calif...lettered three years in volleyball, one year in basketball, and four years in track...named the No. 25 top senior on the prepvolleyball.com Senior Aces list...named the division co-MVP for volleyball...posted a 5-10.25 high jump that ranked as the sixth-best high school mark in the country...a member of the Best Buddies and Senior Women's Club.
Personal: Born in San Jose, Calif...has a sister, Lauren and a half-sister, Jenny...parents are Mark Kaufman of El Dorado Hills, Calif., and Stacy Dunnett of San Jose, Calif.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2009Sophomore

    Jumps
    6'0"

  • 2010Junior

    Jumps
    6'0"

  • 2011Senior

    Jumps
    6'0"