University of Richmond Athletics
Otey to be Inducted Into Virginia High School League Hall of Fame
04/05/2022 | Women's Track & Field
Richmond, Va.— University of Richmond assistant track and field coach Kiamesha Otey has been named one of nine inductees to the 2022 Virginia High School League (VHSL) Hall of Fame class.
A product of nearby New Kent High School, Otey dominated the Virginia high school track and field scene from 1996-1999, graduating with three state records as a sprinter and long jumper.
While competing for the Trojans, she amassed 13 individual state titles and one relay title in outdoor track and field, highlighted by four consecutive state titles in the 100m and 200m dashes and three consecutive state titles in the long jump. Adding to that, she won 14 individual regional championships, was named district and region MVP and was ranked 10th in the nation in the long jump in 1998. Otey also participated in basketball, earning all-district honors. She was inducted into New Kent High School's Hall of Fame as a member of the class of 2020.
After high school, she continued her track and field career at the University of Virginia. Otey was a three time All-American, six-time All-Atlantic Coast Conference performer and a two-time ACC champion in the long jump. She holds the current ACC outdoor long jump record (6.54m/21-5.50). She ranks second in school history in the 60m dash and both the indoor and outdoor long jump, third in the 100m dash and and fourth in the 200m dash.
Otey became a professional athlete in 2003 and participated in the 2004 and 2008 Olympic trials. In 2003, Otey became the USA Indoor Track and Field champion in the long jump with a leap of 6.33m (20-9.25).
Before joining the staff at Richmond, she had coaching stops at the University of Alabama-Birmingham and South Florida.
The Virginia High School League Hall of Fame is dedicated to preserving the rich heritage of outstanding achievements by students and adults in sports and activities within Virginia's public high schools. Athletes are eligible for consideration ten years after completing their high school careers and are judged primarily for their achievements in interscholastic sports. Coaches are eligible after 15 years of experience or upon retirement and evaluated on the merits of their accomplishments at the high school level. Contributors have rendered significant services in other capacities, such as administration, academic activities, officiating, media, or sports medicine.
The 33rd annual enshrinement dinner is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 24, at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Charlottesville. Tickets are $35 and can be purchased online here.
A product of nearby New Kent High School, Otey dominated the Virginia high school track and field scene from 1996-1999, graduating with three state records as a sprinter and long jumper.
While competing for the Trojans, she amassed 13 individual state titles and one relay title in outdoor track and field, highlighted by four consecutive state titles in the 100m and 200m dashes and three consecutive state titles in the long jump. Adding to that, she won 14 individual regional championships, was named district and region MVP and was ranked 10th in the nation in the long jump in 1998. Otey also participated in basketball, earning all-district honors. She was inducted into New Kent High School's Hall of Fame as a member of the class of 2020.
After high school, she continued her track and field career at the University of Virginia. Otey was a three time All-American, six-time All-Atlantic Coast Conference performer and a two-time ACC champion in the long jump. She holds the current ACC outdoor long jump record (6.54m/21-5.50). She ranks second in school history in the 60m dash and both the indoor and outdoor long jump, third in the 100m dash and and fourth in the 200m dash.
Otey became a professional athlete in 2003 and participated in the 2004 and 2008 Olympic trials. In 2003, Otey became the USA Indoor Track and Field champion in the long jump with a leap of 6.33m (20-9.25).
Before joining the staff at Richmond, she had coaching stops at the University of Alabama-Birmingham and South Florida.
The Virginia High School League Hall of Fame is dedicated to preserving the rich heritage of outstanding achievements by students and adults in sports and activities within Virginia's public high schools. Athletes are eligible for consideration ten years after completing their high school careers and are judged primarily for their achievements in interscholastic sports. Coaches are eligible after 15 years of experience or upon retirement and evaluated on the merits of their accomplishments at the high school level. Contributors have rendered significant services in other capacities, such as administration, academic activities, officiating, media, or sports medicine.
The 33rd annual enshrinement dinner is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 24, at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Charlottesville. Tickets are $35 and can be purchased online here.
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