Originally founded as the Outland Club in 1949 by Dick, Skipper and Odd Williams, the Williams Education Fund (WEF) is the official fundraising department for Kansas Athletics.
2012 OUTDOOR Recorded a personal-best vault at the Big 12 Championships (5/12) when she cleared 3.83 meters (12-06.75 ft.) en route to a tie for ninth... Best finish of the season came at the Emporia State Relays (4/7), leaping over the 3.80 meter (12-05.50 ft.) bar to claim third overall... Finished in a tie for eighth at the Kansas Relays (4/21) after notching a top height of 3.80 meters (12-5.50 ft.)... Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team.
2012 INDOOR Contributed to the KU scoring effort at the Big 12 Championships (2/24) when she finished in a tie for sixth after vaulting a height of 3.75 meters (12-3.50 ft.)... Set a personal best mark of 3.85 meters (12-07.00 ft.) at the Tyson Invitational (2/10), good for a fourth-place finish... Earned her highest finish of the season at the Kansas vs. Missouri Dual (1/13) where she cleared a height of 3.65 meters (11-11.75 ft.) en route to a third-place finish.
2011 OUTDOOR Top pole vault mark of the season came at the Kansas Relays (4/23), clearing a height of 3.65m (11-11.75 ft.) and finishing 12th... Placed ninth at the Bill Williams/Bob Laptad Invitational (4/29) with a mark of 3.52m (11-06.50 ft.)... Academic All-Big 12 First Team selection.
2011 INDOOR Utilized redshirt season.
2010 OUTDOOR Set her outdoor personal best at the Razorback Spring Invitational (3/27) with a jump of 3.45m (11-03.75 ft.), finishing ninth.
2010 INDOOR Best finish in the pole vault was sixth and came at the Jayhawk Classic (1/29) on a jump of 3.35m (11-00.00 ft.), a personal best.
HIGH SCHOOL Three-year letterwinner in track and field... 2009 Arizona 5AII State Champion in the pole vault, where she set a personal record and North High School record of 12-00 ft... Runner-up at the 2008 state meet... Received Most Improved Female Track Athlete honors in 2007 and 2008... Also competed for the swimming and diving team... Named Most Valuable Diver her senior year... Finished fourth at the Arizona 5AII State Swimming and Diving Championships... Received Academic All-America honors for swimming and diving... Member of the National Honor Society... International Baccalaureate Diploma recipient.
PERSONAL Daughter of Mary Connell and Ted Hedberg... Has four siblings: Julie, Emma, Jack and Nick... Cousin, Christian Moody, was a member of the KU men's basketball team from 2003-06... Majoring in human biology.