Keri Hilty begins her second campaign with the Lady Jacket track & field program.....made significant contributions in several events as a freshman....finished 9th in the 800 meters at the NAIA Outdoor Championships with a time of 2:20.73 and placed 24th In the high jump with a 5-foot 1-inch effort.....member of the 4 x 200 meter relay squad that captured the NCCAA Indoor Championship....set three school records during the indoor season in the 500 meters (1:19.73), 600 meters (1:38.16) and 800 meters (2:19.90)....also part of record-setting 4 x 200 meter relay quartet (1:48.79).....posted an American Mideast Conference record 2:16.46 effort in the 800 meters to win the AMC Championship....named NCCAA Indoor All-American (4 x 200 relay).....member of the AMC Team in the 800 meters....posted a season-best effort of 16-02.50 in the long jump to place second at the Muskingum Invitational.....won the high jump title (5-4) and the 800 meters (2:16.82) at the Yellow Jacket Open.

High School - Three-year letter winner in track at Bluffton High School.....member of the 2003 OHSAA Division III regional champion track & field team.....named All-Ohio in the 4 x 400 (7th) and 4 x 800 (4th) meter relay squads.....finished 2nd in the 800 meters and was 5th in the high jump for All-Ohio recognition.....2003 regional champion in the 800 meters (2:18.24) and high jump (5-3).....holds four school records.....participated in the 2003 Midwest Meet of Champions and ran on the winning 4 x 400 and 4 x 800 relay squads.....also named All-Ohio in 2001 and 2002 in the 4 x 800 meter relay and in 2000 as a member of the 4th-place 4 x 400 meter relay squad.....three-year letter winner in cross country.....three-time Northwest Conference Scholar Athlete.

Personal - Physical activities and sport studies major at Cedarville University.....born 11/2/84 in Bluffton, OH.....daughter of Bob Hilty and Jan Hilty....has two older brothers, Brian and Jeremy, who ran track and cross country for Cedarville University, and two older sisters.