High School: Graduated in 2014 from Elkins High School ... Personal records include a 26.2 in the 200m, 57.4 in the 400m, 2:25 in the 800m and 18-6 in the long jump ... District champion with the 4x200m and 4x400m relays as a junior and advanced to the regional meet ... Took first place at district as a freshman in the 400m and 800m ... Placed second with the 4x400m relay, third in the 400m and fourth in the 800m at the 2011 AAU Northern Indoor Nationals ... Four-time first team all-district ... Freshman of the Year ... MVP and High Scorer of the Year ... Helped school win the Carl Lewis Indoor Team of the Meet Award in 2013 ... Three-time Academic All-District ... Honor Roll student ... Member of the National and Spanish Honor Society ... Two-time All-America cheerleader from 2012-13.

Personal: Given name is Kiah Danaé Rayford ... Born 12 June 1996 ... Daughter of Daphne Sewell and Kenneth Rayford ... Resides in Missouri City, Texas ... Kinesiology major ... Member of the AAU Visions Track Club from 2010-14 ... Mother, Daphne, was a 400m hurdler and sprinter at Kansas ... Father, Kenneth, was a powerlifter at Lousiana State ... Great-grandmother Larneva Williams played basketball at Grambling State.