St. John Fisher University Athletics

2025-26

Indoor: Competed in seven meets… placed fourth in the pole vault in the Empire 8 Championships with a mark of 3.35 meters… qualified for the regional championship meet in the pole vault. 

Outdoor: Competed in five meets… recorded the program’s second-best mark (3.36 meters) in the pole vault in the St. John Fisher Tri-Meet in March. 

2024-25

Indoor: Competed in 10 meets… set Fisher’s pole vault record with a mark of 3.47 meters in the Utica Blue and Orange Invite/Multi in February… matched Fisher’s program record in the high jump with a mark of 1.63 meters in the Ithaca Invite in February… earned second-team All-Empire 8 honors in the high jump with a mark of 1.63 meters in the Empire 8 Championship meet… earned third-team All-Empire 8 honors with a mark of 3.32 meters in the Empire 8 Championship meet… placed fourth in the high jump (1.62 meters) and eighth in the pole vault at regionals. 

Outdoor: Competed in eight meets… earned third-team All-Empire 8 honors in the high jump with a mark of 1.60 meters in the conference championship… also earned third-team All-E8 honors in the pole vault with her mark of 3.35 meters in the conference championship… placed seventh in the high jump at regionals, logging a mark of 1.57 meters. 

Other Honors

• Earned U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic honors as a freshman.

High School: Excelled in gymnastics, diving, and track ... State champion in All-Around gymnastics in 2024 and qualified for Nationals the same year ... Regional gymnastics qualifier from 2022 to 2024 ... Served as captain of the diving team and placed 6th at Sectionals in 2024 ... Set school records in Pole Vault and High Jump in 2022, as well as Triple Jump in 2024.

Personal: Kathryn is the daughter of Lisa and Rob Hillyard… She is currently studying nursing.