SYDNEY Alexandra CONLEY- TRACK & FIELD ATHLETE
Sydney Conley, in her finest hour for University of Kansas Track & Field.
SYDNEY Alexandra CONLEY- TRACK & FIELD ATHLETE
Sydney Conley is one of the most decorated female Track & Field athletes in Arkansas history. As a professional, she has been a participant in the U.S. Nationals, U.S. World Championship Trials, and the Olympic Trials. In 2020, she was ranked in the Top 30 of sprinters in the country.
She attended the University of Kansas where she was the #1 ranked female long jumper in the Big 12 NCAA athletic conference, a four-time All-American, as she led the team to a national championship.
In high School, running for Fayetteville High School, she was the No. 1 ranked long jumper in the nation after winning the 2012 indoor national championship, and led her team to three state championships. She set multiple records in both indoor and outdoor track including sprints, long jump and triple jump. In addition to Track & Field competition, Conley was also a member of a state championship team in basketball.
She is a member of the Arkansas High School Athletic Hall of Fame.
Sydney Conley, daughter of Mike Conley Sr. ; granddaughter of Alexander Conley III ; great-granddaughter of Alexander Conley II ; 2x-great-granddaughter of Alexander Conley I ; 3x-great-granddaughter of Green & Harriet Conley ; 4x-great-granddaughter of family progenitors James & Jane Conley. Photo Credit: University of Kansas Athletic Department