Makira Kuan

	Class: Junior
	Hometown: Bountiful, Utah
	High School: Bountiful

	Height: 5-10
	Event: Jumps
	Birthdate: 01/30/1991

01/21/2012

School Records Fall at Bronco Invitational

Laryea-Akrong, Burr Set New Standards

01/14/2012

Burr has Big Day at Snake River Invitational

At Utah Valley University ...
SOPHOMORE ~ (2011): (INDOOR) Took first place three times in the high jump including the GWC Championships (1.65m), Boise State Team Challenge (1.65m) and the BYU Invitational (1.68m)...Placed third in the high jump (1.63m) and the triple jump (10.56m) at the Wildcat Indoor (OUTDOOR) Finished second in the high jump (1.68m) at the Great West Conference Championships; and eighth in the 100H (15.30)...Won the 100H (15.13) at the UVU Open; Placed second in the high jump (1.65m) at the Bryan Clay Invitational and the UNLV Classic (1.65m)...Placed third in the high jump (5-1.25) at the UVU Open.

FRESHMAN ~ (2010): (INDOOR) Placed fourth in the pentathlon at the GWC Indoor Championships at USD with 2948 total points, sixth in the high jump with 1.55m or 5'-01", and eighth in the long jump with 5.04m or 16'-06.50" ... had a season best time of 2:42.55 in the 800m run, 1.61m in the high jump, 5.06m in the long jump ... (OUTDOOR) placed third in the high jump at the GWC Outdoor Championships in Yankton, S.D. with a jump of 1.64m or 5'-04.50", fifth in the heptathlon with 3865 points, and ninth in the triple jump with 9.99m ... also posted season bests of 1.65m in the high jump, 5.06m in the long jump, and 10.18m in the triple jump.

Before Utah Valley:
Prepped at Bountiful High School ... went to State in all four events for all three years in high school ... senior year placed second in long jump and hurdles, also placed third in the high jump at the BYU State meet in 2009 ... medley team took second in State in 2009 ... took Region in the high jump for Region 5 ... also played basketball in high school ... All-Region in basketball and played on the Davis District All-Star team.

Personal:
Graduated from Bountiful High School in 2009 ... was on the High Honor Roll, National Honor Society, and HOSA ... participated in the A capella Choir and Show Choirs ... parents are Sam and Becky Kuan.