Kaylee Shields in the Lady Maroons Invite on Friday, April 3, 2026.BETHALTO — Civic Memorial High School senior Kaylee Shields opened the outdoor track and field season with a third-place finish in the pole vault Friday, April 3, 2026, at Belleville West, continuing a strong indoors/outdoors year for the Eagles.

Shields cleared 10 feet, 6 inches to place third in the Lady Maroons Invite. The performance followed an outstanding indoor season and came after she had already won two early outdoor competitions.

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Shields won the Civic Memorial Outdoor Opener on March 24, 2026, clearing 10-2.75. She also won a meet against Highland with a jump of 10-3.

During the indoor season, Shields placed eighth at the Illinois Top Times Championships on March 28, 2026, clearing 10-4. Her 10-6 clearance at Belleville West exceeded that mark in her first outdoor meet.

Shields has been named a Tom Lane State Farm Insurance Female Athlete of the Month for Civic Memorial.

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