Bedford (Athlete) 1996
Kay Cox was Miss track at Bedford during the middle 60’s. Before there were many all weather full meter tracks she set school records in the 100 yard dash in 11.0, 220 dash in 24.9, 440 dash in 62.1, high jump at 5’1″, long jump at 16’6 3/4″, was a member of the school record setting 440 relay in 50.8, and 440 yard medley relay in an Iowa all time record of 52.2. During these early years of Iowa Girls’ Track there were several events that are no longer run today. Kay set school and State records in the 80 meter hurdles – 11.4; and the 220 yard dash in a time of 25.0. She was a member of the 440 medley team with a time of 52.2, which is also an Iowa All Time Record. Her Senior year she won the 50 yard low hurdles, high jump, and the 50 yard dash at the Indoor meet – enough points to have her team place 3rd. In 1967 she won the Midwest A.A.U. Pentathlon with 3,897 points and placed 5th in the National Women’s Pentathlon in Haywood, California with 4,029 points which was an Iowa all-time record. Kay was a member of the Iowa Girls’ Track Club for three years and placed in nine United States Track and Field Federations as well as in the National Federation Meets. Her accomplishments at these meets are: 1965 – 4th in the high jump; 5th in the 440 yard dash; 6th in the 80 meter hurdles; 2nd as a member of the 440 yard relay. 1966 – 1st in the high jump; 2nd in the 60 meter hurdles. 1967 – 1st in the 80 meter hurdles in a time of 11.5, a National Federation record; 1st as a member of the 880 yard medley relay in a time of 1:45.9 (America’s best record). As a Senior, Kay ranked in the top 25 in the nation in 4 events as cited in Women’s Track and Field. The events were: 100 yard dash – time of 11.0 at Drake – tied for 17th place; 80 meter hurdles – time of 11.4 at Haywood, California – tied for 7th; high jump – 5’1″ at the Indoor Federation – tied for 13th; pentathlon – 4,029 points at Haywood, California – tied for 5th. In 1976 Kay was one of the first four inductees into the Iowa Girls’ High School Track and Field Hall of Fame. Kay Cox has become Kay Hill and is married to Brian Hill – past Head Coach of the Orlando Magic Professional Basketball Team. They have two children, Kim and Christopher. In her spare time Kay served as Head of the Orlando Magic Wives organization, served as a member of the Board of Directors for the Orlando Magic Youth Foundation which allots a million dollars annually to youth oriented charities. She serves on the National Board of Directors for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation which raised over $200,000 this year for the foundation.