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"I was a very good high school athlete, jumped 13'6. Went to college and jumped 13'6. Was going to be a police officer and then decided to train at the Olympic Training Center for a year and jumped 14'6. Then the following year jumped 15'1. No longer thinking about being a police officer." Born and raised in San Diego, Kortney attended westview high school where she was a standout athlete. During her senior year, Kortney owned a #4 national ranking, the California state championship, and a third place finish at the Junior USA Track & Field Championships, all in the pole vault. She says, "I hold 4 school records at my high school, and almost had 6: Pole vault, 100m, 100 hurdles, and long jump; I almost had the 200m record and the 300 hurdle record." From there, she attended the University of Oregon for two years before transferring to San Diego State University. With the Aztecs, Kortney earned All-Conference honors and a degree in Social Science.

"My favorite thing to do in life is travel the world so my first summer out of college my cousin and I went backpacking around Europe for 2 months." When not hitting the jumps or satisfying her wanderlust, Kortney can be found spending time with her Yorkie who is named after the American pole vault legend, Brad Walker.

"I will be an Olympian and then I want to open my own facility to coach pole vault and help kids navigate the college recruitment process."