2016 Women's Track and Field Roster
Biography
Collegiate Honors
• 2016 NCAA West Regional Qualifier (Pole Vault)
• 2016 Horizon League Outdoor Pole Vault Champion
• 2016 Horizon League Indoor Pole Vault Champion
2017 Indoor: Came in third in pole vault at the Horizon League Championships ... cleared a season-best height of 3.77m (12-4 1/2) at the league meet ... opened up the season taking second at the home Tierney Classic at 3.66m (12-0) Jan. 21 ... cleared the same height one week later to take third at the Messersmith Invite ... competed at Notre Dame Feb. 3, taking 22nd with a height of 3.60m (11-9 3/4) ... topped the pole vault field at the Panther Tune-Up Feb. 18, clearing 3.51m (11-6 1/4).
2016 Outdoor: Continued her outstanding sophomore season, earning her first trip to regionals ... cleared 3.97m (13-0 1/4) at regionals - the 23rd best height while finishing 33rd overall on attempts ... completed the sweep of the pole vault titles at the Horizon League Championships after clearing the same height ... started the season taking the top spot in back-to-back meets in pole vault at both the Billiken Kickoff (3.58m/11-9) and the Edmonds Invite (3.75m/12-3 1/2) ... was named Horizon League Field Athlete of the Week after clearing a PR height of 3.81m (12-6) for first at the Lee Calhoun Memorial April 15 ... again named league athlete of the week after breaking the school record and clearing 13 feet for the first time in a meet with a height of 4.01m (13-1 3/4) at the Drake Alternative May 1 ... broke her own school record at the Eagle Open May 14 with a new height of 4.06m (13-3 3/4) ... named to the Horizon League Spring Academic Honor Roll.
2016 Indoor: Had a breakout sophomore campaign ... crowned Horizon League pole vault champion after clearing a PR height of 3.80m (12-5 1/2) in a jump off at the league meet ... that height now ranks third in UWM history ... started the year placing first in pole vault with a height of 3.35m (10-11 3/4) at the Karl Schlender Invite Jan. 16 ... one week later, was fourth in the same event and 10th in triple jump at the Tierney Quad ... won the pole vault competition at the Parkside Green & White Jan. 30 ... repeated as champion one week later at the Parkside Classic, clearing 3.67m (12-0 1/2) ... again cleared 12 feet with a mark of 3.75m (12-3 3/4) in a runner-up showing at the Panther Tune-Up Feb. 19 ... named to the Horizon League Fall Academic Honor Roll.
2015 Indoor: Came in sixth in pole vault and 12th in triple jump at the Horizon League Championships as a freshman ... made collegiate debut Jan. 16 at the Mike Lints Open, taking ninth in triple jump, 23nd in pole vault and 44th in the 200m ... was third in pole vault and seventh in triple jump at the John Tierney Triangular Jan. 23 ... one week later, was fourth in triple jump and fifth in pole vault at the Tadd Metzger Invite ... cleared a season-best height of 3.51m (11-6 1/4) to win the pole vault competition at the Panther Tune-Up Feb. 20 ... that height now stands seventh in UWM history. 2015 Outdoor: Just missed earning all-league honors as a freshman, taking third in pole vault at the Horizon League Championships ... placed fourth in pole vault, fifth in javelin and 10th in long jump in outdoor debut at the Billiken Kickoff Mar. 21 ... cleared a season-best height of 3.37m (11-0 3/4) at the EIU Big Blue Classic April 4 ... was fourth in javelin at Marquette one week later ... sixth in triple jump and 10th in javelin at the Drake Alternative April 26.
High School
A standout athlete at River Falls High School ... qualified for state in long jump, triple jump, pole vault and the 4x100m relay her final three years ... broke the school record in all four events ... named team MVP three times ... also a standout gymnast, helping the Wildcats to a state title her junior year team captain of four-year conference champs ... also finished third at state as a senior, and second and third her sophomore and freshman years ... also competed in diving one year, earning rookie of the year honors and being named team captain.
Personal
Daughter of Brian and Lori Place ... born on Nov. 9, 1995 in Grantsberg, Wis.
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