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2007 Women's Track and Field Roster

Joy VanLaanen

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  • Class Junior
  • Highschool Ashwaubenon
  • Hometown Green Bay, Wis.

Biography

• 2005 League Outdoor Long Jump Champion
• 2006 League Indoor Long Jump Champion
• 2006 League Indoor Pole Vault Champion

2006 Indoor: Won both the long jump and pole vault at the league championships ... crushed the school record by almost 10 inches by clearing 12-11 1/2 at the ISU Cyclone Classic ... took second in the event and qualified provisionally for the NCAA Championships ... was then named league athlete of the week ... also posted wins in the pole vault at the UWM Panther Tune Up and the long jump at the Division I Invitational ... set the Klotsche Center record at the tune up, clearing 12-3 3/4. Outdoor: Redshirted the outdoor season with an injury. 2005 Indoor: Placed fourth in both the pole vault and the long jump at the league meet ... briefly held the school record in the pole vault, clearing 11-7 3/4 at the UWM Panther Tune Up, finishing third ... also won the long jump at the meet, taking just two jumps following the completion of the pole vault ... leapt a season-best 17-9 1/2 to take fourth in the long jump at the Northern Iowa Classic. Outdoor: Won the long jump and ran with the league-record 4x100 relay at the league championships ... leap of 18-9 3/4 places her among the top 10 in school history at No. 8 ... at the Big Blue Invitational, placed fourth in the pole vault.

Personal
Majoring in psychology ... father, Jody, was a two-time All-American wrestler at UW-Whitewater ... born Oct. 23, 1985.