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Vanessa Davis Season 2016

PositionPole Vault
Height5-10
ClassFreshman
HometownAhwatukee, Ariz.
Vanessa Davis Top Times
INDOOR MARK YEAR
 Pole Vault  3.80m (12-5.50)  2017 NAU Tune-Up
OUTDOOR TIME YEAR
 Pole Vault  3.66m (12-0.00)  2016 Duel in the Desert

2017 Indoor:

  • Finished 19th at the MPSF Championships with clearance of 3.67m
  • Marked 3.80m, a career-best, in the pole vault during the 2017 NAU Tune-Up and at the NAU Friday Night Duels

2016 Indoor/Outdoor

  • Captured two top-5 finishes during the indoor season, placing 4th at the Lumberjack Team Challenge and the NAU Invitational
  • Placed 2nd at the 2016 Duel in the Desert
  • Finished 10th at her first Pac-12 Outdoor Championship

High School

  • Nationally ranked in the top-12 Pole Vaulters for age, #1 in Arizona
  • State D1 HS Pole Vault champion in 2013 & 2014
  • AIA Scholar Athlete Award three-straight years (2011-2014)
  • State HS sophomore & junior class pole vault records
  • Youth World Trials Qualifier (2013)
  • Junior National Championship Qualifier (2014, 2015)
  • Current Pole Vault Meet Record Holder:
    • D1 Championship (2014)
    • Chandler Rotard Invite (2014)
    • Peoria Invite (2014)
    • Aztec Invite (2013)
    • Becky Mathews Freshman Showcase (2012)

Personal

  • Recruited by all Ivy League Schools
  • Majoring in Biomedical Engineering, plans to attend medical school & study to become surgeon
  • Parents are Chris and Esther, and has one older brother, Austin
  • Enjoys rock climbing, hiking, playing the piano among other outdoor activities
  • Studied abroad in Central America (Costa Rica & Mexico)
  • Member of student-ambassador program to Europe (Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, France & England)
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Sophomore
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