Alabama track and field athletes won 8 events on Saturday in Atlanta.
Career Best • Pole Vault - 12-6
Junior 2013 Outdoor Season Collected a mark of 11-5 ¾ in the pole vault at the Samford Multi Invitational ... recorded a PR of 11-6 ½ in the pole vault at the LSU Alumni Gold meet ... collected a mark of 10-6 in the pole vault at the Spec Town Invitational ... earned a mark of 11-2 ½ in the pole vault at the Crimson Tide Invitational ... collected a PR of 11-01 ¾ in the pole vault at the Yellow Jacket Invitational.
Prep and Personal The top pole vaulter in Georgia throughout her prep career at Deerfield-Windsor High School in Albany, Ga. ... a three-time Georgia Class 3A state champion in the pole vault ... after her sophomore season in 2010, she competed for Team USA at the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore ... the 2012 Georgia Class 3A state pole vault champion with a clearance of 11 feet, 9 inches (3.58 meters) ... led Deerfield-Windsor to its first team state title in 2012 ... the 2011 Georgia Class 3A state pole vault champion, breaking the state record with a clearance of 11-9 (3.58m) ... the 2010 Georgia Class 3A state pole vault champion, breaking the state record with a clearance of 11 feet, 6 inches (3.5m) ... 2010 U.S Area Youth Olympic Selection Trials champion (11-6/3.5m) ... 2010 USATF South Zone Junior Olympic indoor champion (11-5 3/4; 3.5m) ... 2009 Georgia Association Junior Olympics intermediate champion (10-0/3.04m) ... also played soccer in high school ... coached by Allen Lowe at Deerfield-Windsor ... personal pole vault coach is Charlie Polhamus ... daughter of William and Joanna Hancock ... one of three children ... born November 1, 1993.
