Kelsy Hintz Season 2010-11

PositionPOLE VAULT
Height5-6
ClassSophomore
HometownCrescent City, Calif.

As of Oct. 24, 2013

* 2012 Second-Team Outdoor USTFCCCA All-American (Pole Vault)
* 2012 Second-Team Indoor USTFCCCA All-American (Pole Vault)
* 2012 MW Indoor Track and Field Champion (Pole Vault)
* 2011 MW Outdoor Track and Field Champion (Pole Vault)
* Two-time all-MW Outdoor Track and Field Team (2011-12 Pole Vault)
* Two-time all-MW Indoor Track and Field team (2012-13 Pole Vault)

Collegiate Bests
Pole Vault (Indoor):
14-00.00 (Feb. 24, 2012 at MW Championships - Abluquerque, N.M.)
Pole Vault (Outdoor): 13-10.00 (April 28, 2012 at UCSD Triton Invitational - La Jolla, Calif.)

NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
2012:
9th (13-07.25 - Pole Vault)
2011: -- (Competed - Pole Vault)

NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships
2012:
15th (13-09.25 - Pole Vault)

NCAA West Preliminary Rounds (Outdoor)
2012:
T-9th (13-08.25 - Pole Vault)
2011: 12th (13-03.50 - Pole Vault)
2010: T-23rd (12-09.50 - Pole Vault)

Mountain West Outdoor Track and Field Championships
2013:
9th (11-11.75 - Pole Vault)
2012: 2nd (12-07.50 - Pole Vault)
2011: 1st (13-04.50 - Pole Vault)
2010: 7th (12-09.50 - Pole Vault)

Mountain West Indoor Track and Field Championships
2013:
T-2nd (13-02.50 - Pole Vault)
2012: 1st (14-00.00 - Pole Vault)
2011: 5th (12-10.25 - Pole Vault)
2010: 5th (12-09.50 - Pole Vault)

2012-13
Outdoor Track and Field:
Competed in six meets in the pole vault ... finished ninth at the Mountain West Championships on May 10 at 11-11.75 ... made her outdoor debut at the San Diego Championships on March 9 and cleared 13-04.25, which ended up being her best mark of the year ... was fifth at the Aztec Invitational in the invitational pole vault in 12-08.75 ... helped SDSU to a third straight Cal/Nevada Championships title by winning the pole vault on March 29 in 13-03.50 ... came in seventh in the invitational pole vault at the Triton Invitational on April 27 in 11-02.25.

Indoor Track and Field: Competed five times in the pole vault ... earned all-league honors for the second straight year at the MW Championships, tying for second at 13-02.50 on Feb. 22 ... tried to better that mark the following weekend at the UW Final Qualifier on March 1, but tied for second in 12-11.00 ... first landed mark came on Feb. 2 at the New Mexico Classic, when she was sixth in 12-11.50 ... also was fifth at the Don Kirby Elite on Feb. 8 in 13-02.25.

2011-12
Outdoor Track and Field:
Had a dominant third season in the pole vault, culminating with a ninth-place finish at the NCAA Championships on June 6 by clearing 13-07.25 ... the ninth-place showing earned her second-team USTFCCCA All-American accolades ... qualified for the NCAA Championships after tying for ninth at the NCAA Prelims (May 25) at 13-08.25) ... garnered all-league honors after taking second at the Mountain West Championships in 12-07.50 ... first mark came on March 31 at the Cal/Nevada Championships, where she took second in 12-01.50 ... was fifth at the ASU Tri-Meet on April 14 in 12-04.75 ... tied for fifth on April 20 at the Mt. SAC Relays with a mark of 13-01.50 ... finished third at the UCSD Triton Invitational on April 28 at 13-10.00 ... the mark was the third best in school history.

Indoor Track and Field: Had a stellar indoor campaign, including a 15th-place finish at the NCAA Indoor Championships on March 12 in 13-09.25 ... Captured her first-ever Mountain West indoor title (and second overall, also 2011 outdoor) on Feb. 24 at 14-00.00 ... the mark is tied for third in school history ... made her indoor debut at the AFA Team Challenge on Jan. 28, taking fourth in 12-09.50 ... was second at the NAU Open on Feb. 4 in 12-11.50 ... tied for fourth (13-04.25) at the Don Kirby Elite on Feb. 10.

2010-11
Outdoor Track and Field:
Qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships ... made the championship meet after taking 12th at the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds in 13-03.50 ... won the pole vault at the MW Championships, defeating 16 others in 13-04.50 ... it was one of three victories in the outdoor season for Hintz ... took second at the San Diego City Championships on March 6 in 12-02.00 ... won the invitational portion of the Aztec Invitational (March 19) in 13-00.25 ... was second in back-to-back meets at the Cal/Nevada Championships (March 26) and the Sun Angel Classic (April 8) in 12-05.50 and 12-06.00, respectively ... cleared 13-03.50 for a fourth-place finish at the Mt. Sac Relays in April 15 ... was third at the UCSD Triton Invitational on April 23 with a vault of 13-07.25 ... the 13-07.25 was the fourth-best mark in school history ... finished her non-championship season with a win at the Steve Scott Invitational in 13-02.25 on April 30.

Indoor Track and Field: Competed in four meets, culminating in a fifth-place showing at the Mountain West Championships in 12-10.25 ... the 12-10.25 was an indoor PR and the fourth-best indoor pole vault in school history ... took third at the Don Kirby Invitational on Feb. 11 in 12-10.00 ... was runner-up at the Lumberjack Invitational on Feb. 19, clearing 12-05.50.

2009-10
Outdoor Track and Field:
Competed at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championship West Preliminary Rounds in Austin, Texas ... pole vaulted 12-09.50 (seventh) at the MW Championships ... her first collegiate 13-foot clearance occurred on March 27 at the Cal/Nevada Championships, where she took fourth (13-01.50) ... later in the season at the UCSD Triton Invitational, improved her previous season best with a jump of 13-03.50 (third place) ... had top-10 finishes in every meet she participated in for the Aztecs.

Indoor Track and Field: Took fifth in the pole vault at the MW Championships with a clearance of 12-09.50 ... also competed at the New Mexico Classic on Feb. 6, taking 15th in 11-05.75.

2008-09
Outdoor Track and Field:
Utilized her redshirt season.

Indoor Track and Field: Redshirted her first season on The Mesa.

High School
Four-year varsity team member at Del Norte High School in Crescent City, Calif. ... placed among the top-five in the pole vault three consecutive years at the California State meet - 2008 (second), 2007 (second) and 2006 (fifth) ... was all-league ... also competed in volleyball and tennis at Del Norte ... chose SDSU over Cal.

Personal
Kelsy Hintz was born Sept. 21, 1990 ... daughter of Pamela Hintz ... is majoring in child and family development.