Sara Curran Season 2016-17

EventsPOLE VAULT
Height5-7
ClassSophomore
HometownRedondo Beach, Calif.

· Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (2016)
· Mountain West Academic All-Conference (2016)


Collegiate Bests
Pole Vault (Indoor): 11-05.75 (Jan. 16, 2016 at UCS Spirit Pole Vault Summit - Reno, Nev.) 
Pole Vault (Outdoor):
12-05.50 (April 22, 2016 at Triton Invitational – San Diego, Calif.)

Mountain West Outdoor Track and Field Championships
2016:
6th (12-04.50 – Pole Vault)

2015-16
Outdoor Track and Field: Qualified for the MW Championships, where she finished sixth (12-04.50) ... Opened the outdoor season by placing fourth at the San Diego Collegiate Championships ... Finished ninth at the Aztec Invitational with a 12-04.50 height ... Tied for seventh (11-01.75) at the California Collegiate Invitational ... Season-best height of 12-05.50 was good enough for sixth at the Triton Invitational. 

Indoor Track and Field: Won the UCS Spirit Pole Vault Summit, recorded a height of 11 feet, 5.75 inches.

2015 (at El Camino College)
Lettered one year at El Camino College ... Posted a collegiate-best height of 11-07.75 at the Cal State Los Angeles Invitational ... placed fifth at the California Junior College State Meet ... Was an honor student and scholar-athlete ... named the Most Valuable Field Athlete.

High School
Competed in the pole vault for the Redondo Union HS Seahawks on the varsity squad for two years ... was a competitor at the 2014 CIF Southern Section Masters meet ... made it to the pole vault finals at the CIF Southern Section Division II in both 2013 and 2014 ... was the 2014 Maurice Greene Invitational pole vault champion ... was named the Most Valuable Redondo Union HS Senior Athlete of the Year ... served as the team captain for both the pole vault and water polo teams ... helped Redondo Union High School go undefeated over her final two years.

Personal
Sara Curran was born July 2, 1996 in Santa Monica, Calif. ... father, Anthony, was an all-American UCLA pole vaulter from 1978-82, who won the Pac-10 pole vault title his senior year, putting him at No. 5 on UCLA's all-time list ... Uncle, Tim, also pole vaulted at UCLA ... cousins Tim and Nathaniel Curran are professional surfers ... competed on the swimming and diving team, water polo and surf teams during her high school career ... also was recruited by Arizona State and Concordia University ... majoring in graphic design at SDSU ... favorite athlete is Kelia Moniz.