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Kaitlin Heri Season 2018-19

PositionPOLE VAULT
Height5-6
ClassSophomore
HometownRedondo Beach, Calif.

Honors & Awards
· Mountain West Indoor Champion (2020: Pole Vault)
· All-Mountain West Indoor Track and Field Team (2020, Pole Vault; 2022, Pole Vault)
· All-Mountain West Outdoor Track and Field Team (2018, Pole Vault; 2021, Pole Vault; 2022, Pole Vault)

· Mountain West Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week (4/29/19 & 4/13/21)
· Mountain West All-Academic Team (2018 & 2019)


Collegiate Bests:
Pole Vault (Indoor): 13-09.75 (Feb. 29, 2020, at MW Championships - Albuquerque, N.M.)
Pole Vault (Outdoor): 14-00.50 (April 16, 2022 at Beach Invitational - Long Beach, Calif.)

NCAA West Outdoor Preliminary Rounds
2022: T-28th (12-11.75 - Pole Vault)
2021: 17th (13-08.25 - Pole Vault)
2019: 19th (13-08.25 - Pole Vault)
2018: 27th (12-10.75 - Pole Vault)

Mountain West Indoor Championships
2022: 1st (13-05.00 - Pole Vault)
2020: 1st (13-09.75 - Pole Vault)
2019: 5th (13-00.75 - Pole Vault)

Mountain West Outdoor Championships
2022: 1st (14-03.50 - Pole Vault)
2021: 2nd (13-02.25 - Pole Vault)
2019: 5th (12-11.00 - Pole Vault)
2018: 2nd (13-05.75 - Pole Vault)

2021-22
Outdoor:
Tied for 28th in the NCAA West Preliminary Round for pole vault with a height of 12-11.75... Won the gold medal at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships with a height of 14-03.50... Competed in eight meets in pole vault... Won the Beach Invitational and set a personal best with a height of 14-00.50... Finished seventh in school history with a height of 13-09.75 while winning the Aztec Invitational... Placed second in the San Diego Challenge (13-07.75), the Ross and Sharon Irwin Invitational (12-11.75), and the Sun Angel Classic (13-05.25).

Indoor: Brought home the gold medal at the Mountain West Indoor Championships with a height of 13-05.00... Competed in four meets... Placed third at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational (13-06.25), tied for fourth at the Texas Tech Open (13-00.25) and took fifth at the UNM Collegiate Classic (13-01.75).

2020-21
Outdoor: Took second at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships in the pole vault (13-02.25) and then 17th at the NCAA West Prelims (13-08.25)… Had a personal best vault of 14-00.00 at the Mountain West Challenge (April 7)… Took first place at five meets: Utah Dual Meet (13-04.25), MW Challenge (14-00.00), Triton Invitational (13-06.25), Long Beach Invitational (13-03.50) and the Long Beach Throws/Jumps first (13-01.50).

2019-20
Indoor: Competed in four meets… Won the gold medal with a career-best vault of 13-09.75 at the MW Indoor Championships, good for 7th in school history… Took second at the Don Kirby Elite Invite with a vault of 13-01.75.

Outdoor: Season was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

2018-19
Indoor: Competed in pole vault in four meets during the indoor season…Her performance at the MW Championships set a personal record and earned her top 10 in SDSU history (13-00.75) and fifth place in the conference…Placed ninth at the UCS Pole Vault Summit (12-03.50).

Outdoor: Placed fifth in pole vault at the MW Championships (12-11.00)…Took first and set a personal record in pole vault at the Robinson Invitational (13-11.00) which earned her MW Field Athlete of the Week…Took 19th at the NCAA West prelims (13-08.25)... Also came in first at the Irwin Scoring Meet to start off the outdoor season (12-11.00).

2017-18
Indoor:  Did not compete in the indoor season

Outdoor: Took second place the MW Championships with a career best mark of 13-05.75… Qualified for the NCAA West Prelims, where she tied for 27th (12-10.75)… Competed in nine meets and showed improvement throughout the season.

High School
Four-time CIF State Championship qualifier, finishing ninth in the state as a sophomore (11-09) ... As a senior, vaulted 12 feet, 9 inches at the Bay League Championships for a school record and the event title, helping Redondo win its eighth consecutive league championship ... Was also the Bay League champion in 2015 and placed second in 2014 ... Placed seventh or better each year at the CIF Southern Section Championships ... Competed at the 2016 UCS National Pole Vault Summit, finishing 11th in her group (11-10).

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Freshman
2017-18

POLE VAULT
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Heri

Junior
2019-20

POLE VAULT
5-6 / -
Heri

Senior
2020-21

POLE VAULT
5-6 / -
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Senior
2021-22

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