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Lauren Terstappen Season 2012-13

PositionPole Vault
Height5-9
ClassJunior
HometownPhoenixville, Pa.
High SchoolPhoenixville Area HS

Career Honors• NCAA Qualifier, Outdoor Pole Vault (2011, 2013)• All-ACC, Indoor Pole Vault (2013)• All-ACC, Outdoor Pole Vault (2011, 2013)• All-ACC Academic, Indoor Track & Field (2011, 2013)• All-ACC Academic, Outdoor Track & Field (2011)• USTFCCCA All-Academic (2011)• USA Junior Championships Participant, Pole Vault (2011)

Clemson Highlights• Ranks first in Clemson history in the indoor pole vault & outdoor pole vault.

2014 Highlights• Owned the team’s top three indoor clearances (with a best of 13-5.25 at the Armory Collegiate)• Cleared 13 feet on three occasions during indoor season

2013 Outdoor Highlights• Earned second career bid to the NCAA Championships as one of the 12 jumpers remaining in the vault at the East Preliminary Round on May 24• Jumped 13-5.25 on second try in Greensboro to move on to the national finals• Broke Clemson record at the Bob Pollock Invitational with a clearance of 13-6.25; the bar was hit and rattled for several seconds, but never fell• Earned All-ACC honor with third-place finish after clearing 13-1.5 at a windy Paul Derr Track• Cleared 13-5.75 to easily win the B section of the pole vault at the Texas Relays

2013 Indoor Highlights• Returned from serious elbow injury to earn all-conference status in the pole vault; she cleared the bar at just over 13 feet at the league meet in Blacksburg• Season-best clearance was 13-1.5 at the Armory Collegiate Invitational in New York City; she finished in a tie for 12th at the prestigious meet in February

2012 Highlights• Showed consistent progress until suffering an elbow injury at the Florida Relays early in outdoor season; sat out remainder of the season due to the injury• Finished fifth at the ACC Indoor Championships with a clearance of 13-1.75• Established Clemson indoor record with jump of 13-2.5 at the Clemson Invitational and jumped 13-1.5 at the New Balance Invitational• Jumped personal best 13-4.25, second in Clemson history, at the Jim Click Shootout in Arizona during outdoor season; easily won the event in what was a scored team competition

2011 Outdoor Highlights• Earned a spot at the NCAA Outdoor Championships by virtue of 10th-place finish at the East Preliminary Round in Bloomington, Ind.• Second female vaulter in Clemson history to advance to nationals, joining Joana Costa (2003)• Runner-up in the pole vault at the ACC Championships, she cleared a personal best 13-3.75• Placed fourth at both the Florida Relays and Penn Relays• Cleared 13-1.5 and was second place at the Clemson Final Qualifier• Advanced to USA Junior Championships and tied for fifth with 12-5.5 clearance in Eugene

2011 Indoor Highlights• Sixth-place finisher at the ACC Championships, she went over the bar successfully at 12-11.5• Season-best clearance was 13-0.25 in runner-up showing at the Tiger Paw Invitational; it was the first indoor 13-foot clearance in school history for a female• Won pole vault competitions at the Clemson Challenge and JRF Combined Events Invitational, as well as the unseeded section at the Virginia Tech Elite Meet

Phoenixville Area High School Highlights• Earned AAA state championships in the pole vault, indoor and outdoor, as a senior in 2010• Established school indoor and outdoor records, her best clearance was 12-5.5 indoors• Competed at the 2010 Nike Indoor Nationals, finishing in a tie for 10th place, and the New Balance Outdoor Nationals, where she tied for 13th• Coached by Mike Lawryk of the Vertical Assault Pole Vaulting Club

Personal• Born 3/2/92• Daughter of Karl and Cathleen Terstappen• Earned undergraduate degree in health science in August 2013• Two-time member of the ACC Academic Honor Roll

Best Collegiate Mark• Pole Vault — 13-6.25 / 4.12m

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Redshirt Graduate
2014

Pole Vault
5-9 / -
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Graduate
2013

Pole Vault
5-9 / -
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Sophomore
2011

Pole Vault
5-9 / -