Tori Anthony
Tori Anthony is an American pole vaulter from Woodside, California and the holder of the national indoor and outdoor records for high school women at 14' 2-1/2" (4.33 m) and 14' 1" (4.29 m) respectively. She was originally a gymnast, but burned out on the sport and switched to track and water polo. Competing in her first track events as a sophomore, she placed fourth in the pole vault at the 2005 CIF California State Meet within four months of taking up the sport.[1] Even before setting the outdoor record, she was named an "Athletes Only" indoor track athlete of the year for 2006-07,[2] and named "best high school girl pole vaulter in the country" by Sports Illustrated.[3] She missed her high school graduation from Castilleja School to set the outdoor record on June 2, 2007.[4] She competed for UCLA, achieving 13' 9" in their uniform to rank number in school history.[5][6]
References
- ^ Stephens, Mitch (May 31, 2006). "Anthony vaulting to top of another sport". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2007-06-03.
- ^ Nepolitan, John (March 26, 2007). "2006-07 "Athletes Only" High School & College Indoor Track Athletes of the Year". American Track and Field Athlete. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-06-03.
- ^ Moscatello, Caitlin (April 25, 2007). "Vaulting Forward". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2007-06-03.
- ^ Peters, Keith (June 2, 2007). "Anthony sets national record in pole vault". Palo Alto Online News. Retrieved 2007-06-03.
- ^ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ucla/sports/w-track/auto_pdf/w-alltime-top10.pdf
- ^ Reid, John (May 21, 2007). "Higher calling". Palo Alto Daily News. Archived from the original on 2007-07-04. Retrieved 2007-06-03.
- Stephens, Mitch (June 3, 2007). "North stars sparkle at state meet". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2007-06-03.
