Tori Gaul

Year:	Senior
Hometown:	Salisbury, N.C.
Position:	Pole Vault
Events:	Multi, Pole Vault

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2016-17: Gaul continued her impressive career at C-N collecting All-Southeast Region honors from the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association following her junior campaign. It was her fourth-career honor from the region. She also was a CoSIDA Academic All-District selection.

The women’s pole vaulter recorded a season-high 3.68 meter mark at the Mountaineer Open on April 28 where she took home fourth-place honors. Prior to the SAC Championships on April 14, Gaul had not been able to clear a bar due to nagging hamstring injuries. Still, the vaulter finished strong with five jumps nearing at least 3.60 meters with two gold medals.

2015-2016: Gaul extended both the C-N pole vaulting records during her sophomore campaign on numerous occasions. The second-year Eagle made two treks to the NCAA Division II Track and Field Championships and was selected to both the indoor and outdoor All-Southeast Region teams for her performances throughout the year.

During the indoor slate, Gaul made it as high as the eighth-ranked pole Vaulter in all of Division II. The Salisbury, N.C. native’s best leap came in the final tune up before postseason play at the UCS Invitational on Feb. 20 with a 3.90 meter mark. The sophomore DNS’d at the 2016 Indoor Championships.

The outdoor season saw just as much success for the field athlete as Gaul again found herself ranked as one of the nation’s top-15 participants in the event. Her best mark of the outdoor season came at the High Point Vertklasse Meeting on April 1 where the jumper finished at 3.81 meters in the event. Gaul placed 19^th at the 2016 Outdoor Championships with a 3.65 meter clearance.

The South Atlantic Conference and Southeast Region women’s pole vault champion was also named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District first team by season’s end for her part in the classroom.

2016 NCAA DII Indoor Championships

DNS

2016 NCAA DII Outdoor Championships

19^th- 3.65 meters

School Records

Indoor Pole Vault: 3.90 meters

Outdoor Pole Vault: 3.81 meters

Outdoor 400m hurdles: 1:03.93

2014-2015: An All-Southeast Region selection at pole vault...Tallied five first-place finishes, incuding school records in the pole vault (3.20m) and 400m hurdles (1:03.93) at the Shorter and Sewanee Invitationals... Also competed in the 4 X 400 women's relay...

Shorter Invitational

Pole Vault: 1st- 3.04m

400m hurdles: 1st- 1:03.93

Power Sox Invitational

Pole Vault: 1st- 2.90m

400m hurdles: 1st- 1:06.77

Sewanee Invitational

Pole Vault: 1st- 3.20m

400m dash: 3rd- 1:02.60

High School: Set personal bests in the 5k (21:07) and the 3m (21:03)... Coached by Jon Heidrick at East Rowan High School.

Personal: Plans to study Pre-Med at Carson-Newman... Also runs cross country at Carson-Newman... Daughter of John Gaul and Amy Stewart..