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Emily Heisler

Position

Pole Vault

Hometown

Mesa, Ariz.

Previous School

Desert Vista HS

2013-14
2014 Indoors: Competed in the pole vault at six meets … Opened to a fifth-place tie at the Lobo Collegiate Invitational, leaping 11-9 ¾ (3.60 meters) … Cleared 12-2 ½ (3.72) at the Cherry & Silver Invitational … Tied for ninth at the New Mexico Team Invitational, clearing 11-8 ½ (3.57) … Claimed a tie for first at the New Mexico Classic with a mark of 12 ½ (3.67) … Cleared 12-2 (3.71) at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational before placing fifth at the Mountain West Indoor Championships with a personal-record mark of 12-6 ¼ (3.82).
2014 Outdoors: Saw action at eight meets, all in the pole vault … Started the season with a sixth-place vault of 12-2 (3.71 meters) at the Texas Tech Open … Placed fifth at the Jim Click Shootout, clearing 12-4 ½ (3.77) … Had a pair of fourth-place finishes at the Brutus Hamilton Challenge (12 ¾/3.68) and the Air Force Twilight Open (11-6 ½/3.52) bookend a tie for third at the Don Kirby Tailwind Invitational (12-3 ½/3.75).

2012-13
2013 Indoors: Competed at five meets in the pole vault … Cleared 11-6 1/2 (3.52m) at the Lumberjack Team Challenge, tying for sixth … Nabbed a season-best mark of 11-11 3/4 (3.65m) at the Cherry & Silver Invitational to tie for 11th … Reached identical marks of 11-7 3/4 (3.55m) at the New Mexico Invitational and New Mexico Classic, placing eighth and 17th, respectively … Cleared 11-5 3/4 (3.50m) at the Don Kirby Open to place fifth.
2013 Outdoors: Vaulted three times … Opened with a vault of 11-2 1/2 (3.42m) at the UTEP Springtime Invitational, placing 10th … Cleared 11-9 3/4 (3.60m) at the Don Kirby Tailwind Invitational, placing fifth … Claimed another fifth-place finish at the Air Force Triangular, vaulting 11-11 3/4 (3.65m).

2011-12
2012 Indoors: Participated at three meets, all in the pole vault … Opened with a season-best mark of 11-5 1/2 at the NAU Lumberjack Invitational, tying for third … Cleared 11-3 1/2 at the New Mexico Classic to tie for 16th … Reached 10-10 3/4 at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational, placing 17th.
2012 Outdoors: Vaulted at four meets, including the conference championships … Kicked off the season with an 11-6 1/4 mark at the UTEP Springtime Invitational to tie for fifth … Tied for seventh at the Don Kirby Tailwind Invitational after clearing 11-7 … Posted a career-best vault of 11-11 3/4 at the Front Range Classic, placing sixth … Finished 12th at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships with a 11-7 3/4 clearance.

2011 Outdoors: Competed at two meets, both in pole vault … Placed 15th unattached at the UNM Tailwind Invitational with a mark of 10-7 (3.23m) … Tenth-place finish at the UTEP Invitational, vaulting 11-2 1/4(3.41m).

HIGH SCHOOL
Pole vaulted for coach Jeff Guy at Desert Vista HS … Vaulted progressively better throughout high school, going from 9-6 freshman year, 11-0 sophomore year, 11-9 junior year to 12-1 senior year … Outstanding Pole Vaulter of the Year in 2009 … Won Scholar-Athlete Award in high school.

PERSONAL
Daughter of Mark, a pharmacist, and and Jennifer, an administrative assistant … Has one brother, Mark … Her cousin Kelly Doggett swims for Mesa State … Hobbies include learning Swedish … Favorite food is pork chops … Favorite athlete is Yelena Isinbayeva … Major is Speech and Hearing Sciences.

PERSONAL RECORDS

Indoor
Pole Vault: 12-6 1/4 (3.82m)

Outdoor
Pole Vault: 12-4 1/2 (3.77m)

TRACK & FIELD HONORS

• Academic All-Mountain West, 2014
• Mountain West Scholar-Athlete, 2013-14

* indicates a performance that has been adjusted based on the NCAA altitude conversion protocol