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Margo Tucker

Position

Pole Vault

Hometown

Valparaiso, Ind.

Previous School

Lawrence Central HS

2013-14
2014 Indoors: Competed in the pole vault at six meets for New Mexico … Opened with a second-place mark of 12-9 ½ (3.90 meters) at the Lobo Collegiate Invitational … Vaulted 12-2 ½ (3.72) at the Cherry & Silver Invitational, placing 14th… Placed second at the New Mexico Team Invitational with a vault of 12-8 ¼ (3.87) … Tied for sixth at the New Mexico Classic with a mark of 12-6 ¼ (3.82) … Took 10th at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational with a height of 13-1 ¾ (4.01) … Won the pole vault at the Mountain West Indoor Championships, clearing a personal-best 13-2 ¼ (4.02).
2014 Outdoors: Saw action in the pole vault at six meets … Started the season with a fourth-place clearance of 12-4 ½ (3.77) at the Jim Click Shootout … Tied for ninth at the Mt. SAC Relays with a mark of 12-7 ½ (3.85) … Took second place at the Brutus Hamilton Challenge with a clearance of 12-6 ¾ (3.83) … Won the event at the Don Kirby Tailwind Invitational, leaping 13 ¾ (3.98) … Scored at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships with an eighth-place mark of 12 ½ (3.67).

2012-13
2013 Indoors: Competed at seven meets in the pole vault … Opened with a tied for second at the Lumberjack Team Challenge, clearing 12-4 1/2 (3.77m) … Vaulted 11-11 3/4 (3.65m) at the Cherry & Silver Invitational to tie for 11th … Posted two straight fifth-place finishes, clearing 12-1 1/2 (3.70m) at the New Mexico Invitational and 12-11 1/2 (3.95m) at the New Mexico Classic … Claimed 13th at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational, clearing 12-6 1/4 (3.82m) … Won the event at the Don Kirby Open with a mark of 12-5 1/2 (3.80m) … Scored at the Mountain West Championships as she placed sixth with a 12-6 3/4 (3.83m) clearance.
2013 Outdoors: Saw action at seven meets, clearing 12 feet each time … Kicked off the season with a fifth-place showing at the UTEP Springtime Invitational, reaching 12 1/2 (3.67m) … Recorded four third-place finishes throughout the season, including: 12-9 1/2 (3.90m) at the Don Kirby Tailwind Invitational; 12-5 1/2 (3.80m) at the Air Force Triangular; 12-6 1/2 (3.82m) at the Brutus Hamilton Invitational; and 12-11 1/2 (3.95m) at the Mountain West Championships … Also mixed in an 11th-place clearance of 12-4 1/2 (3.77m) at the Beach Invitational … After the conference meet, was able to qualify to the NCAA West Preliminary championships, where she placed 36th with a clearance of 12-2 (3.71m).

2011-12
2012 Indoors:
Participated in six meets, all in the pole vault … Opened with a victory at the NAU Lumberjack Open, clearing 12-5 1/2 … Tied for second at the Cherry & Silver Invitational with a mark of 12-3 1/2 … Cleared a season-high 12-9 1/2 at the New Mexico Invitational, taking first in the process … Vaulted 12-9 at the New Mexico Classic, tying for sixth … Finished 10th at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational with a 12-4 1/2 mark … Took fifth at the Mountain West Indoor Championships, clearing 12-7 1/2.
2012 Outdoors: Vaulted at eight meets … Notched a mark of 12-10 at the UTEP Springtime Invitational to place third … Took 11th at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays and 13th at the Mt. SAC Relays with identical 12-7 1/2 marks … Tied for second at the Don Kirby Tailwind Invitational and took sixth at the Beach Invitational with vaults of 12-6 1/2 … Claimed second at the Brutus Hamilton Open with a 12-5 1/2 mark … Posted a season-best mark of 12-11 1/2 at the Front Range Classic to claim third … At the MW Outdoor Championships, finished eighth with a 12-3 1/2 clearance.

2010-11
2011 Indoors: Competed in six meets, all in the pole vault … First-place finish at the Lobo Open with a mark of 12-5 1/2 (3.80m) … Finished sixth at the Cherry and Silver Invitational, reaching a season-best 13-1 1/2 (4.00m) … Second place at the UNM Invitational with a mark of 12-9 1/2 (3.90m) … Notched another sixth-place finish at New Mexico Classic & Multis, vaulting 12-9 1/2 (3.90m) … Logged back-to-back fourth-place finishes at the Don Kirby Invite, with a mark of 12-10 (3.91m), and the MWC Indoor Championship, with a similar mark of 12-101/4 (3.92m).
2011 Outdoors: Pole vaulted at eight different meets … Third-place finish in the pole vault at the UNM Tailwind Invitational with a mark of 13 3/4 (3.98m) … Recorded a personal-best and school-record mark of 13-3 3/4 (4.06m) at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays … Finished fifth at the UTEP Invitational, vaulting 12-11 3/4 (3.96m) … Sixth place at the Brutus Invitational with a mark of 12-2 (3.71m) … Notched tenth place at the Steve Scott Invitational, reaching 11-9 (3.58m) … Fifth-place finish at the MWC Outdoor Championships, reaching 123/4 (3.68m) … Participated in the NCAA Division I West Regionals in Eugene, Ore.

HIGH SCHOOL
Lettered in track for coach Tim Richey at Lawrence Central HS … Won state her sophomore year … School record holder with a 13’1″ in the pole vault … Indoor and Outdoor All-American in 2009 and 2010 … Also lettered in volleyball.

PERSONAL
Daughter of Terrence, a graphics salesman, and Karen, a nurse … Has two sisters, Sarah and Chelsea, both of whom played volleyball at Hanover College … Her father also played basketball at Hanover … Hobbies include cat naps, cooking and singing spontaneously … Favorite athlete is Yelena Isinbayeva … Favorite food is sushi … Majoring in Environmental science and Anthropology.

PERSONAL RECORDS

Indoor
Pole Vault: 13-2 1/4 (4.02m)

Outdoor
Pole Vault: 13-3 3/4 (4.06m)#

TRACK & FIELD HONORS

• All-Mountain West Indoor Team, 2014 (Pole Vault)
• All-Mountain West Outdoor Team, 2013 (Pole Vault)
• Capital One Academic All-District VII, 2014
• Academic All-Mountain West, 2011-14
• Mountain West Scholar-Athlete, 2011-14
• USTFCCCA All-Academic Team, 2014

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