2012-13
2013 Indoors: Competed in the pole vault at five meets, including the conference championships … Opened with a clearance of 11 3/4 (3.37m) to tie for ninth at the Lumberjack Team Challenge … Reached 11-5 3/4 (3.50m) at the Cherry & Silver Invitational to place 16th … Claimed 18th at the New Mexico Classic after leaping 11-1 3/4 (3.40m) … Tied for second at the Don Kirby Open with a clearance of 11-11 3/4 (3.65m) … Scored at the Mountain West Championships, reaching 12-2 3/4 (3.73m) to place seventh.
2013 Outdoors: Saw action in the pole vault six times … Registered a pair of seventh-place finishes to open the season, clearing 12 1/2 (3.67m) at the UTEP Springtime Invitational and 11-3 3/4 (3.45m) at the Don Kirby Tailwind Invitational … Recorded a personal best at the Air Force Triangular as she surpassed 12-5 1/2 (3.80m) to claim runner-up honors … Nabbed a fourth-place mark of 12 1/2 (3.67m) at the Brutus Hamilton Invitational … Scored once again at the MW Championships, placing seventh with a mark of 12-3 1/2 (3.75m).
HIGH SCHOOL
5-year letterman in track for coach Joe Giglia … Pole vault state champion from 2009 to 2011.
PERSONAL
Full name is Annie Christine Stirling … Daughter of Bob, a golf course superintendent, and Peggy, an English teacher … Has two brothers, Ian and Sean … Hobbies include shopping and going to the movies … Favorite food is pizza … Favorite athlete Yelena Isinbayeva … Major is exercise science.
TRACK & FIELD HONORS
- All-Mountain West Indoor Team, 2014 (Pole Vault)
- All-Mountain West Outdoor Team, 2014 (Pole Vault)
* indicates a performance that has been adjusted based on the NCAA altitude conversion protocol