2013-14
2014 Indoors: Competed in the pole vault at six meets for New Mexico … Opened with a fourth-place mark of 12-3 ½ (3.75 meters) at the Lobo Collegiate Invitational … Vaulted 12-2 ½ (3.72) at the New Mexico Team Invitational, placing sixth … Tied for sixth at the New Mexico Classic with a mark of 12-6 ¼ (3.82) … Took 16th at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational with a height of 12-8 (3.86) … Claimed runner-up honors at the Mountain West Indoor Championships, clearing a personal-best 13-2 ¼ (4.02).
2014 Outdoors: Saw action at eight meets, all in the pole vault … First meet was the Texas Tech Open, where she placed second with a mark of 12-2 (3.71) … Cleared 12-4 ½ (3.77) at the Jim Click Shootout … Improved on her finish three consecutive meets, placing third at the Brutus Hamilton Challenge (mark of 12 ¾/3.68), second at the Don Kirby Tailwind Invitational (12-9 ½/3.90) and winning the Air Force Twilight Open (12-8 ½/3.87) … Duplicated her success from the indoor conference meet to the Mountain West Outdoor Championships, earning another runner-up finish with a vault of 12-10 ¼ (3.92).
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