Tori Anthony 2007 Dyestat MOP

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Tori Anthony


In a girls’ event which features a relatively short history of comparable performances, Castilleja CA senior Tori Anthony left no doubt at the end of her 2007 campaign as to the identity of the best female prep vaulter. Setting national records indoors and out, Anthony stamped her name on the first line of both all-time lists, and became the only American high school girl ever over 14 feet.

The record assault began under cover, with her ceiling-breaker clearance of 14-00.00 at the Reno Pole Vault Summit in January, followed by an eye-popping HSR 14-02.50 at the February Husky Classic all-comers meet at the University of Washington. She added a 13-06.50 win at the NSIC event before charging into an outdoor season that saw her reel off a series of big meet victories, claim the top five marks in the nation and scale all the way up to an outdoor HSR 14-01.25 at Golden West in June.

Anthony skipped Nike Outdoor Nationals, but returned with a vengeance a week later, taking down arguably the best girls’ PV field of the year at the USATF Juniors. She then stepped up to compete against the senior women the same weekend, finishing 9th, then concluded with an uncharacteristic 4th at the Pan Am Juniors (13-01.50), which did nothing to tarnish an already tremendous senior year.


Defining Performances

1st Reno PV Summit - 14-00.00
2nd Husky Classic - 14-02.50 (HSR)
1st NSIC – 13-06.50
1st Arcadia – 13-07.00
1st Mt. SAC - 13-10.00
1st CIF - 14-01.00
1st Golden West - 14-01.25 (HSR)
1st USATF Jrs. – 13-03.50
9th USATF – 13-09.25

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Honorable Mention


Shade Weygandt TX – In the shadow of Tori Anthony’s dominance, sophomore Weygandt was having the next most consistently successful year in the pole vault. Her triumphs included a Great Southwest win over rival Rachel Laurent and a 13-02.50 NON win in the absence of Anthony. Her 13-07.00 PR came at the TX 5A state meet.

Rachel Laurent LA – Laurent and Weygandt waged a friendly but fierce pole vault rivalry all year, with the Vanderbilt Catholic LA junior topping the Texas soph at NIN, then scoring a runner-up position at Great Southwest (13-05.25 PR) and a 3rd at NON