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Illinois State University Athletics

2014-15 Track & Field Roster

Amanda Young

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Biography

2015-16

Indoor: Earned her season-best in pole vault at the Double Dual with a mark of 3.38m (11-01.00) while placing fifth overall…placed 13th at the Mark Colligan Memorial. 

2014-15

Indoor: at the Illinois Orange and Blue Open captured indoor personal-best with a height of 3.42 meters (11-02.50)…competed at the Missouri Valley Conference Championships where she placed 18th with a height of 3.28 meters (10-09.00).

Outdoor: Captured her personal-best vault at the Wisconsin Open with a height of 3.57m (11-08.5) and placed sixth…at the Lee Calhoun she earned third place with a mark of 3.40m (11-01.75).

2013-14

Indoor: Vaulted to a personal-best mark of 3.17 meters (10-04.75) at the Keck Invitational … jumped 3.11m (10-02.50) at the Orange and Blue Open … leaped to a mark of 3.07m (10-00.75) at the Eastern Illinois Invite.

Outdoor: Notched a personal-best mark of 3.30 meters (10-10.00) in the pole vault at the Big Blue Invite … jumped to 3.10m (10-02.00) at the Jesse Owens Classic … vaulted to a mark of 3.20m (10-06.00) at the Redbird Invite.

PRIOR TO ISU

Red Lion High School: Three-year letterwinner in track and field...Named team captain as a senior... Penn Relays qualifier as a senior...Vaulted to a personal-best 11-06 to capture a school record... Helped lead her team to a county championship her junior year.

Personal: Born 9/17/94...Daughter of Wade and Melissa Young...Has one sibling Adam...Distinguished honor roll member...Plans to major in dietetics.