2013-14 Track & Field / XC Roster
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Champion, Erin
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Erin Champion
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Clinton, Tenn.
Bio
CHAMPION'S SEC SCORING
2013 Indoor Pole Vault: 6th, 13-1.50/4.00m2014 Indoor Pole Vault: 6th, 13-6.25/4.12m
2015 Indoor Pole Vault: 6th, 13-2.50/4.03m
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- Scored at the 2013 Indoor SEC Championships, placing sixth in the pole vault
- Placed sixth to score at 2014 SEC Indoors with a personal best 4.12m
- Secured three points for UT with a sixth-place finish in the pole vault at the 2015 SEC Indoor Championships
2016 TRACK AND FIELD
Indoor
- Did not compete
- Placed 41st at the NCAA East Prelims with a vault of 3.80m
- Set a PR and captured a victory at the Seminole Invitational, vaulting 4.07m
- Placed third at the Shamrock Invitational with a vault of 3.95m
2015 TRACK AND FIELD
Indoor
- Placed sixth in the pole vault at the SEC Indoor Championships with a vault of 4.03 meters (13-2.50)
- Matched her career-best indoor vault at the Doc Hale VT Elite Meet, clearing 4.12 meters (13-6.25)
- Finished third at the Hokie Invitational with a vault of 4.10m
- Made her season debut at the Auburn Invitational on Jan. 17, finishing seventh in the pole vault (3.85/12-7.50)
- Placed fourth at the Alabama Relays with a vault of 3.95m (12-11.5)
- Placed tenth in Section B at the Texas Relays with a vault of 3.85m (12-7.50)
- Recorded a vault of 12 feet, 11.5 inches (3.95) to finish sixth in the pole vault at the Tennessee Relays
- Placed fifth at the War Eagle Invitational with a vault of 13 feet, 1.50 inches (4.00)
- Finished fifth in the Penn Relays with a vault of 12 feet, 9.50 inches (3.90)
- Placed 10th at the SEC Championships with a season-best vault of 13 feet, 1.75 inches (4.01)
2014 TRACK & FIELD
Honors
- SEC scorer (wPV, 6th, 13-6.25)
- Indoor best at SEC Championships in pole vault with height of 4.12 meters for sixth overall
- Third at Virginia Tech Challenge clearing 4.00m in pole vault
- Indoor debut in 60m at Kentucky Invitational finishing 15th
- Tied for 11th at SEC Championships clearing 3.85m
- Outdoor debut in the 100m at Tennessee Relays
- Five top tens in pole vault this season
- Personal best of 4.05m in pole vault at Florida Relays 4/5/14
2013 TRACK & FIELD
Honors
- SEC scorer (wPV, 6th, 13-1.5)
- Scored at the SEC Championships, finishing sixth with a personal best height of 13-1.5
- Tied for fourth at the Samford Invitational after successfully clearing 12-5.5
- Vaulted 12-5.5 to place fifth in the College division of the Armory Invitational
- Competed at the Texas A&M Mondo Challenge, placing 3rd in the pole vault with a height of 12-4.75
- Earned a new personal best at the Virginia Tech Invitational, vaulting 12-11.75 to place 3rd
- Started the season with a then-career best height of 12-3.50 in the pole vault at the Kentucky Invitational, placing 4th
- Finish first overall at the MSU Conference Challenge with a mark of 3.79
- Set a new personal best of 4.00 at the 2013 Sea Ray Relays
- Earned seventh place with a 3.95 at the SEC Championships
2012 TRACK & FIELD
Indoors - - Finished eighth in the pole vault with a career-best clearance of 12-2.50 at the Kentucky Invitational
- Seventh at the Texas A&M Mondo Challenge at 11-2 1/2
- Cleared 11-9 3/4 at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational
- Carded a lifetime-best clearance of 12-3 1/2 to place fourth at the SEC/Big Ten Challenge
HIGH SCHOOL
- 2011 AAA state pole vault champion with a clearance of 11 feet, six inches
- Set the Tennessee high school record at 12-1 f as a senior at the Metro 8 meet
- Won the vault with 11-6 marks at the Volunteer Track Classic and the AAU Area 5 meet in 2011
- That height earned her seventh place at the 2011 AAU Junior Olympic Games
- Finished sixth at 2010 AAA state meet
- Indoor PR came at the 2011 UK High School Invitational, where she was fourth
- Also competed on her high school's soccer team four seasons and was captain for two years
- Named Most Athletic in the CHS Class of 2011
PERSONAL
- Born Sept. 25, 1992, in Knoxville, Tenn.
- Enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences
- Is interested in kinesiology
- Parents are Jackie and Monnie Champion
- Has two siblings: Elyssa and Eric
- Lists endurance horse racing as a hobby
- Was coached by former UT standout and 2004 Olympic gold medalist Tim Mack
- Recipient of the Hartman Endowment for the Thornton Athletic Center
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