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Updated: September 18, 2014

2014 Outdoor: Hit a season-best height of 11-0.25 (3.36m) at the Roanoke/Virginia Tech Qualifier in the pole vault... Finished in 18th place at the ACC Championships.

2014 Indoor: Competed in the ACC Championships in the pole vault, clearing 11-11.75 (3.56m).

2013 Outdoor: Vaulted once during the season, clearing a height of 10-6 (3.20m) at the Hurricane Invitational.

2013 Indoor: Finished ninth in the pole vault at the ACC Championship after a season high clearance of 12-2.5 (3.72m) ... Cleared a height of 12-1.25 (3.69m) in her final event of the season at the VT Final Qualifier ... Vaulted 11-7.75 (3.55m) at both the Hokie Invitational and VT Elite Meet.

2012 Outdoor: Recorded an outdoor personal best clearance of 11-11.75 (3.65m) to place ninth at the ACC Championship … Took fourth at the Radford Highlander Invitational (11-5.75, 3.50m).

2012 Indoor: Set a personal best in the pole vault four times on the season … Notched a top vault of 12-1.5 (3.70m) at the VT Challenge … Competed at the ACC Championship and was 14th in the pole vault (11-10, 3.61m).

2011 Outdoor: Redshirted.

2011 Indoor: Did not compete.

High School: Earned four varsity letters in gymnastics at Chantilly High School … Competed in the all-around … Four-time All-District, All-Region and All-State selection in gymnastics … Two-time Washington Post honorable mention All-Met pick … Named team MVP as a senior in 2010 … Four-year member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Born on January 30, 1992 in Arlington, Va. … Daughter of Maury and Jackie Saunders … Has an older brother, Nick, and an older sister, Taryn … Taryn competed for William & Mary’s gymnastics team … Majoring in human nutrition, foods and exercise.