2016 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Kaitlin Zinsli
- Position:
- Pole Vault
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Renton, Wash.
2016 Pac-12 Pole Vault Runner-Up
2017: Placed top-five at the Pac-12 Championships in the pole vault for the second straight season and made her first NCAA West Preliminary Championships with a new PR … at the Pac-12 Championships in Eugene, earned a fifth-place finish with a new career-best as she cleared 13-2 ¼ … that clearance got her a spot at West Prelims in Austin, Texas, clearing 12-5 ½ to tie for 39th-place … had a make of 12-9 ½ at the Beach Invitational for 15th-place … was fifth at the UW-WSU Dual making 12-6 …third at the Ken Shannon Invite with a vault of 12-8 … indoors, set a PR of 13-0 ¾ at the UW Invitational for seventh … made 12-6 ¼ at the MPSF Championships for 15th … cleared 12-6 ¾ at the UW Indoor Preview in the season opener … also made 12-4 ¾ at the Husky Classic and 12-4 ½ at the SPU Final Qualifier … a Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention as well as USTFCCCA All-Academic Team status.
2016: Was the Pac-12 runner-up in the pole vault and raised her PR up over the 13-foot mark in her second full season … upset the form chart at the Pac-12 meet in Seattle, getting second-place behind teammate Elizabeth Quick with a clearance of 12-feet, 10-inches, in tough weather conditions … cleared 13-feet for the first time at the Beach Invitational, making 13-0 ¼ … was fourth in the vault at the Ken Shannon Invite with a make of 12-8 … made 12-8 ¾ at the Pac-12 vs Big Ten Invite in Tempe to finish sixth … also made 12-5 ¼ at the Pepsi Team Invite for fourth-place … indoors, had a season-best 12-8 make at the MPSF Championships, finishing 11th … seventh at the UW Indoor Open with a clearance of 12-7 ½ … cleared 12-6 ¼ at the UW Invitational for ninth-place … named to the Pac-12 All-Academic Second Team.
2015: Competed in her first Pac-12 Championships in the pole vault and had a big career-best showing at the conference meet to score a couple team points … headed to Pac-12s with a PR of 12-7 ½ but cleared 12-10 ¼ at the Pac-12 meet in Los Angeles to finish seventh overall … cleared the 12-7 ½ mark at the Triton Invitational, winning the B section … finished fourth in the vault at the Ken Shannon Invite going 12-feet, 4-inches … fifth in the UW-WSU Dual with a 11-10 clearance … made 12-1 ½ at the outdoor opener at the Baldy Castillo Invite … indoors, had two makes of 12-0 ½ at the Husky Classic and UW Indoor Open and another of 12-0 at the UW Invitational … placed 20th at the MPSF Championships with a best of 11-6 ½ … earned Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.
2014: Redshirted the season to preserve a year of eligibility, competing unattached in the pole vault … had a strong indoor season, clearing a PR of 12-6 at the UW Indoor Open to finish seventh overall … also made 12-feet even for the first time at the Husky Classic … jumped 11-11 ¾ in her first meet at the UW Indoor Preview … vaulted just once outdoors, going 11-6 ¼ at the Ken Shannon Invitational.
High School and Personal: Born in Bellevue, Wash. … parents are Tami and Joe Zinsli … has one younger brother, Dominic … took up the pole vault in her junior year of high school, taking third at the 2A state championships as a senior and seventh as a junior … won Seamount League pole vault titles in 2012 and 2013 … also a three-time state track qualifier on short sprint relays, with a best finish of fourth on the 4x200m in 2011 … also a standout swimmer, lettering four years and earning All-League First Team honors all four years … was fifth at state in the 50m freestyle in 2012, and eighth in 2011 … two-time swim team MVP … graduated with a 4.0 grade point average.
Major Meets
2015 MPSF - 20th, Pole Vault
2015 Pac-12 - 7th, Pole Vault
2016 MPSF - 11th, Pole Vault
2016 Pac-12 - 2nd, Pole Vault
2017 MPSF - 15th, Pole Vault
2017 Pac-12 - 5th, Pole Vault
2017 NCAA Prelims - 39th (tie), Pole Vault
Outdoor Bests
Pole Vault.......13-2 1/4
Indoor Bests
Pole Vault…….12-8
Academic Honors
2017 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
2017 Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention
2016 Pac-12 All-Academic 2nd Team
2015 Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention
