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Borton, Sara
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Sara Borton
- Position:
- Pole Vault
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Lewis Center, Ohio
- High School:
- Olentangy Orange
- Prev School:
- Tennessee
Bio
2023 Pac-12 Pole Vault co-Champion
2023 All-America First Team (Pole Vault, Outdoors | Pole Vault, Indoors)
2024: Was extremely consistent in the pole vault, going 4.14-meters or higher nine out of ten meets overall โฆ placed fifth at the Pac-12 Championships as UW finished 1-2-3-5 for huge team points, clearing 14-0 ยฝ โฆ finished 16th at NCAA West Prelims, one bar shy of making nationals, making 13-9 ยผ โฆ cleared 13-9 ยพ at the Fresno State Invite for third โฆ runner-up at the Brutus Hamilton Invite, making 13-7 ยผ โฆ indoors, was two spots out of reaching indoor nationals, finishing 18th overall in the NCAA, making a season-best of 14-3 ยผ at the UW Invitational.
2023:ย Huge first season with the Huskies, earning First Team All-America honors both outdoors and indoors with big PRs and sharing the Pac-12 pole vault title with teammate Nastassja Campbell ... at the NCAA Outdoor meet, tied for sixth-place with a make of 14-1 1/4 to reach the podium ... captured the Pac-12 title, co-champion withย Campbell, as each cleared 14-3 ยผ, an outdoor PR for Borton that ranks her fifth in school history โฆ qualified for NCAA Outdoors by making 13-10 at NCAA West Prelims in Sacramento โฆ cleared 13-8 ยผ at the first two outdoor meets of the season, at the Aztec Invitational and the Stanford Invitational โฆ indoors, earned first career First Team All-America honor with a fifth-place finish at NCAAs, clearing two PRs including a top height of 14-5 ยผ to rank fourth in UW history โฆ had first career 14-foot clearance in her first meet as a Dawg, clearing 14-0 ยฝ at the UW Indoor Preview โฆ upped her PR to 14-2 ยพ at the UW Invitational which earned her first NCAA Indoor ticket.
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2022 (At Tennessee): Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary round as a freshman, and placed 17th overall with a jump of 13-9 ยพ, an outdoor season-best โฆ won the War Eagle Invitational going over 13-8 ยผ โฆ indoors, had a season-best of 13-10 to take fourth at the Virginia Tech Challenge โฆ also made 13-9 at the Tyson Invitational for sixth โฆ was 13th at the SEC Indoor Championships, going 12-10 ยผ โฆ in NCAA debut, made 13-1 ยฝ at the Virginia Tech Invite โฆ named to the 2021-22 SEC Honor Roll.
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High School and Personal: Born in Charlotte, North Carolina โฆ parents are Chat Borton and Kelly Borton โฆ has an older brother, Connor, and older sister, Lauren โฆ placed fifth at the Ohio D1 State Championships as a senior in 2021 โฆ had a high school best of 12-9 set in 2021 โฆ missed her junior season due to Covid-19 โฆ as a sophomore, was seventh at state in the pole vault, and was 24th at New Balance Outdoor Nationals โฆ won the regional title as a sophomore, making 12-4 โฆ also lettered in wrestling, placing at state in 2021 โฆ a National Honor Society member, and National Technical Honor Society (Dental) โฆ pursuing Neuroscience major.
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Major Meets
2022 SEC Indoors โ 13th, Pole Vault
2022 SEC Outdoors โ NH, Pole Vault
2022 NCAA East Prelims โ 17th, Pole Vault
2023 NCAA Indoorsย โ 5th, Pole Vault (All-America First Team)
2023 Pac-12ย โ tie-1st, Pole Vault (Pac-12 co-Champion)
2023 NCAA West Prelimsย โ 8th, Pole Vault
2023 NCAA Outdoorsย โ tie-6th, Pole Vault (All-America First Team)
2024 Pac-12 - 5th, Pole Vault
2024 NCAA West Prelims - 16th, Pole Vault
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Outdoor Bests
Pole Vaultโฆโฆ.14-3 1/4
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Indoor Bests
Pole Vaultโฆโฆ.14-5 1/4
2023 All-America First Team (Pole Vault, Outdoors | Pole Vault, Indoors)
2024: Was extremely consistent in the pole vault, going 4.14-meters or higher nine out of ten meets overall โฆ placed fifth at the Pac-12 Championships as UW finished 1-2-3-5 for huge team points, clearing 14-0 ยฝ โฆ finished 16th at NCAA West Prelims, one bar shy of making nationals, making 13-9 ยผ โฆ cleared 13-9 ยพ at the Fresno State Invite for third โฆ runner-up at the Brutus Hamilton Invite, making 13-7 ยผ โฆ indoors, was two spots out of reaching indoor nationals, finishing 18th overall in the NCAA, making a season-best of 14-3 ยผ at the UW Invitational.
2023:ย Huge first season with the Huskies, earning First Team All-America honors both outdoors and indoors with big PRs and sharing the Pac-12 pole vault title with teammate Nastassja Campbell ... at the NCAA Outdoor meet, tied for sixth-place with a make of 14-1 1/4 to reach the podium ... captured the Pac-12 title, co-champion withย Campbell, as each cleared 14-3 ยผ, an outdoor PR for Borton that ranks her fifth in school history โฆ qualified for NCAA Outdoors by making 13-10 at NCAA West Prelims in Sacramento โฆ cleared 13-8 ยผ at the first two outdoor meets of the season, at the Aztec Invitational and the Stanford Invitational โฆ indoors, earned first career First Team All-America honor with a fifth-place finish at NCAAs, clearing two PRs including a top height of 14-5 ยผ to rank fourth in UW history โฆ had first career 14-foot clearance in her first meet as a Dawg, clearing 14-0 ยฝ at the UW Indoor Preview โฆ upped her PR to 14-2 ยพ at the UW Invitational which earned her first NCAA Indoor ticket.
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2022 (At Tennessee): Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary round as a freshman, and placed 17th overall with a jump of 13-9 ยพ, an outdoor season-best โฆ won the War Eagle Invitational going over 13-8 ยผ โฆ indoors, had a season-best of 13-10 to take fourth at the Virginia Tech Challenge โฆ also made 13-9 at the Tyson Invitational for sixth โฆ was 13th at the SEC Indoor Championships, going 12-10 ยผ โฆ in NCAA debut, made 13-1 ยฝ at the Virginia Tech Invite โฆ named to the 2021-22 SEC Honor Roll.
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High School and Personal: Born in Charlotte, North Carolina โฆ parents are Chat Borton and Kelly Borton โฆ has an older brother, Connor, and older sister, Lauren โฆ placed fifth at the Ohio D1 State Championships as a senior in 2021 โฆ had a high school best of 12-9 set in 2021 โฆ missed her junior season due to Covid-19 โฆ as a sophomore, was seventh at state in the pole vault, and was 24th at New Balance Outdoor Nationals โฆ won the regional title as a sophomore, making 12-4 โฆ also lettered in wrestling, placing at state in 2021 โฆ a National Honor Society member, and National Technical Honor Society (Dental) โฆ pursuing Neuroscience major.
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Major Meets
2022 SEC Indoors โ 13th, Pole Vault
2022 SEC Outdoors โ NH, Pole Vault
2022 NCAA East Prelims โ 17th, Pole Vault
2023 NCAA Indoorsย โ 5th, Pole Vault (All-America First Team)
2023 Pac-12ย โ tie-1st, Pole Vault (Pac-12 co-Champion)
2023 NCAA West Prelimsย โ 8th, Pole Vault
2023 NCAA Outdoorsย โ tie-6th, Pole Vault (All-America First Team)
2024 Pac-12 - 5th, Pole Vault
2024 NCAA West Prelims - 16th, Pole Vault
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Outdoor Bests
Pole Vaultโฆโฆ.14-3 1/4
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Indoor Bests
Pole Vaultโฆโฆ.14-5 1/4
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