2018 Track & Field Roster

Tori Franzen

  • Position Pole Vault
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Bellingham, Wash.
  • High School Squalicum

Biography

2018: Put together her best season in her senior year, scoring for the first time at Pac-12s and making NCAA Prelims … set a new career-best at the Pac-12 Championships, making 13-feet for the first time and going 13-2 ¼ to place sixth overall … made it to NCAA West Prelims for the first time but was unable to clear the first heigh … scored a point in the UW-WSU Dual taking third at 12-7 ½ … made 12-11 ½ to take fourth overall at the Stanford Invitational … was second at the Pepsi Team Invitational with a clearance of 12-5 ¼ … third at the Ken Shannon Invite as she cleared 12-8 ¼ … indoors, scored a point at the MPSF Championships with an eighth-place finish with a season-best 12-9 ½ clearance … also made 12-7 ¼ at the Husky Classic to tie for 10th … earned Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.

2017: Set a new career-best outdoors in the pole vault and competed at both conference championships indoors and out … at the Beach Invitational on Apr. 15, cleared a new PR of 12-9 ½ … was 14th at the Pac-12 Championships in the pole vault at 11-10 ½ … sixth at the UW-WSU Dual with a make of 12-0 … indoors, was 11th at the MPSF Championships with an indoor season-best make of 12-6 ¼ … also cleared 12-4 ¾ at two meets, the Husky Classic and the UW Indoor Open … a Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.

2016: Raised her PR indoors and outdoors in the pole vault and competed at both conference championships … just missed scoring at the Pac-12 Championships, finishing ninth with a make of 11-10 in inclement weather … set her outdoor PR at the Pac-12 vs Big Ten Invite, clearing 12-8 ¾ for ninth … also made 12-8 at the Ken Shannon Invite to finish third … tied for second at the UW-WSU Dual going over 11-5 ¾ … indoors, scored at the MPSF Championships, tying for seventh with a PR of 12-8 … cleared 12-6 ¼ to start the year at the UW Indoor Preview … a Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.

2015: Upped her PRs indoors and out in the pole vault … competed twice outdoors, clearing 11-4 ¼ both at the UW-WSU Dual and at the Ken Shannon Invite, finishing eighth in both meets … indoors, set a PR of 11-6 ½ at the UW Indoor Open.

2014: Redshirted the season, competing unattached in the pole vault … had a best indoor clearance of 11-0 ¼ at the UW Invitational … outdoors, went 10-6 ¼ at the Ken Shannon Invitational.

High School and Personal: Born in Bellingham, Washington … parents are Sally and Tom Franzen … has one older sister, Tyler, who also attends UW … a two-time state finalist in the pole vault, taking second at the 2012 Washington 2A State Championships and fourth in 2011 … a talented all-around athlete, she won the state title in 1-meter springboard diving as a senior and set the state record after placing top-four at state the previous three years … the Bellingham Herald All-Whatcom County Swimmer of the Year for 2012-13 … also competed in gymnastics for nine years … graduated with a 3.69 grade point average.

Major Meets
2016 MPSF - 7th (tie), Pole Vault
2016 Pac-12 - 9th, Pole Vault
2017 MPSF - 11th, Pole Vault
2017 Pac-12 - 14th (tie), Pole Vault
2018 MPSF - 8th, Pole Vault
2018 Pac-12 - 6th, Pole Vault
2018 NCAA Prelims - NH, Pole Vault

Outdoor Bests
Pole Vault.......13-2 1/4

Indoor Bests
Pole Vault…….12-9 1/2

Academic Honors
2018 Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention
2017 Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention
2016 Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention

Historical Player Information

  • 2014Freshman

    Pole Vault
  • 2015Redshirt Freshman

    Pole Vault
  • 2016Sophomore

    Pole Vault
  • 2017Junior

    Pole Vault
  • 2018Senior

    Pole Vault