2017 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Elizabeth Quick
- Position:
- Pole Vault
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Richland, Wash.
2017 Pac-12 Pole Vault Champion
2017 All-America First Team (Pole Vault, Indoors) and Second Team (Pole Vault, Outdoors)
2017 MPSFΒ Pole Vault Champion
2016 Pac-12 Pole Vault Champion
2016 All-America Second Team (Pole Vault, Outdoors and Indoors)
2015 Pac-12 Pole Vault Third-Place
2014 Pac-12 Pole Vault Third-Place
Quick Features
Β» Quick And Owsinski: Champions Of Pole Vault U (GoHuskies.com; June 7, 2017)
Β» Quick Vaults Into SpotlightΒ (GoHuskies.com; Feb. 26, 2016)
2017: Defended her Pac-12 pole vault championship and advanced to the NCAA finals both indoors and outdoors for the second straight season β¦ became the first ever two-time Pac-12 womenβs pole vault champ in UW history as she cleared 13-8 ΒΌ in Eugene, winning a tiebreaker with teammate Kristina Owsinski as the two went 1-2 β¦ tied for 15th in her final meet as a Husky at the NCAA Outdoor Championships for All-America Second Team honors ... successfully advanced through NCAA West Prelims in Austin in the toughest preliminary competition in history, as she needed to make 14-1 ΒΌ to finish in the top-12 β¦ set a new outdoor PR at the Beach Invitational on Apr. 15 with a clearance of 14-3 ΒΌ that moved her to No. 3 in school history β¦ got the win at the Ken Shannon Invitational with a make of 13-9 ΒΎ β¦ tied for ninth at the Texas Relays going 13-11 ΒΌ β¦ was third at the UW-WSU Dual in extremely wet conditions at 12-11 ΒΎ β¦ indoors, reached the NCAA podium for the first time in her career as she tied for seventh at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a clearance of 13-9 ΒΌ β¦ picked up her first MPSF Championship in the pole vault, winning a jump-off as the only vaulter to make 14-0, a seasonβs-best ... took second at the Husky Classic with a clearance of 13-10 1/2 ... opened the season making 13-0 3/4 at both the UW Indoor Preview and the UW Invitational ... high jumped two times with a best make of 5-5 at the UW Indoor Preview.
2016: Became the Pac-12 Champion in the pole vault and earned her first All-America honors indoors and outdoors during a great junior season β¦ closed her season at her first NCAA Outdoor meet, tying for 11th-place with a clearance of 13-3 Β½ and earning All-America Second Team β¦ moved through the NCAA Prelims to reach the NCAA Outdoor meet for the first time, clearing 13-10 at Prelims as the event was moved indoors due to weather ... captured her first Pac-12 Championship, becoming the third Husky in a row to win the womenβs pole vault, clearing 13-5 3/4 for the win then taking three tries at 14-5 1/2 ... made 13-5 3/4 at the Ken Shannon Invite ... won the UW-WSU Dual with a 13-1 3/4 clearance ... another win came in tough conditions at the Pepsi Team Invite, making 12-11, while also finishing third in the high jump at 5-5 1/4 ... started her outdoor season with a victory at the Pac-12 vs. Big Ten Invite, going 13-6 1/2 ... reached her first NCAA Indoor Championships with a breakthrough meet at the Husky Classic, where she raised her PR by eight inches to 14-3 1/4 ... had an indoor best of 13-6 1/4 prior to the Husky Classic where she made 14-feet for the first time with a clearance of 14-1 1/4, then went another bar higher for her new PR ... at her first NCAA meet, cleared 14-1 1/4, just missing the podium with a ninth-place finish, earning All-America Second Team honors ... now ranks third on the Husky indoor top-10 list ... one of three Huskies to clear 4.30-meters at the Husky Classic along with Kristina Owsinski and Diamara Planell Cruz ... was third at the MPSF Championships with a clearance of 13-7 3/4 ... was fourth at the UW Invitational with a clearance of 13-6 1/4 ... also competed four times indoors in the high jump, with a best of 5-5 at the UW Invitational, tying for eighth.
2015: Continued to raise the bar in her second season, reaching the podium at the Pac-12 Championships for the second straight year in the pole vault and setting new career-bests β¦ was part of a Husky sweep of the top three spots at the Pac-12 Championships, finishing third for the second straight year with a clearance of 13-6 ΒΌ β¦ advanced to NCAA West Preliminaries, and raised her PR to 13-7, finishing 21st overall β¦ the 13-7 mark ranks her No. 8 in school history outdoors β¦ was third in the vault at the UW-WSU Dual at 13-3 ΒΎ, and also raised her PR in the high jump to 5-7 ΒΌ, finishing fifth β¦ cleared 13-5 ΒΌ at the Baldy Castillo Invite in Tempe, finishing third β¦ took second in the vault at the Pepsi Team Invite, making 12-6 in windy conditions β¦ jumped 13-3 Β½ at the Mt. SAC Relays for fourth-place in the B-flight β¦ indoors, placed fourth in the MPSF Championships, matching her indoor PR of 13-6 ΒΌ which ranks her No. 8 on the top-10 list β¦ also cleared 13-6 ΒΌ at the UW Indoor Open, finishing second β¦ was fourth in the vault at the UW Invitational going 13-5 ΒΎ, a three-inch PR at the time.
2014: Enjoyed a great freshman season, including a podium spot at the Pac-12 Championships in the pole vault, and also competing regularly in the high jump β¦ at the Pac-12 Championships in Pullman, she cleared a three-inch PR of 13-4 Β½ to finish third in the vault, and moved to 10th on the UW top-10 list β¦ advanced to the NCAA West Prelims in Fayetteville, cleared 12-9 to end up 23rd overall in the pole vault β¦ also competed in the high jump at Pac-12s, making 5-3 ΒΌ to place 13th β¦ got the win in the UW-WSU Dual in the vault, making 13-1 ΒΎ β¦ indoors, made a best of 13-2 ΒΌ at the SPU Final Qualifier to tie for ninth on the school top-10 list β¦ finished 11th at the MPSF Championships in both the pole vault and the high jump, vaulting 12-6 and clearing a season-best 5-6 in the high jump β¦ made 13-feet for the first time at the New Mexico Classic, going 13-0 ΒΌ to finish fourth β¦ in her first collegiate meet, cleared 12-11 Β½ in the pole vault and 5-5 in the high jump at the UW Indoor Preview.
High School and Personal: Born in Boston, Massachusetts β¦ parents are Mary and Tom Quick β¦ one of three triplets with brother Mark and sister Madeline, also has an older brother, T.J. β¦ a standout in both the high jump and the pole vault, winning the Washington 4A state title in both events in 2013, clearing 5-5 to win the high jump title and 12-0 to win the vault β¦ also won the 2012 state pole vault title with a season-best jump of 12-3 β¦ as a sophomore, was second in the vault at state and third in the high jump, and also qualified in both as a freshman β¦ a five-time district champion and three time regional champion β¦ cleared 12-4 to win the high school section at the 2011 Oregon Relays at Hayward Field, setting a meet record β¦ won the 2011 Pasco Invite vault going 12-0 β¦ first in the high school high jump at the 2013 Stanford Invite, clearing 5-5 β¦ lettered three years in volleyball, earning second team all-league in 2012, helping the team to an eighth-place finish at state, its first placing in school history β¦ lettered two years in gymnastics as well β¦ graduated with a 3.89 GPA.
Major Meets
2014 MPSF - 11th, High Jump | 11th (tie), Pole Vault
2014 Pac-12 - 13th (tie), High Jump | 3rd, Pole Vault
2014 NCAA Prelims - 23rd (tie), Pole Vault
2015 MPSF - 4th, Pole Vault | 18th, High Jump
2015 Pac-12 - 3rd, Pole Vault
2015 NCAA Prelims - 21st, Pole Vault
2016 MPSF - 3rd, Pole Vault | 15th (tie), High Jump
2016 NCAA Indoors - 9th, Pole Vault (All-America Second Team)
2016 Pac-12 - 1st, Pole Vault (Pac-12 Champion) | 14th (tie), High Jump
2016 NCAA Prelims - 6th, Pole Vault
2016 NCAA Outdoors - 11th (tie), Pole Vault (All-America Second Team)
2017 MPSF - 1st, Pole Vault (MPSF Champion)
2017 NCAA Indoors - 7th (tie), Pole Vault (All-America First Team)
2017 Pac-12 - 1st, Pole Vault (Pac-12 Champion)
2017 NCAA Prelims - 8th (tie), Pole Vault
2017 NCAA Outdoors - 15th (tie), Pole Vault (All-America Second Team)
Outdoor Bests
Pole Vaultβ¦β¦.14-3 1/4
High Jumpβ¦β¦.5-7 1/4
Indoor Bests
Pole Vault.......14-3 1/4
High Jump.......5-6
