I started pole vaulting in grade twelve. Before that I was a competitive gymnast, tennis and squash player. I have always had a passion for athletics and a drive to compete in the Olympics. When I first started track and field I did many events. I ran 100m 200m 400m, javelin, long jump and pole vault. My first year competing in high school track and field I won the pole vault (with a new city record). I then went on to provincials to win the Pole Vault and the 4x100m. The next two years I represented Alberta at Alberta Summer Games, Espior teams, Canada Summer Games and at Junior nationals were my best finish was 5th.
I have been funding myself to go compete in the United States where I jumped at the Mt. Sac relays and finished 5th and Pomona Pitzer Invitational were I won in my first International Meet. The next couple years I competed at senior nationals finishing top ten. I was very determined to improve to new heights so I went away to Poland to train and learn new techniques. The results from this training were I won both indoor and outdoor Provincial Championships, setting new personal bests. I finish 3rd at Senior Nationals also improving my personal best by 30cm; 3.80m to 4.10m. This allowed me to qualify and compete on my first National Team for Canada at the 2009 francophone games in Lebanon. This was an amazing experience I jumped my personal best to come 3rd and medal at my second International Team Event.
RESULTS
• 3rd - 100m High School Senior Championships
• 2nd - Long Jump High School Senior Championships
• 1st - Pole Vault High School Senior Championships, City Record
• Provincial Javelin, Pole Vault, and 4x100 Gold Medals
• Alberta Espoir team member placing 4th - Washington Team Challenge
• Canada Games Pole Vault Provincial Team member
• Junior Nationals finishes of top 10 and top 5
• Jack Brow Memorial 1st two years in a row with Stadium Record (still holding)
• Pomona Pitzer Invitational in California 1st Place
• Mt. Sac Relays top five finishing
• Alberta Provincial Champion Outdoors and Indoors
• Senior Nationals
-2005 Winnipeg 12th
-2006 Ottawa 9th
-2007 Windsor 8th
-2008 Windsor 8th
-2009 Toronto BRONZE
o Francophone Games in Lebanon BRONZE MEDAL
TRAINING HISTORY
• 4 years of gymnastics training
• 6 years of Pole Vault training with Rob Pike (National level gymnastics and Track and Field Coach)
• 6 weeks with Poland's national level Junior coach (5.70m junior men and 4.10 junior women)
• Multiple training camps in California with Tim Mack (Gold in Athens) and Giovanni Lenardo (Mexican record holder, 4th in World's and Olympic competitor)
LONG TERM GOALS
• Pan Am and World Championships in 2011
• Olympics in London 2012
• Golden League Europe circuit podium finishing
