Oregon Vaulters: Matt Hidalgo (16-0); Cole Walsh (16-9) ; Sammie Clark (13-5)
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Matt Hidalgo
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2011-12: Redshirted the indoor and outdoor seasons. Outdoors – Competed unattached four times in the pole vault. Twice cleared 15-11/4.85m (Oregon Relays, Oregon Twilight). Prep: A state champion pole vaulter and USATF Junior Olympic competitor for Banks High School. Won the 2011 Oregon state 4A title as a senior (15-6). Set personal best height at 16-0 in winning the 2011 Cowapa League title, where also claimed the long jump crown (20-9.75). Also took ninth in the vault at the 2011 Indoor Nationals. Placed third in the pole vault at the 2010 state meet. Leapt to fifth in the pole vault at the 2009 USATF Junior Olympics. High School Bests: Pole Vault – 16-0, 2011. Personal: Major is sociology. Father Joaquin Hidalgo played soccer collegiately for the University of Dayton.
| Cole Walsh | PV | - | Fr. | Phoenix, Ariz. (Brophy College Prep) |
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Sammie Clark
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Pac-12 pole vault scorer from Oregon’s Bay Area saw an improvement of nearly a foot from her freshmen year to her junior year. NCAA West qualifier. 2011 USA Junior Championships qualifier. Set the state record in winning the 4A pole vault title as a senior. Finished career with consecutive Oregon state pole vault titles.
2011-12: Outdoors – Pac-12 scorer was one of the most improved vaulters on the team. Set three outdoor PRs during the season. Opened year with a PR at 12-8.25/3.87m at the USC Invitational. Improved to 13-1.5/4.00m in a runner-up finish at the Pepsi Team Invitational. Then had biggest clearance of the season in a win at the Oregon Relays, 13-5.25/4.10m. That led the team in 2012 and was the sixth-best clearance in school history. At the Pac-12 Championships, took seventh with a clearance at 13-0.75/3.98m. Ended season with her first NCAA West Preliminary meet. Indoors – Had an improvement of more than a foot from her opening clearance (12-1.5/3.70m) to her best clearance. Won the pole vault at the Husky Classic by clearing 13-2.25/4.02m and then hit best bar of the year in a runner-up finish at the MPSF Championships (13-4.5/4.08m). Season Bests: Outdoors – Pole Vault – 13-5.25/4.10m (PR), Oregon Relays, Eugene, Ore. (4/21/12). Indoors – Pole Vault – 13-4.5/4.08m (PR), MPSF Championships, Seattle, Wash. (2/25/12).
2010-11: Outdoors – Wrapped season by tying for fifth at the USA Junior Championships (12-5.25/3.80m). Cleared a personal-best 12-6.25/3.82 at the Oregon Twilight. Made Oregon debut in the pole vault at the Oregon Preview. Also vaulted at the Pepsi Team Invitational and the Oregon Relays. Indoors – Redshirt season. Season Bests: Outdoors – Pole Vault – 12-6.25/3.82m, Oregon Twilight, Eugene, Ore. (5/6/11).
Prep: Broke the 4A state meet record with a clearance at 12-5/3.78m to win the event as a senior in 2010 for North Bend High School. Helped North Bend finish fourth overall. Had a prep best clearance of 12-6/3.81m at the Dick Baker Invite. Won eight of the nine pole vault competitions she entered as a senior. Also won state pole vault crown as a junior (12-0) and was second as a freshman. High School Bests: Pole Vault – 12-6/3.81m, 2010.
Personal: Major is general social science.
Personal Bests Pole Vault – 13-5.25/4.10m, Oregon Relays, Eugene, Ore., 4/21/12
Pac-12 Track Championships 2012 – Pole Vault, 7th, 13-0.75/3.98m
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