Emerson Porter

Emerson Porter pole vault Dick Taylor Carolina Challenge

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Emerson Porter pole vault 2019 ACC Indoors, Rector Field House

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Position:
Pole Vault
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Charlotte, N.C.
High School:
Providence Day

Personal Records
100H – 15.48 • 400H – 1:06.15 • Pole Vault (I) – 13-5 (4.09 meters) • Pole Vault (O) - 13-4 ¼ (4.07 meters)

2019-20: Finished eighth in the pole vault after clearing 13-3.5 (4.05 meters) at the ACC Indoor Championships • Competed in five regular season competitions, including a first-place finish at the Power 5 Invitational with a vault height of 13-5 (4.09 meters) • Outdoor season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic • Named to the 2019-20 ACC Academic Honor Roll.

2018-19: Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary Round where she finished 17th in the women’s pole vault with a lifetime-best height of 13-4.25 (4.07m) • Placed seventh in the pole vault with a then-personal-best height of 13-2.25 (4.02m) at the ACC Outdoor Championships • Cleared four meters for the first time in her career [13-1.75 (4.01m)] at High Point’s VertKlasse Meeting • Collected top-three finishes at the Yellow Jacket Invitational (second), VertKlasse Meeting (second) and the Battle of the Blues (third) • In indoors, finished 10th in the pole vault [13-0.75 (3.98m)] at the ACC Indoor Championships • Cleared 13 feet for the first time at Clemson’s Tiger Paw Invitational [13-0.75 (3.98m)] • Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll • Named USTFCCCA All-Academic Individual.

2017-18: Finished 16th at the ACC Outdoor Championships with a mark of 12-3 1/2 (3.75m) • Cleared 12-5 1/2 for 18th-place at the ACC Indoor Championships • Won the Miami Hurricane Collegiate Invitational pole vault competition with a height of 12-6 1/4 (3.82m) • Set a personal record of 12-10 1/4 (3.92m) at the Battle of the Blues, finishing third • Was the runner-up at both the Virginia Grand Prix and the Weems Baskin Relays • Made ten pole vault appearances during her freshman season • Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.

Prep: 2-time NCISAA 3A Pole Vault Champion • 2017 100H, 300H, 4x200 NCISAA 3A Champion • Member of the 2016 Penn Relays CISAA Division 4x400 Champions that set a new high school record • 2016 USATF NC State Pole Vault Champion • 2016 USATF Regional Pole Vault Runner-Up • Named to the 2017 All-Mecklenburg Girls Track Team • Led Providence Day to back-to-back state championships in 2016 & 2017 • Was a team captain as a senior • 2-time Magna Cum Laude • Commended National Merit Scholar • Named to the Headmasters List every year • Member of the National Honor Society & the National Chinese Honor Society

Personal: Emerson Makenna Porter is the daughter of Ed and Kathy Porter • Born June 3 • Was a competitive gymnast for 13 years and competed in the NC State Championships, the USA Olympic Regional Championships and was an alternate for the USA Junior Olympic Nationals • Transitioned to track and field as a junior in high school • Has three siblings – Katie, Kelsey & Jake • Katie graduated from the US Naval Academy in 2016, where she played varsity tennis and is now a Naval Flight Officer • Kelsey is a senior at UNC and a four-year member of the Carolina dance team.

Eligibility: Indoor (SR-4) • Outdoor (JR-3)

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