Mia Joseph
- position Pole Vault
- class Sophomore
- Hometown North Augusta, S.C.
- High school Augusta Prep
- position Pole Vault
- class Sophomore
- Hometown North Augusta, S.C.
- High school Augusta Prep
Mia Joseph Bio
Season and Career Results
2022
Indoor
Competed in six meets during the indoor season as a pole vaulter, registering her first mark in the Orange and Purple Elite (Jan. 8) when she finished fourth with a height of 3.37m (11-1) … Her best finish came in the Carolina Challenge when she cleared 3.30m (10-10) to finish tied for second … Set her collegiate indoor PR at the UofSC Indoor Open … Cleared 3.30m in all of her successful attempts.
Outdoor
Pole vaulted in three outdoor meets with her best finish coming in the Weems Baskin with a fifth-place finish and a height of 3.38m (11-1) … Set her outdoor PR at the Gamecock Invitational with a height of 3.40m (11-1.75) on April 16 and matched that height the very next week at the UofSC Open on April 23.
Pre-South Carolina
High School
Won state titles at the 3A level in the 4X100-meter relay, 4X400-meter relay and pole vault in 2019 … Was the runner-up in the 200 meters and 400 meters at the 3A state meet in 2019 … Hold school records in the 200 meters, pole vault, 4X100-meter relay, 4X400-meter relay and the distance medley relay … Also competed in gymnastics and played on the back row as an outside hitter on the volleyball team … Was on the High Honor Roll and a member of the National Honor Society … Earned the Scholar Athlete Award and the Best and Brightest of the CSRA Award.
Personal
Chose South Carolina because of the prestigious honors college and its proximity to home … Has a younger brother Steven … Her father, Allan, played soccer and ran track and field at Grinnell College … Was born to her parents Allan and Klara on July, 29, 2002.
Personal Records
Indoor
PV | 3.38m/11-1 (2/18/22) |
Outdoor
PV | 3.40m/11-1.75 (4/16/22 & 4/23/22) |