Staley Foster

2011: Indoors, had a top mark of 5-06.50 (1.69m) at the Hokie Invitational … placed 19th at the SEC Indoor Championships at 5-04.25 (1.63m).

2010: Indoors, cleared 5-5 (1.65m) at the Gamecock Indoor Open … tied for 10th at the SEC Indoor Championships … outdoors, cleared a season best 5-04.50 (1.64m) at the Shamrock Invitational.

2009: Indoors, competed at the Tiger Paw Invitational and the Gamecock Invitational before taking seventh at the SEC Indoor Championships at 5-5 1/4 … cleared 5-3 3/4 at the NCAA Last Chance Meet … outdoors, cleared 5-3 in three consecutive meets to open the season … took third at the Spec Town Relays at 5-5 … jumped a personal best 5-6 to take eighth at the Penn Relays … tied for eighth at the SEC Outdoor Championships at 5-5.

2008: Indoors, opened the season with a seventh place finish at the UNC Classic at 5-2 ¼ … placed third at the New Balance Collegiate at 5-3 ¾ … indoor season best 5-4 ¼ at the Tiger Invitational … second at the Gamecock Invitational … placed 12th at the SEC Championships with a jump of 5-1 ¾ … outdoors, placed seventh at the Weems Baskin Relays and the Spec Towns Invitational with a high jump of 5-3.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Boiling Springs High School … placed fourth in the 2007 South Carolina state championships … also lettered in volleyball and basketball … named to the North Carolina/South Carolina All-Star basketball game … Spartanburg Country Track and Field high jump champion and record holder … national Top 75 member in the high jump … ranked No. 2 in South Carolina.

PERSONAL: Staley Foster was born Oct. 11, 1988 … pursuing a degree in economics … parents are Bobby and Vanessa Foster … hobbies include playing volleyball and basketball, shopping and hanging out with friends … chose USC over Clemson and coastal Carolina.