Sallie Gurganus

2009: NCAA East Region qualifier in the pole vault … indoors, improved her mark each week, finishing with a personal best 13-2 1/4 to claim sixth at the NCAA Last Chance Meet … opened the season with a third place finish at the Kentucky Invitational at 12-1 1/4 … took 12th at the New Balance Collegiate at 12-5 1/2 before winning the Tiger Paw Invitational and the Gamecock Invitational … outdoors, earned wins to open the season at the Shamrock Invitational and the Gamecock Invitational … took third at the Pepsi Florida Relays at 13-1 1/2 … placed fifth at the Sea Relays before winning the Friendship & Freedom Games … claimed third at the Penn Relays at 12-11 1/2 … won the UNC Elite Meet at 12-11 1/2 … placed third at the SEC Outdoor Championships with a clearance of 13-1 1/2 … ended the season with a no height at the NCAA East Region meet.

2008: NCAA East Region qualifier in the pole vault … earned South Carolina[apos]s Coaches Award … indoors, opened the season with a win at the UNC Classic at 11-7 ¾ … recorded the same height for a sixth place finish at the Tom Jones Memorial Classic and the Rod McCravy Invitational … placed fifth at the New Balance Invitational at 11-9 ¾ … won the Tiger Invitational at an indoor season best 12-5 ½ … second at the Gamecock Invitational … placed 16th at the SEC Indoor Championships at 12-0 ½ … finished 10th at the NCAA Last Chance Meet … outdoors, recorded three victories with wins at the Weems Baskin Relays, Spec Towns Invitational and the Friendship and Freedom Games … second at the Auburn Tiger Classic … second at the Carolina Classic with a lifetime best 13-1 ½, a mark that is second all-time in South Carolina history … placed seventh at the SEC Outdoor Championships at 12-1 ½ … placed 10th at the NCAA East Regionals at 12-0.

2007: Indoors, vaulted the second-best mark in Carolina history at 12-8 1/4 to place sixth at the NCAA Last Chance meet … took second at the Gamecock Invitational at 12-0 … outdoors, placed second at the Hurricane Invite with a mark of 12-1 3/4 … tied for ninth at the Jim Click Shootout at 11-7 3/4 … recorded an 11-11 3/4 clearance to place seventh at the Weems Baskin Relays … won the State USATF meet at 11-5 3/4 … named runner-up at the Spec Towns National Invite before winning the NC A&T Invite … tied for ninth at the SEC Championship at 11-7 3/4.

HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Daniel Isaacs and Randy MacDonough at Watauga High School … lettered in volleyball (2004 and 2005) and track and field (2003 to 2006) … earned all-state, all-region and all-conference honors in track from 2003 to 2006 … gathered all-conference volleyball honors as a junior and senior … five-time state champion in the pole vault holds the North Carolina state record in the event … three-time track MVP … volleyball MVP her senior year.

PERSONAL: Sallie Elizabeth Gurganus was born Jan. 10, 1988 … parents are Cecil and Julie Gurganus … a McKissick Scholar … is pursuing a degree in exercise science … hobbies are climbing, skiing, going to the beach and eating … chose USC over Georgia, UNC, UCLA and Appalachian State.