MEET THE 2012 GOLDEN EAGLES Career Best Times/Distances
Katie LOWERY
Senior F Andersonville, Tenn. Anderson County HS Katie is a very strong competitor in track and has already had a major impact in the pole vault by establishing a new school record... brings a strong can-do attitude into her college career...a pole vaulter who will challenge the Tech record book every time she vaults. AT TECH (In 2011-12): Katie competed in the pole vault during the outdoor track season for the Golden Eagles... at the Sewanee Invitational with a vault of 10 feet 3 inches, she landed herself a career best record along with the best vault record in Tech history... at the Austin Peay Invitational she executed a vault of 9-5.77 and another of 9-8.5... she successfully completed a 9-11.75 vault at the Tennessee State Invitational... at the OVC Championships, she managed to pull out a 9-6.25 vault. (In 2010-11): Katie competed in the pole vault during the indoor track season...set the all-time indoor school record in the event with a vault of 10-0 at Middle Tennessee State, beating her previous best by two inches...was named OVC Female Field Athlete of the Week on Feb. 15, following her then-recordsetting pole vault of 9-8 at Sewanee...earned the award for the second consecutive week on Feb. 15 following her 10-foot vault at the Middle Tennessee State.
HIGH SCHOOL: Katie comes to the Golden Eagle squad from Anderson County High School...qualified for the state meet in each of her four years...achieved honors as the state runner-up in the pole vault during her junior year. PERSONAL: The daughter of Wally Lowery and Cindy Border... birthdate is January 16, 1991...full name is Katherine Summer Lowery...majoring in pre-physical therapy.
(In 2009-10): Competed in indoor and outdoor pole vault events as a freshman...set a school record in the pole vault at the Vanderbilt Invitational with her mark of 10 feet, 0 inches... she established another indoor season record with her mark of 9-6.25 in the pole vault event at Sewanee.
GOLDEN EAGLE 2012 CROSS COUNTRY / 2013 TRACK & FIELD
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