2012-13 WOMEN’S BIOGRAPHIES WHITNEY FOUNTAIN Multi-Events/Sprints 5-3 • Junior (ind)/Red-Shirt Sophomore (out) Bronx, NY
CHRISTY GASPARINO Pole Vault 5-8 • Junior Darien, CT
Career Honors • NCAA Qualifier, Outdoor 4x400 (2012) • NCAA Qualifier, 4x100 (2012) • All-ACC, Pentathlon (2011-12) • All-ACC, Heptathlon (2012) • All-ACC Academic, Outdoor Track & Field (2012) • USTFCCCA All-Academic (2011-12) • USA Junior Bronze Medalist, Heptathlon (2010) • USA Junior Olympic Silver Medalist, 400 Hurdles (2009)
Career Honors • NCAA Qualifier, Outdoor Pole Vault (2012) • All-ACC, Outdoor Pole Vault (2012) • All-ACC Academic, Indoor Track & Field (2012) • All-ACC Academic, Outdoor Track & Field (2012) • USTFCCCA All-Academic (2011-12) • USA Junior Championships Participant, Pole Vault (2011) Clemson Highlights • Ranks first in Clemson history in the outdoor pole vault & second in the indoor pole vault.
Clemson Highlights • Ranks fourth in Clemson history in the pentathlon, seventh in the indoor high jump & eighth in the heptathlon. 2011-12 Outdoor Highlights • Qualified for NCAA Championships in both relays, running lead leg for the 4x100 team and third leg with the 4x4 • Helped 4x1 team to a time of 44.12 and a win in its quarterfinal, and the 4x4 to a season-best 3:33.14, also another quarterfinal victory • Earned All-ACC status as the runner-up in the heptathlon after scoring 5,145 points in Boston; improved her personal best a few weeks later with a total of 5,154 in Lynchburg, VA 2011-12 Indoor Highlights • All-ACC performer for the second consecutive season in the pentathlon • Posted 3,584 points in a bronze medal finish over the five-event competition
2011-12 Outdoor Highlights • Punched ticket to her first NCAA Championships competition by virtue of matching her school record with 13’5.25” clearance in the NCAA East Preliminary Round; staved off elimination by clearing 12’11.5” on final attempt • Third Tiger female vaulter to advance to a national meet and second straight, joining Joana Costa (2003) and Lauren Terstappen (2011) • Finished 19th at the national meet with jump of 12’9.5” • Earned first career All-ACC certificate with bronze medal finish and 13’1.5” clearance at the league meet in Charlottesville • First cleared her outdoor personal best of 13’5.25” at the UCF Invitational 2011-12 Indoor Highlights • Tied for sixth at the ACC Championships in Boston with a 12’10” clearance • Season and indoor personal best of 13’1.75” came at the Tiger Paw Invitational in a home meet
2010-11 Highlights • Red-shirted the outdoor season due to injury • ACC’s runner-up in the pentathlon after totaling 3,798 points in the five-event slate in Blacksburg, VA • Her point value ranks among the top five in school history • Best event in the pentathlon at the ACC meet was the high jump, where she cleared a season-best 5’7.25” to land inside the top 10 all-time in Clemson history • Also competed with the team’s 4x400 relay, where she helped Clemson to a time of 3:39.03 at the Virginia Tech Elite Meet as the anchor leg Pelham Preparatory Academy (Christopher Columbus High) Highlights • One of the nation’s top prospects, she led the U.S. in the 300 dash and pentathlon and was No. 2 among high school athletes in three events (55m, 60, 200) • Also ranked among top five in the U.S. in the heptathlon and outdoor 200 dash • Earned bronze medal at the 2010 USA Junior Championships, as she totaled 5,197 points in the heptathlon at Des Moines, IA • Runner-up in the 55m dash (6.84) and 200 dash (23.48) at the 2010 National Scholastic Indoor Championships • Claimed silver medal at the 2009 USA Junior Olympics in the 400 hurdles, she also placed fifth at the same meet in the 200 dash • 2010 PSAL (Public Schools Athletic League) city champion in the 200, 400 hurdles and pentathlon; she also won the PSAL city crown in the 200 as a junior • 2010 PSAL Wingate Award winner • Named 2010 Athlete-of-the-Year by New York Daily News and New York Post • Named 2009 Bronx Person-of-the-Year by the New York Daily News • Finished fourth in the 400 hurdles at the 2010 Penn Relays in Philadelphia • Concluded her high school career as the PSAL all-time record-holder in the 55m (6.89), 60 (7.39), indoor/outdoor 200 (23.48/23.44) and long jump (20’11.25”) • Concluded her high school career as the New York state record-holder in the pentathlon (3,783) and heptathlon (5,197) • Coached by Donald Potash for club track & field
2010-11 Outdoor Highlights • Tied for seventh in the pole vault at the ACC Championships • Competed at the NCAA East Preliminary Round in Bloomington, IN after qualifying with a season-best 12’10”/3.91m clearance at the Aggie Classic in Greensboro, NC • Tied teammate Lauren Terstappen for fifth place at the USA Junior Championships in Eugene, OR with 12’5.5” clearance 2010-11 Indoor Highlights • Best performance was a 12-foot clearance (3.66m) at the Tiger Tuneup in February, the week before the ACC Championships Darien High School Highlights • 2009 All-American in the pentathlon with an eighth-place finish at the National Scholastic Indoor Championships • Won five state championships in 2010, including two in the high jump, two in the high hurdles, and the heptathlon • Established six school records: indoor/outdoor high jump, indoor/outdoor triple jump, pentathlon and heptathlon • Three-time team MVP earned six varsity letters in track & field • Coached by Steve Norris and Al Granite Personal • Born 8/4/92 • Daughter of Mike and Ruth Gasparino • Majoring in health promotion and education • Two-time member of the ACC Academic Honor Roll Best Collegiate Mark • Pole Vault - 13’5.25”/4.10m
Personal • Born 4/3/92 • Daughter of Kiya Fountain • Majoring in sociology • Two-time member of the ACC Academic Honor Roll Best Collegiate Marks • 60 - 7.58 • 200 - 24.33 • 300 - 38.83 • 400 - 58.80 • 800 - 2:18.78 • 60 Hurdles - 8.62 • 100 Hurdles - 14.02 • High Jump - 5’7.25”/1.71m • Long Jump - 19’3.25”/5.87m • Shot Put - 33’1”/10.08m • Javelin - 110’5”/33.67m • Pentathlon - 3,798 pts • Heptathlon - 5,154 pts
LISA GIRARD Distance 5-9 • Junior Fountain Inn, SC Career Honors • USA Junior Championships Participant, 1500 (2011) 2011-12 Highlights • Primarily competed in the 1500 meters during outdoor season, her best time was 4:37.40 at the Clemson Tiger Qualifier • Consistent performer in the mile during indoor season, her best time was 5:03.30 at the Clemson Invitational 2010-11 Highlights • Primarily competed in the 1500 meters during outdoor season • Qualified for the USA Junior Championships in the event and finished 13th at the meet held in Eugene, OR with a season-best time of 4:37.79; she was one spot shy of qualifying for the final • Best time during collegiate season was 4:38.90 at the Clemson Final Qualifier
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