Laura Faris

Position:
Pole Vault
Class:
Senior
Major:
Journalism
Hometown:
Glendale, Ariz.
High School:
Cactus HS
Prev School:
Paradise Valley CC

Laura Faris -- Career and Season Statistics

2011 (Senior)
Outdoor: Competed in nine pole vault events ... Qualified for the Big West Championships, but did not clear a height during the meet ... Posted a season-best 11-3 1/2 at the Beach Invitational ... Opened the season with a third-place showing at the RIverside City College Dual (9-10) ... Was seventh at the Ben Brown Invitational (10-8) ... Tied season-best with a third at the Big West Challenge (11-1 3/4) ... Was sixth at the Triton Invitational (11-1 3/4) ... Named Academic All-Conference.

Indoor: Did not compete.

2010 (Redshirt/Senior)
Outdoor: Redshirted the outdoor season.

Indoor: Posted an indoor season-best 10-2 at the NAU Invitational ... Named to the MPSF All-Academic Team.

2009 (Junior):
Outdoor: Competed in the pole vault at the Big West Championships ... Cleared a career-best 10-8 at the UCSD Triton Invitational ... Tied for 11th place at the USC Invitational with a height of 10-2.

Prior to LBSU: Competed for two years under head coach Todd Lehman at Paradise Valley Community College ... A two-time indoor and outdoor national qualifier in the pole vault and 4x400 relay ... Also a two-time outdoor qualifier in the 400m hurdles ... Placed sixth in the pole vault at the indoor National Junior College Athletic Association championship meet as a sophomore ... Came back during the outdoor season to post a fifth-place finish at the NJCAA championships in the same event, while adding a seventh-place showing in the 4x400 relay ... Established a juco-best 10-8 3/4 in the pole vault in 2008.

High School: A four-time state qualifier in the 4x400 relay at Cactus High School ... Relay squad had a runner-up finish at the state meet in 2005 and placed fourth in 2006 ... Three-time regional qualifier in the pole vault and 300-meter hurdles ... Led the Cobras to the 2005 Regional championship, winning the 4x400 and finishing second in the pole vault and 300 hurdles ... Was the Individual Wells Fargo Regional Champion in the pole vault and was the runner-up in the 300H and the 4x400 relay as a senior ... A member of the student government all four years at Cactus HS ... Also served as class president from 2002-05 ... Was the student body president as a senior ... An Arizona Presidential Scholarship recipient.

Personal: Majoring in journalism.