Elizabeth Portanova Athlete Profile - WTRACK

Elizabeth Portanova

Pole Vault #0

Class

Sophomore

Hometown

Scottsdale,

Arizona

Last School

Chaparral High School

Roster Years

2011-2012

Prepped at Chaparral High School
Holds the Chaparral record for the pole vault at 12'00".00
A four-time Region champion, a three-time Scottsdale champion, a three-time Arizona State Champion and was captain of the track team as a senior
Coached by Nick Hysong, the 2000 Olympic Gold Medalist in the pole vault
Member of National Honor Society
President of People Not Poltics, a "support the troops" club

PERSONAL BESTS: Pole Vault- 3.80m

BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2011

Indoor:

Opened BYU career with a fourth place pole vault finish at the BYU Indoor Invitational (3.65m)
Cleared 3.50m in the pole vault at the Snake River Open, Jackson's Invitational and New Balance Invitational
Took fourth at the Wildcat Indoor Open in the pole vault (3.65m)

Outdoor:

Won the pole vault at the Stanford Invitational after clearing 3.60m
Took third at the Trojan Tri-Meet in the pole vault (3.55m)
Placed fourth in the pole vault at the Robison Invitational (3.45m)
Ended season with a career best mark of 3.80m in the pole vault at the BYU Twilight Meet

Sophmore Year 2012

Indoor:

Began the season with a third place finish in the pole vault (3.65m) at the BYU Indoor Invitational
Finished sixth in the pole vault with a jump of 3.55m at the Blue and Orange Opener
Jumped 3.60m in the pole vault at the Cherry and Silver Invitational and the Mountain States Games
Cleared a season best height of 3.70m in the pole vault at the Air Force Invitational
Ended the season with a second place pole vault finish at the Weber State Indoor Meet with a jump of 3.65m

Outdoor:

Tied for second with teammate Diane Perry during the UVU Invitational with a height of 3.75m
Finished fourth during the BYU-USC-Boise State Tri-Meet with a jump of 3.57m
Jumped for 3.63m during the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational finishing 10th overall

Junior Year

Senior Year

Graduate Year

Redshirt Year

Medical Redshirt Year