Lacy Janson
Event: Pole Vault
Height: 5-6
Weight: 127
PR: 4.66m/15-3i (2010)
Born: 02/20/1983
Current Residence: Sarasota, Fla.
High School: Cardinal Mooney (Fla.) HS '01
College: Florida State '06
Coach: Dennis Nobus
Agent: Chris Layne
Sponsor: Nike
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Career Highlights: 2010 USA Indoor Champion; 3rd at USA Outdoors ('07, '11); 2006 NCAA Outdoor champion; 2003 NCAA Indoor champion; 2002 USA Junior champion
Janson has established herself as one of the top-three vaulters in the U.S. She earned her spot on the world team by finishing third at the U.S. championships where she cleared 4.50m/14-9 to secure the bronze and passed on any additional attempts...She had an outstanding year in 2010 that produced three marks over her previous PR set in 2008 and ended with a #1 U.S. ranking from T&FN... Janson upped her personal best by almost a foot from 2005 to 2006 … won the 2006 NCAA Outdoor women’s pole vault with her clearance of 4.25m/13-11.25. UCLA's Chelsea Johnson, the NCAA Collegiate record holder, also cleared 4.25m/13-11.25 but Janson had only one missed attempt at the previous bar where Johnson had two. Janson is the second woman in FSU school history to win a national title twice in the same event. In 2003, Janson took the top spot in the pole vault during at NCAA Indoors.
2011: 3rd at USA Outdoors (4.50m/14-9)... 1st at adidas Grand Prix (4.27/14-0)...4th at USA Indoors (4.55m/14-11)...season best of 4.60/15-1 at indoor Drake Mall Vault.
2010: USA Indoor champion (4.65m/15-3)...4th at USA Outdoor (4.40m/14-05.25)...4th at Pre Classic (4.48m/14-8.25)...1st at Tyson Invite (4.66m/15-3.5PR)...5th at Doha (4.55m/14-11)...3rd at Daegu (4.5m/14-9)...3rd at Monaco (4.60m/15-1)...10th at Stockholm (4.41m/14-5.5)...ranked #5 in the world, #1 U.S. by T&FN…best of 4.66m/15-3.5i.
2009: 8th at USA Outdoors (4.35m/14-3.25)...3rd in Madrid (4.46m/14-7.5)...5th at Reebok GP (4.27m/14-0)...ranked #7 in the U.S. by T&FN...best of 4.46m/14-7.5.
2008: 10th Olympic Trials (4.40m/14-05.25)…2nd at Reebok GP (4.55m/14-11)…5th at adidas Track Classic (4.32m/14-2)…4th at USA Indoors (4.45m/14-7.25)…2nd at Tyson Invitational (4.64m/15-2.75i)…ranked #6 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 4.64m/15-2.75.
2007: 3rd at USA Outdoors (4.35m/14-3.25)…2nd at USA Indoors (4.60m/15-1)…1st at Fortaleza (4.50m/14-9)…1st at Albuquerque (4.60m/15-1i)…ranked #2 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 4.60m/15-1.
2006: NCAA Outdoor champion (4.25m/13-11.25)...ACC champion (4.58m/15-0.25)…2nd at NCAA Indoors (4.50/14-9)…ranked #7 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 4.58m/15-0.25.
2005: 14th at NCAA Indoors (4.00m/13-1.5)…1st at Tallahassee (4.11m/13-5.75)…1st at Gainesville (4.30m/14-1.25i)…best of 4.30m/14-1.25.
2004: 5th at NCAA East Regionals (4.11m/13-5.75)…NH at NCAA Outdoors…ACC champion (4.15m/13-7.25)…1st at Texas Relays (4.25m/13-11.25)…best of 4.25m/13-11.25.
2003: NCAA Indoor champion (4.45m/14-7.25)…8th at NCAA Outdoors (4.10m/-13-5.25)…NCAA East Regional champion (4.02m/13-2.25)…1st at Florida Relays (4.37m/14-4)…best of 4.45m/14-7.25.
2002: USA Junior champion (4.05m/13-3.5)…8th at USA Outdoors (4.20m/13-9.25)…NH at World Juniors…9th at NCAA Outdoors (3.90m/12-9.5)…1st at ACC Champs (4.27m/14-0)…6th at NCAA Indoors (4.15m/13-7.25)…ranked #10 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 4.27m/14-0.