LACY JANSON
Events: Pole vault
Height: 5-6
Weight: 127
PR: 4.64m/15-2.75i (2008)
Born: February 20, 1983 in Norfolk, Va.
Current Residence: Sarasota, Fla.
High School: Cardinal Mooney (Fla.) HS '01
College: Florida State '06
Coach: Dennis Nobus
Agent: Matt Lonergan
Club: Nike

Career Highlights: 3rd at 2007 USA Outdoors; 2006 NCAA Outdoor champion; 2003 NCAA Indoor champion; 2002 USA Junior champion

One of the most recent Americans to clear 15 feet in the vault, 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.

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.

6/24/09