Tori Anthony

Tori Anthony is an American pole vaulter from Woodside, California and the holder of the national indoor and outdoor records for high school women at 14' 2-1/2" (4.33 m) and 14' 1" (4.29 m) respectively. She was originally a gymnast, but burned out on the sport and switched to track and water polo. Competing in her first track events as a sophomore, she placed fourth in the pole vault at the 2005 CIF California State Meet within four months of taking up the sport. Even before setting the outdoor record, she was named an "Athletes Only" indoor track athlete of the year for 2006-07, and named "best high school girl pole vaulter in the country" by Sports Illustrated. She missed her high school graduation from Castilleja School to set the outdoor record on June 2, 2007. She competed for UCLA, achieving 13' 9" in their uniform to rank number in school history.

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