Jennifer Sing at DirectAthletics
Big South Musco Spotlight - Jennifer Sing (Feb. 2012)
Career Highlights:
Tied for second at 2011 Big South Indoor Meet, thanks to a school record 3.60 M
Finished third at the 2011 Big South Outdoor Meet
Became the first VMI woman to clear 12 feet on 4/2/11, went on to do so in final six meets of 10-11
2012 Big South Indoor Pole Vault Champion
Cleared 13 feet for the first time at the 2012 VMI/W&L Carnival
Four straight All-Big South efforts to close career
2012 NCAA Preliminary Round Qualifier
2011-12: 2012 NCAA Preliminary Round qualifier...finished tied for 35th at that meet...outdoors, cleared 4.05 meters (13'3 1/2") for the second-highest jump in Big South history (outdoor) at the VMI/W&L Carnival...it was a new school record and the first time a Keydet woman went over 13 feet...finished eighth at the ECAC Championships, clearing 3.78 M (12'4 3/4")...won the Big South title indoors, clearing 3.91 M (12'10")...was her first conference title and another school record effort...finished third at the ECAC Indoor meet, meaning that she scored in three straight ECAC Championships (2011 indoor, 2012 indoor and outdoor)...won the VMI Collegiate Invitational and the YSU Invite.
2010-11: Broke both the indoor and outdoor pole vault records during a very impressive junior season...set the outdoor mark at the Liberty Collegiate Invitational, where she became the first Keydet woman to clear 12 feet...went on to do so in each of the season's final six meets...that included the ECAC Championships, where she finished sixth...best outdoor mark (3.80 M) came at the Radford Highlander Invitational...was third at the Big South Outdoor Championships...finished second at the conference indoor meet, where she set the indoor VMI record at 11'9 3/4"...also qualified for the ECAC Championships indoors.
2009-10: May have been the most improved Keydet on the women's team...focused on the pole vault, and turned in impressive results...became just the third woman to ever clear 11 feet for VMI when she posted her personal best effort, 3.40 M (11'1 3/4") at the Liberty Twilight Qualifier (April 29)...in fact, Sing posted a new outdoor personal best at every meet during the 2010 season, running the mark from 3.20 meters (10'6") to the aforementioned 3.40 M (11'1 3/4)...was sixth at the Military Championships, with the aforementioned 3.20 M clearance...finished fourth at the Liberty Collegiate Invitational (3.25 M/10'8"), before placing eighth at the Big South Championships with a 3.26 M clearance (10'8 1/4")...completed her run with the 3.40 M clearance at Liberty April 29, joining Nadia Wendlandt and teammate Kate Collins as the only Keydet women to go over the 11-foot mark...posted an indoor PR at the VMI Winter Relays, clearing 3.15 M (10'4")...tied for sixth at the Liberty Quad (3.00 M), before finishing 13th at the Big South Indoor Championships.
2008-09: Competed in both cross country and the pole vault during the season...ran in three XC events, posting a personal-best time in two of them...season-best pole vault effort came at the indoor Liberty Quad, a 2.45 M clearance.
High School/Personal: Lettered in three sports, cross country, tennis and wrestling...seeking a commission into the Navy...received academic honors, including the academic letter, academic medal and Lamp of Knowledge honors...intends to major in mechanical engineering.
Personal Bests:
Indoor Pole Vault: 3.91 M (12'10") - School Record (2012 Big South Championships)
Outdoor Pole Vault: 4.05 M (13'3 1/2") - School Record (2012 VMI/W&L Carnival)
