VMI Athletics

Nicole Harding at DirectAthletics

2013-14: Closed out her career with a ninth-place finish at the Liberty Twilight Qualifier (3.10 M/)...finished fifth at the RU Invite...battled recovery from injury during the indoor season...did not post a clearance at either of the year's conference championships. 

2012-13: Finished 14th at the conference outdoor meet with a seasonal best clearance (2.90 M/9'6 1/4")...placed eighth at the Liberty Collegiate Invitational...indoors, was fourth at the VMI Winter Relays and 12th at the Wake Forest Invitational...part of receiving a cadet/mentor grant from the VMI Center for Undergraduate Research in March...held the rank of 4th Platoon Sergeant in the VMI Corps of Cadets (C Company)...assistant investigator in the Cadet Equity Association (CEA).

2011-12: Finished in a tie for 10th at the Big South Indoor Championships, with a seasonal best mark of 3.31 meters (10'10 1/4")...the week before, had tied for third with a 3.30 meter clearance at the VMI Collegiate Invitational...wound up tied for 12th at the VMI/W&L Carnival with her best outdoor effort of the year (3.15 M/10'4")...tied for 13th at the Fred Hardy Invitational.

2010-11: Part of VMI's quartet of outstanding pole vaulters...won the VMI/W&L Carnival with a collegiate best 3.35 M (10'11 3/4") clearance...was 10th at the outdoor conference meet (3.25 M/10'8")...was sixth at High Point's VertKlasse meet (3.26/10'8 1/4")...was 14th at the Big South Indoor Championships.

High School/Personal: Pole vault specialist...frequently trained with VMI record holder Kate Collins when both were in high school...2010 indoor state champion...2009 outdoor state runner-up...2009 district and regional champion, indoor and outdoor. 

Personal best: 11'3"