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Kaitlyn Merritt
Kaitlyn Merritt
Position: Pole Vault
Year: Freshman
Hometown: Trabuco Canyon, Calif.
High School: Santa Margarita Catholic
Major: undeclared

Career Best (thru 2016 indoors):

  • Pole vault: 14-0 3/4 (4.28m)

Stanford Record Book:
Indoors

  • Pole vault: 3rd

2016 Season:
Indoors

  • Ranks No. 3 all-time indoors at Stanford with her season-best 13-4 1/4 to place fifth at the Don Kirby Elite in Albuquerque.
  • Also ranks No. 3 among Stanford freshmen all-time, indoors and outdoors.
  • Placed seventh at MPSF Championships at 12-8.
  • Jumped 12-6 1/4 in her collegiate debut, placing fourth at the UW Indoor Preview.

High School:

  • Won two California state pole vault titles.
  • Won the 2015 crown at 13-3 and won in 2013 at 13-3 3/4.
  • Set national freshman (13-3) and sophomore (13-8) class records.
  • Jumped 14-0 3/4 as a junior.
  • Named Orange County Female Athlete of the Year in 2013, during which she also won the Trinity League title in the 100 meters.
  • Four-time CIF-Southern Section Division III pole vault champion.
  • Two-time CIF-Southern Section Masters Meet champion.
  • A three-year captain at Santa Margarita Catholic.
  • 2014-15 All-USA second team selection by USA Today.

Personal:

  • Anticipates majoring in human biology.
  • Her parents, Andrew and Michele, attended Stanford, as did her grandfather. Her brother and cousin are current Stanford students.

Career Results:

Year Season (Meets) Event Season Best Conf. Finish W. Prelims NCAA Champs.
2016 Indoors (5) PV 13-4 1/4 (4.07) 7 (MPSF) -- --
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