Lauren McNichols

Position:
Pole Vault
Class:
Senior
High School:
Naperville Central
Hometown:
Naperville, Ill.

2007-08 (Jr.): Indoor - Broke own school record in the pole vault with a height of 12-0 at the BSU Quadrangular . . . season-best in high jump came at BSU Open (5-4) . . . recorded BSU’s seven best results in pole vault . . . Outdoor - Broke own school record in the pole vault with a height of 11-7 3/4 and set BSU season-high in the high jump (5-5) at the Stan Lyons Invitational . . . earned six highest results for BSU in the pole vault

2006-07 (So.): Indoor - Set a then-BSU school record in the pole vault by clearing 11-7 3/4 at the Mid-American Conference Championships . . . also competed in the high jump . . . posted BSU’s season-best jump of 5-6 1/2 . . . recorded the third-best pentathlon score on the team (3,104 pts.) . . . Outdoor - Set a then-BSU school record in the pole vault with a height of 11-5 3/4 . . . took second place in the pole vault at the Stan Lyons invitational (10-11 3/4)

2005-06 (Fr.): Indoor ? Competed in the high jump . . . BSU season-best jump of 5-5 . . . posted the best mark on the team in the pole vault with a height of 10-6 . . . recorded the third-best pentathlon score on the team (2,973 pts.)

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned three letters in track and field at Naperville Central . . . helped her team to a sectional championship in 2001 . . . earned all-state honors as a freshman . . . posted career-best marks in the high jump (5-6) and long jump (18-3) . . . set the school record in the long jump (18-3) and pole vault (9-3) . . . team captain of the track team . . . also participated in swimming . . . qualified for the state meet in the 100m breaststroke and 200m individual medley in 2001 and 2002

PERSONAL: Full name is Lauren Kate McNichols . . . born Jan. 6, 1986, in Naperville, Ill. . . . daughter of Jim and Marcia McNichols . . . has a twin brother, Matt, and one sister, Kelly, who is a swimmer at Georgia University . . . Matt competes at Michigan State University as a member of the swimming team . . . majoring in political science and women’s studies.