Tori Gaul
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- Hometown:
- Salisbury, N.C.
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- Year:
- Junior
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- Events:
- Multi, Pole Vault
Bio
2015-2016: Gaul extended both the C-N pole vaulting records during her sophomore campaign on numerous occasions. The second-year Eagle made two treks to the NCAA Division II Track and Field Championships and was selected to both the indoor and outdoor All-Southeast Region teams for her performances throughout the year.
During the indoor slate, Gaul made it as high as the eighth-ranked pole Vaulter in all of Division II. The Salisbury, N.C. native’s best leap came in the final tune up before postseason play at the UCS Invitational on Feb. 20 with a 3.90 meter mark. The sophomore DNS’d at the 2016 Indoor Championships.
The outdoor season saw just as much success for the field athlete as Gaul again found herself ranked as one of the nation’s top-15 participants in the event. Her best mark of the outdoor season came at the High Point Vertklasse Meeting on April 1 where the jumper finished at 3.81 meters in the event. Gaul placed 19th at the 2016 Outdoor Championships with a 3.65 meter clearance.
The South Atlantic Conference and Southeast Region women’s pole vault champion was also named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District first team by season’s end for her part in the classroom.
2016 NCAA DII Indoor Championships
DNS
2016 NCAA DII Outdoor Championships
19th- 3.65 meters
School Records
Indoor Pole Vault: 3.90 meters
Outdoor Pole Vault: 3.81 meters
Outdoor 400m hurdles: 1:03.93
2014-2015: An All-Southeast Region selection at pole vault...Tallied five first-place finishes, incuding school records in the pole vault (3.20m) and 400m hurdles (1:03.93) at the Shorter and Sewanee Invitationals... Also competed in the 4 X 400 women's relay...
Shorter Invitational
Pole Vault: 1st- 3.04m
400m hurdles: 1st- 1:03.93
Power Sox Invitational
Pole Vault: 1st- 2.90m
400m hurdles: 1st- 1:06.77
Sewanee Invitational
Pole Vault: 1st- 3.20m
400m dash: 3rd- 1:02.60
High School: Set personal bests in the 5k (21:07) and the 3m (21:03)... Coached by Jon Heidrick at East Rowan High School.
Personal: Plans to study Pre-Med at Carson-Newman... Also runs cross country at Carson-Newman... Daughter of John Gaul and Amy Stewart..
News mentions
AUSTIN, Texas – Carson-Newman’s track and field teams placed three athletes on the CoSIDA Academic All-District Team, the College Sports Information Directors of America announced Thursday at noon.
NEW ORLEANS—Carson-Newman was well represented once again as six athletes were tabbed to the 2017 All-Southeast Region squad in six different events to cap off a successful outdoor campaign the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association announced Tuesday afternoon.
GREENSBORO, N.C.—The Carson-Newman track and field team put a bow on the 2017 regular season as seven Eagles pitched their final cases for the 2017 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships with the North Carolina A&T Last Chance Meet Sunday afternoon.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn.—Representatives from the Carson-Newman track and field team will have one final chance to solidify their cases for the 2017 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships as seven Eagles are set to compete in the North Carolina A&T Last Chance Meet Sunday afternoon in Greensboro, N.C.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn.—The Carson-Newman outdoor track and field team will resume activates Saturday, May 6, at the Tennessee Challenge as coach David Needs again sends a select number of individuals to the nearby Division I powerhouse with hopes of improving national qualifying marks in preparation for the 2017 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships that is set to take place at the tail end of May in Bradenton, Fla.
HICKORY, N.C.—During the closing ceremonies of the 2017 South Atlantic Conference Track & Field Championships Saturday evening, Carson-Newman women’s pole vaulter Tori Gaul (Salisbury, N.C.) was awarded the Elite 18 honor by the league for outstanding work not only in the field of competition, but also in the classroom on the campus of Mossy Creek.
HICKORY, N.C.— Day one of the South Atlantic Conference Track & Field Championships was a successful showing for the Eagles Friday afternoon as the club sported three wins on the day with a number of other top-tier performances on the Irwin-Belk Track on the campus of Lenoir-Rhyne University.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn.—With one week remaining before the start of the 2017 South Atlantic Conference Championships, Carson-Newman track and field coach David Needs will send his squad to the Cumberlands Invitational for competition on both Friday and Saturday in Williamsburg, Ky.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn.—The Carson-Newman track and field team was picked to finish fourth and sixth in the league by the coaches in the South Atlantic Conference as the preseason polls were released late Thursday night and just prior to the start of the outdoor campaign as the Eagles open the sector Saturday morning at the Power Sox Invitational.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn.—Five days removed from the finale of the 2017 indoor campaign, Carson-Newman track and field coach David Needs has revealed the slate for the Eagles in the outdoor campaign that features two meets at the nearby Volunteer campus with another voyage to the legendary Penn Relays.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn.—With two weeks remaining to qualify for the 2017 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships, Carson-Newman coach David Needs will send sprinter Kevin Snead (Richmond, Va.) to Clemson for the Tiger Paw Invitational and the distance runners and pole vaulters to Winston Salem, N.C. for the JDL Team Challenge for a weekend pack of action.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn.— The Carson-Newman track and field team will begin to ramp up individual efforts with hopes of improving national rankings and picking up more provisional qualifications as the Eagles send sprinter Kevin Snead (Richmond, Va.) to Clemson for the Tiger Paw Invitational and 10 more athletes to Roanoke College for the Finn Pincus Invitational for competition Friday and Saturday.
WINSTON SALEM, N.C.—Carson-Newman began the 2016-17 indoor track and field season with a bang as four Eagles reeled in top-10 finishes on Saturday when C-N wrapped up competition at the JDL Kickoff Classic.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn.—The Carson-Newman track and field team is set to begin the 2016-17 indoor campaign with a trip to Winston Salem, N.C. for the JDL Kickoff Classic that will consist for entirety of Saturday, Dec. 3
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn.— Carson-Newman track and field coach David Needs released his team’s 2016-17 indoor season slate earlier Monday morning which featured five treks to the Tar Heel State with three more to The Old Dominion.
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