Tori Anthony is an American

United States

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 pole vault

Pole vault

Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts...

er from Palo Alto, California

Palo Alto, California

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 and the holder of the national indoor and outdoor records for high school women at 14' 2-1/2" (4.33 m) and 14' 1" (4.29 m) respectively. She was originally a gymnast

Gymnast

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, but burned out on the sport and switched to track

Track and field

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 and water polo

Water polo

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. Competing in her first track events as a sophomore, she placed fourth in the pole vault at the 2005 CIF California State Meet

CIF California State Meet

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 within four months of taking up the sport. Even before setting the outdoor record, she was named an "Athletes Only" indoor track athlete of the year for 2006-07, and named "best high school girl pole vaulter in the country" by Sports Illustrated

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. She missed her high school graduation

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 from Castilleja School

Castilleja School

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 to set the outdoor record on June 2, 2007. She has committed to UCLA.