Amy Spellmeyer

Class: Senior Hometown: Powell, Wyo. High School: Powell

Event: Pole Vault Birthdate: 09/04/1979 Honors: 2000 All-American; 2000 Big Ten Champion

2001-02: Redshirted both the indoor and outdoor seasons.

2000-01: (Outdoor) Big Ten runner-up in the pole vault with a mark of 12-8 ¾ … placed second at the Boilermaker Open with season best mark of 12-10 … (Indoor) Won the pole vault title at the Big Ten Championships for the third-consecutive year with a meet-record mark of 12-11 ½ … also garnered first place honors at the USTCA Quad meet and Indiana State … Academic All-Big Ten selection.

1999-2000: (Outdoor) Won the vault at six meets during the outdoor season, including the Indiana State Invitational where she recorded the second-best clearance in Purdue history, 12-9 ½ … also claimed first place at four meets … (Indoor) Earned All-America status by finishing sixth at the NCAA Indoor Championships, clearing 12-9 ½ … won the Big Ten indoor pole vault title clearing 12-9 ½, setting a fieldhouse and meet record while reaching an NCAA provisional qualifying mark … set the Purdue record in the indoor pole vault at 13-0 ¼, with winning clearances at Purdue Invitational and Indiana dual.

1998-99: (Outdoor) Big Ten runner-up in the pole vault (12-1 ½) … provisionally qualified for the NCAA’s … won the event title at Washington State with a season-best clearance of 12-3 ½ … won the pole vault in four other meets … named Big Ten Track Athlete of the Week on April 5 … (Indoor) Placed second at Big Ten’s (11-6 ¼) … NCAA provisional qualifier … won the event at the Indiana USATF Last Chance meet, clearing a season-best 11-9 ¾.

High School: Three-year letterwinner in track and gymnastics at Powell High School … was a diver during her freshman year … named Wyoming Gymnast of the Year as a senior … Wyoming state pole vault champion as a junior … second in the state in the pole vault and name Outstanding State Meet Performer during senior campaign … valedictorian of her class.

Personal: Given name Amy Lynn Spellmeyer … born 9/4/79 … parents are Diane and Michael Spellmeyer … has two older brothers, Chris and Sean … majoring in wildlife.

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