Caroline Kennedy
Caroline Kennedy

Player Profile
Class:
Graduated

Hometown:
Orlando, FL

Height:
5-7

Event:
Pole Vault

Major:
Health Science

Career Honors
• All-East Region, Pole Vault (2007)
• All-ACC, Indoor Pole Vault (2007)
• NCAA East Region Qualifier, Pole Vault (2007-09)
• All-ACC Academic, Track & Field (2007-08)
• All-ACC Academic, Indoor Track & Field (2009)
• All-ACC Academic, Outdoor Track & Field (2009)

Clemson Highlights
• Ranks in a tie for first in Clemson history in the indoor & outdoor pole vault

2008-09 Outdoor Highlights
• Tied school record in the pole vault, which was set by Sara Young in 2005, with 12'11.5" clearance at the ACC Championships
• Finished fourth in the event at the league meet, one spot shy of an All-ACC selection
• Competed at the NCAA East Regional and tied for 10th place

2008-09 Indoor Highlights
• Tied Beth Jordan's school record with 12'9.5" clearance
• Accomplished the feat at the ACC Championships, she finished in sixth place
• Cleared 12'8.25" at the Virginia Tech Qualifier in a last chance effort to qualify for the NCAA Indoor Championships

2007-08 Outdoor Highlights
• Cleared 12'5.5" at the Solid Orange Classic and finished first overall in the pole vault
• Cleared 12'1.5" and was seventh at the ACC Championships
• Qualified for regionals with a then personal best effort of 12'7.5" at the Georgia Tech Invitational in May

2007-08 Indoor Highlights
• Fourth-place finisher at the ACC Championships in the pole vault
• Cleared 12'1.5" in the meet, held at UNC's Eddie Smith Field House
• Top effort of the year was a 12'6" clearance, matching her personal best, at the Virginia Tech Last Chance meet in March
• Also had a solid clearance of 12'5.5" at Virginia Tech earlier in the season in January

2006-07 Outdoor Highlights
• Posted regional-qualifying performance in the pole vault with a clearance of 12'5.5" at the ACC Championships in College Park, MD
• Finished fifth in the event at the conference meet
• Cleared 12'6" at the East Region Championships and was sixth, one spot shy of earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Championships, she cleared the height on her first try

2006-07 Indoor Highlights
• Earned All-ACC honors with a third-place finish at the league meet
• She became the first indoor All-ACC pole vaulter for the Lady Tiger program since Mandy McLane in 2001
• Cleared 12'5.5", which at the time ranked in a tie for third place on Clemson's all-time indoor performance list in the vault
• Also cleared 12'5.5" at the Niswonger Invitational in Johnson City, TN and at the Tiger Classic two weeks prior to the ACC Championships

Boone High School Highlights
• Named to first-team All-Central Florida for pole vault in 2005
• Named track & field team MVP in 2004 and 2006
• 2006 Wendy's High School Heisman Award recipient
• Top twelve in 2005 Indoor Nationals for pole vault

Personal
• Born 6/28/88
• Majoring in health science
• Three-time member of the ACC Academic Honor Roll
• Daughter of Bill and Sally Kennedy

Best Collegiate Marks
• Pole Vault - 12'11.5"

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