Victoria vonEynatten

  • Victoria
  • von Eynatten

  • Event
    Pole Vault
  • Class
    Freshman
  • High School/Other
    University of Tubingen
  • Hometown
    Leinfelden, Germany

2012 Outdoor: Runner-up in the pole vault at the ACC Championship (13-1.5, 4.00m) … Notched a season best clearance of 13-8.25 (4.17m) en route to winning the pole vault at Clemson’s Tiger Qualifier … Competed at the NCAA East Preliminary Round in the pole vault and finished 16th (13-3.5, 4.05m) … Took second at Tennessee’s Sea Ray Relays (13-1.5, 4.00m) … Was runner-up in the pole vault in her season debut at the UCF Invitational, while setting a UCF facility record of 13-5.25 (4.10m) … Also competed in the long jump at UCF and finished fifth (19-6, 5.94m) … Named team Co-Rookie of the Year.

2012 Indoor: Finished tied for eighth in the pole vault at the NCAA Championships with a mark of 13-9.25 (4.20m), earning first team All-America honors ... Won the ACC title in the pole vault, tying the meet record at 14-1.75 (4.31m), while leading the Hokies to a sweep in the event ... Won the pole vault at the VT Challenge, resetting her own school record with an NCAA automatic qualifying height of 14-4 (4.37m) and was named ACC Women’s Track & Field Performer of the Week on Feb. 21 ... Initially set the school record in the pole vault in her first competition as a Hokie, finishing second at the VT Elite Meet, with a mark of 14-2.5 (4.33m) … Took first at the SPIRE Division I Invitational (13-10, 4.22m).

Prior to Tech: Attended the University of Tubingen ... Placed second in the women's pole vault at the IAAF World Junior Track & Field Championships in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada in 2010 with a clearance of 13-9.25 (4.20m) ... Graduated from Philipp Matthaus Hahn Gymnasium in 2010 ... Competed for the club LG Leinfelden Echterdingen in the pole vault ... Posted an indoor best of 14-3.25 (4.35m) and an outdoor best of 13-11.25 (4.25m) in 2010.

Personal: Born on October 6, 1991 in Hannover, Germany ... Daughter of Christoph and Gabriele von Eynatten ... Has two sisters, Denise and Sabrina ... Denise was an All-American in the pole vault at South Florida ... Plans to major in accounting.

von Eynatten's Collegiate Track & Field Bests
Indoor
Outdoor
PV: 14-4 (4.37m)-SR PV: 13-8.25 (4.17m)
LJ: 19-6 (5.94m)