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Northeastern Huskies

2012-13 Women's Track and Field Roster

Lauren Bennett

  • Position Vaulter/Hurdler
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Highschool East Lyme
  • Hometown East Lyme, Conn.

Biography

Bennett's CAA Scoring
Bennett's Personal Bests
2013 Outdoor Pole Vault: 4th, 3.57 200-meter dash - 29.27
60-meter hurdles - 9.63
100-meter hurdles - 16.95
Pole vault - 3.65

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• Ranks tied for seventh all-time at Northeastern in the indoor pole vault (3.50-meters)

2012-13
OUTDOOR
• Finished fifth in the pole vault with a personal best mark of 3.65-meters at the New England Championship (May 9-11).
• Took fourth in the pole vault (3.57-meters) at the CAA Championship (May 3-4).
• Finished fifth in the pole vault (3.40-meters) at the UMass Pre-Conference Meet (Apr. 27).
• Took fourth in the pole vault (3.40-meters) at the Minuteman Invitational (Apr. 13).
• Tied for second in the pole vault (3.50-meters) at the George Davis Invitational (Apr. 6).
• Finished second in the pole vault (3.35-meters) at the Snowflake Classic (Mar. 30).
• Qualified for the New England Championships in the pole vault (3.55-meters), tying for fourth place at the Victor Lopez Classic (Mar. 23).

INDOOR
• Recorded a personal best in the pole vault (3.60-meters), finishing second at the Giegengack Invitational (Feb. 2).
• Finished in a tie for third in the pole vault (5.50-meters) at the Joe Donahue Games (Jan. 25).
• Qualified for the New England Championship with a third place finish in the pole vault (3.50-meters) at the Dartmouth Relays (Jan. 12).
• Qualified for the New England Championship with a third place finish in the long jump (5.52-meters) at the Harvard Open (Dec. 8).
• Finished fifth in the pole vault (3.35-meters) at the Jay Carisella Invitational (Dec. 1).

2011-12
OUTDOOR
• Placed third in the pole vault at the Northeastern Spring Open with a jump of 3.13m.
• Won the pole vault at the George Davis Invitational with a mark of 3.35m.
• Finished second at the Solomon Invitational in the pole vault with a mark of 3.37m.
• Tied for fifth in the pole vault at the Brown Springtime Invitational with a mark of 3.35m.

INDOOR
• Placed fifth in the pole vault with a mark of 3.20m (10’ 6) at the Jay Carisella Invite.
• Posted a mark of 3.20m (10' 6) for eighth place in the pole vault at the Harvard Open.
• Finished second in the pole vault at the Tiger Open with a distance of 3.50m.
• Placed seventh in the pole vault at the Joe Donahue Games with a mark of 3.35m.
• Finished fifth in the pole vault at the Battle of Beantown with a score of 3.35m.

2010-11
OUTDOOR
• Her vault of 3.12m (10’3) earned her third place in the pole vault at the Husky Spring Open.
• Finished second in the pole vault by clearing 3.11m (10’2.5) at the Solomon Invitational.
• Soared to first place by clearing 3.50m (11’5.75) in the pole vault at the Stonehill Invitational.
• Secured seventh place in the pole vault after a mark of 3.50m at the 2011 New England Outdoor Championship.

INDOOR
• Cleared 3.20m (10’6) in the pole vault at the Battle of Beantown, finishing fifth.

2008-09
OUTDOOR
• Cleared 10'11.75 for a fourth-place finish in the pole vault at the Seahawk Invitational.
• Won the pole vault (10'3) and placed third in the 100-meter hurdles (16.95) at the Husky Spring Invitational.
• Cleared 10'11.75 to place seventh in the USF Quad Meet.
• Third in the vault (10'6) at the Skyhawk Invitational.

INDOOR
• Cleared 10'6 in the pole vault in her first three collegiate meets, placing fifth at the Husky Winter Carnival.
• Height of 10'8 netted her sixth in the Boston Indoor Games.
• Placed fourth in the pole vault and fifth in the 60-meter hurdles at the Battle of Beantown.

BEFORE NORTHEASTERN
• Participated in track all four years of high school captaining twice.
• Won Best in Field four times.
• Two-time All-ECC, four-time All-Area, four-time All-State, and four-time pole vault State Champion.
• Named All-New England.
• Set state and school record in the pole vault.
• Helped team win the ECC five times and State Championship seven times.

PERSONAL
• Born August 6, 1990
• Plans to major in Behavioral Neuroscience
• Class of 2013

Historical Player Information

  • 2009-10Sophomore

    Vaulter/Hurdler
  • 2010-11Junior

    Vaulter/Hurdler
  • 2011-12Senior

    Vaulter/Hurdler
  • 2012-13Graduate Student

    Vaulter/Hurdler