Hot! London 2012 Women's Pole Vault Roster For United States Team

Meet the United States' London 2012 women's pole vault team before Saturday's Olympic qualifying begins.

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Becky Holliday, Penryn, Calif.

Born: 3/12/1980

Career highlights: 2005 USA Indoor runner-up; 2003 NCAA champion; 3rd at 2003 and 2006 USA Outdoors

Overview: A young pole vaulter who took up the sport after a career in gymnastics, Holliday stamped her name on the record books in 2003 with her then collegiate-record clearance of 4.47m/14-8 at the NCAA West Regional at Stanford on May 30. She went on to win the 2003 NCAA Outdoor Championships in her birthplace of Sacramento, Calif., then competed for Team USA at the 2003 World Championships Holliday did not pick up pole vault until the age of 16 after a completing a distinguished career in gymnastics, where she was a four-time state champion in the all-around category in 12-16 age group and a three-time regional champion. It did not take her long to establish herself as a national-caliber pole vaulter. She was ranked #7 in the U.S. at the end of the 2001 season, in which she placed 5th at USA Outdoors and 8th at the World University Games. won Nevada state prep title as a senior in 1998 and took fourth as a junior is a psychology major attended Clackamus Community College before transferring to Oregon.

Lacy Janson, Sarasota, Fla.

Born: 02/20/1983

Career highlights: Six-time NCAA All-American; Florida State indoor (4.45m/14-7.25) and outdoor (4.36m/14-4) school record holder; Former collegiate record holder (4.58m/15-0)

Overview: A veteran of World Championships competition, Janson has established herself as one of the top three vaulters in the U.S. After finishing 10th at the 2008 U.S. Trials, Jansen made the podium in 2012 to secure her first trip to the Olympic Games. She had an outstanding year in 2010 that produced three marks over her previous PR set in 2008 and ended with a #1 U.S. ranking from T&FN. Janson upped her personal best by almost a foot from 2005 to 2006. Janson is the second woman in FSU school history to win an NCAA national title twice in the same event.

Jenn Suhr, Fredonia, N.Y.

Born: 02/05/1982

Career highlights: American Indoor (4.88m/16-0) and Outdoor (4.92m/16-1.75) record holder; 2008 Olympic Trials champion (4.80m/15-9); 2008 Olympic Games silver medalist (4.80m/15-9)

Overview: Suhr has become the face of the second-era of women s pole vaulting in the U.S. After Stacy Dragila paved the way in the late 90 s and early 2000 s, Suhr has become the dominant force in U.S. vaulting since 2006. Suhr has set an American record in the pole vault more than a half-dozen six times and owns the current marks both indoors and outdoors. In 2011 she was diagnosed with Celiac disease, which accounted for her constant fatigue and cramps; however, by altering her diet she was able to return to her form and ended the season ranked #1 in the world by Track & Field News. She was a standout basketball player for Roberts Wesleyan College in Rochester, N.Y., before taking up the pole vault in 2004. Suhr averaged 24.3 points and 6.7 rebounds a game for Roberts Wesleyan in 2003-04, taking her team to the NAIA championship game. She graduated as the school s all-time leading scorer with 1,819 points and the school record-holder in the 100mH, javelin, high jump and 400mH. She only took up vaulting during her junior year and went on to win the 2005 NAIA indoor national title in the pole vault her senior year.