Career Bests
2016-17
Indoor Track & Field
No eligibility remaining … broke the DakotaDome record in the pole vault while competing unattached with a height of 14-7 ¼ at the USD Last Chance Meet … also placed third in the invitational section of the pole vault at the Tyson Invitational.
Outdoor Track & Field
CoSIDA Academic All-American … qualified for the 2017 IAAF World Championships after placing third in the pole vault at the U.S. National Championships … tied her personal best of 15-1 at the meet ... earned second-team All-America honors after tying for 15th at the NCAA Outdoor Championships … garnered her sixth career All-America honor, the most by any Coyote at the NCAA Division I level … Summit League Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year … became the ninth collegiate woman to break the 15-foot barrier in the pole vault when she cleared a South Dakota program record 15-1 at the Sioux City Relays … received the USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Week (4/25) and Summit League Athlete of the Week (4/25) honors following the Sioux City Relays … held the top mark in the NCAA for three weeks during the season … Summit League champion in the pole vault for the second-straight year with a jump of 13-7 ¾ … one of USD’s 11 Summit League champions … became the first Coyote to advance to four NCAA outdoor meets at the Division I level and earned two first-team and two second-team All-America distinctions … won the pole vault at the NCAA West Preliminary, Summit League Championships, Drake Relays, Sioux City Relays, Howard Wood Dakota Relays, USD vs. SDSU Dual, Pacific Beach Intercollegiate and USD Twilight … victorious at eight of 12 meets during the season and placed in the top-10 at three more … finished as the top collegiate and third overall at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays with a height of 14-9 to garner Summit League Athlete of the Week honors (4/4) … set a new Lillibridge Track Complex record with a vault of 14-9 at the USD Twilight … finished a quarter-inch off the Drake Relays meet record with a win in 14-3 ¼ … named the Summit League Athlete of the Month in April and May/June … named Academic All-Summit League and CoSIDA Academic All-District … made the Summit League honor roll ... named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.
2015-16
Indoor Track & Field
Summit League Field Athlete of the Year … earned first-team All-America honors with a seventh-place finish in the pole vault at the NCAA Championships after clearing 14-1 ¼ … captured a Summit League title in the pole vault with a height of 14-1 ¾ … won the pole vault at the Iowa State Classic with a career best 14-9 ½ … mark qualifies for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials and is the Olympic ‘A’ Standard … tied her own school record of 14-9 ½ from 2014 … finished runner-up at the Air Force Team Challenge and third at the Nebraska Tune-Up … earned a spot on the Academic All-Summit League team.
Outdoor Track & Field
Summit League Field Athlete of the Year … earned second-team All-America honors after tying for 15th place in the pole vault at the NCAA Championships … captured a Summit League title and broke the Summit League Championship record in the pole vault with a clearance of 14-2 ½ … took 10th at the 2016 Olympic Trials and broke the school record with a height of 14-9 … finished runner-up in the pole vault at the Drake Relays and the Kansas Relays … took 11th at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays … earned a spot on the Academic All-Summit League team … made the Summit League honor roll, earning distinguished scholar status ... named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.
2014-15
Indoor Track & Field
Did not compete due to injury.
Outdoor Track & Field
Did not compete due to injury.
2013-14
Indoor Track & Field
Finished second in the pole vault at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships with a height of 14-7¼ ... before the NCAA Indoor Championships, had the nation's top pole vault mark of 14-9½ ... finished sixth at the USATF Indoor Championships with mark of 14-9½ ... won the league indoor pole vault title and gained All-Summit League honors at the league indoor championships... also recorded wins at the Iowa State Classic and Bill Bergan Invitational ... placed second at the Dakota Realty Alumni Meet ... named to Academic All-Summit team during indoor track season...also named to the Summit League honor roll, earning Distinguished Scholar status ... named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence
Outdoor Track & Field
Redshirted.
2012-13
Indoor Track & Field
Redshirted.
Outdoor Track & Field
Earned her second straight first team All-America honor by placing seventh at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Ore. with a season-best height of 14 feet, 1¼ inches ... finished third at the Summit League Outdoor Championships to gain All-Summit League honors ... won pole vault at five meets, including the U/O class at the Mt. SAC Relays and at the Long Beach Invite on back-to-back days ... named to Academic All-Summit League team during the outdoor season ... named to USTFCCCA All-Academic Track and Field Team ... named to Summit League Academic Honor Roll with Distinguished Scholar status and to the Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.
2011-12
Made immediate impact as freshman pole vaulter ... joined teammate Bethany Buell as the first South Dakota athletes to earn All-American First-Team status at Division I national meet ... recorded a vault of 13-11 at NCAA National Championships to take seventh to earn All-American honors ... qualified for the U.S. Olympic Trials in the pole vault ... earned All-Summit League honors after taking second in pole vault at outdoor championships with a vault of 13-5 ... won section of pole vault at prestigious Texas Relays ... finished with four event wins at the season ... earned All-Summit League honors indoors after taking second in pole vault at indoor championships ... earned Summit League Athlete of the Week honors (1/17/12) ... tied school record indoors of 13-7 twice ... named to Academic All-Summit League team, earning Distinguished Scholar's List.
Prep
Two-time Illinois state champion in the pole vault and arrives as one of the top prep pole vaulters in the nation...set Illinois state record in the pole vault at 13 feet, 5 inches...also placed seventh in the 4x200-meter relay and 4x400-meter relay...as a sophomore finished fourth in the pole vault at the state meet...also participated in cross country and volleyball
Personal
Daughter of Doug and Brenda Grove...kinesiology and sports science major.
