Amanda Benninghoff

Position:
Pole Vault
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Ivyland, Pa.
High School:
Council Rock South

2-TIME NCAA PRELIMINARY ROUND QUALIFIER

Personal Records:

Pole Vault - 13-4 ¼ (4.07 meters)

2015-16: Finished fifth in the pole vault at the ACC Outdoor Track & Field Championships • Competed at the NCAA East Preliminary Round • Took fifth at the ACC Indoor Track & Field Championships with a personal best of 13-4 ¼ (4.07 meters) • Ranks third all-time at UNC in the indoor pole vault • Never finished worse than fifth in any competition she competed in during the indoor season

2014-2015: Set an indoor personal record at the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships at 13-0 ½ (3.97meters) and finished 11th • Competed at the ACC Outdoor Track and Field Championships finishing 12th • Ended the year with five top-5 finishes.

2013-2014: Set a personal record 12-11 ½ (3.95 meters) at the ACC Indoor Championship and placed tied for fifth • Set a career best 13-0 ¾ (3.98 meters) at the ACC Outdoor Championships and placed eighth • Owns the school's fifth best outdoor height at 13-0 ¾ • Competed at the NCAA East Preliminary Round

Prep: Team captain of her high school track and field team • Was a member of the National English Honor Society • Was named to the distinguished honor roll all four years of high school • Has also trained as a competitive cheerleader, a team she captained and helped qualify for Worlds competition • Volunteered at a local hospital.

Personal: Amanda Leigh Benninghoff is the daughter of Karen Harris and Gary Benninghoff • Her father played lacrosse, basketball, and soccer at Johns Hopkins • Born December 27.