Anna Eaton

Position:
Pole Vault
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Cary, N.C.
High School:
Apex

HONORABLE MENTION ALL-AMERICA • NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS COMPETITOR • NCAA EAST PRELIMINARY QUALIFIER • SECOND-TEAM ALL-ACC

Personal Records
Pole Vault (I) – 13-8 ½ (4.18 meters) • Pole Vault (O) – 13-10 ½ (4.23 meters)

2017-18: Finished 12th at the ACC Indoor Track & Field Championships and later 18th at ACC Outdoors • Placed third in the pole vault at the Dick Taylor Carolina Cup in her first appearance back from her 2017 NCAA injury • Collected three more top-five finishes over the course of the indoor and outdoor seasons • Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.

2016-17: Earned honorable mention All-America honors • Qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in the pole vault, but was injured on her first attempt in Eugene, Ore. • Finished 8th at the NCAA East Preliminary Round • Competed at the ACC Outdoor Track & Field Championships (NP) • Made her lifetime-best jump of 13-10 ½ (4.23 meters) to take first at the Virginia Grand Prix and move into second place in UNC history • Also captured the win at the Dennis Craddock Carolina Relays • Took fifth at the ACC Indoor Track & Field Championships in the pole vault to earn second-team All-ACC honors and move into fifth place in UNC history • Named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team • Named Academic All-ACC for indoors and outdoors • Was a 2016 Tar Heel Scholar-Athlete • Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.

2015-16: Had a season-best performance at the Iowa State Classic clearing 13-3 ½ (4.05 meters) • Finished 11th in the pole vault at the ACC Indoor Track & Field Championships • Finished fourth in the pole vault at the Dick Taylor Carolina Cup • Placed eighth at the outdoor conference meet • Won the Wolfpack Last Chance in the pole vault • Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.

Prep: 2015 Indoor New Balance Nationals All-American • 2015 Outdoor New Balance Nationals All-American • 2014 North Carolina Indoor and Outdoor High School Pole Vault 4A State Champion • 2015 North Carolina 4A State Champion • Competed in outdoor track and field all four years of high school, while doing three years of indoor track and field • Competed in gymnastics her freshman and sophomore years • Honor roll student all four years • National Honor Society member.

Personal: Anna Kathryn Eaton is the daughter of Chris and Annette Eaton • Born December 24.