Elaina Kim
Elaina Kim
Height: 5-2
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Beaverton, OR
High School: Jesuit
Position: Pole Vault
Major: English
Parents: Roy & Francesca

Career Best Marks (Indoor):

3.36m Pole Vault 2/23/2013 UAA Championships
4.57m Long Jump 12/6/2013 Panther Indoor Icebreaker

 

Honors (Indoor):

2013 All-UAA Pole Vault
2nd

2015 All-UAA Pole Vault 2nd

 

Career Best Marks (Outdoor):

14.05 100m Dash 3/30/2012 Emory Classic
29.50 200m Dash 4/13/2012 Johnson C. Smith Invitational
3.35m Pole Vault 4/6/2013 Terrier Relays
4.52m Long Jump 4/4/2014 VertKlasse Meeting

 

Prior to Emory:

Competed on the Jesuit High School track and field team for four years... Helped her team to the Metro League Championship each year from 2008-11, and to Oregon 6A State Championships in 2008, 2010, and 2011... Recorded a career-best mark of 3.40 meters in the pole vault... Coached by Paul Lapke and Jerry Cash... Also played soccer and basketball in high school.

Personal:

Born June 3, 1993... Member of the French National Honor Society in high school.

Why she chose Emory:

"Emory was the perfect amalgamation of top-notch academics, big city opportunities, and a great chance to compete."