2019 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Elleyse Garrett
- Position:
- Pole Vault
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- High School:
- Vista Murrieta
- Hometown:
- Murrieta, Calif.
2019
UCLAโs top pole vaulter โฆ Competed in 16 meets, including her first-career appearance at the NCAA Outdoor Championships โฆ Indoor: Opened her season at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Invitational, where she won the pole vault at 4.15m (13-7.25) โฆ Reached 4.20m (13-9.25) at the Columbia Challenge to finish second โฆ Cleared 4.23m (13-10.5) at the Don Kirby Invitational โฆ Finished third at the MPSF Indoor Championships after clearing 4.19m (13-9) โฆ Outdoor: Notched first place at the Baldy Castillo Invitational, clearing 4.08m (13-4.5) โฆ Earned second place at the Jim Bush Legends Invitational after clearing 4.25m (13-11.25) โฆ Cleared a PR (at the time) of 4.31m (14-1.75) at the Beach Invitational to earn third โฆ Later topped that mark at the Pac-12 Championships, where she won the event with an effort of 4.36m (14-3.5) โฆ 12th-place finisher at the NCAA West Regionals with a mark of 4.27m (14-0) โฆ Finished as a Second Team All-American at the NCAA Championships, just missing the podium with a ninth-place finish (4.20m; 13-9.25) โฆ UCLA Top-10 Record Books: Indoor: 5th โ 4.23m (13-10.5) โฆ Outdoor: 3rd โ 4.36m (14-3.5) โฆ Honors: Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention โฆ Outdoor Second Team All-American (pole vault) โฆ Pac-12 Pole Vault Champion.
2018
Competed in four indoor meets for the Bruins ... Best mark came in her season debut at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Collegiate Invitational, where she hit the 4.07m (13-3.5) mark ... Eclipsed four meters in all four of her competitions ... Competed at the MPSFย Indoor Championshipss, where she finished fourth with a top clearance of 4.00m (13-1.5) ... Named to the 2018 MPSF Indoor Track All-Academic Team.ย
2017
Competed in the pole vault in 10 outdoor meets for UCLA โฆ Posted a lifetime-best mark of 13-09.25 at the NCAA West Preliminaries, good for 18th overall and tenth in school history โฆ Finished fourth at the Pac-12 Championships with a vault of 13-04.25 โฆ Was runner-up at the USC Dual with a clearance of 12-11.75 โฆ Took the victory at the Triton Invitational with a mark of 13-03.5 โฆ Participated in four indoor meets โฆ Recorded an indoor-best clearance of 13-06.25 at the MPSF Indoor Championships to take second overall โฆ Opened her indoor campaign with a vault of 12-03.5 at the Columbia East-West Challenge, good for second place โฆ MPSF Indoor All-Academic selection.
2016
A NCAA West Prelim qualifier in the pole vault โฆ Cleared 13-0.25 to finish in 30th at the NCAA prelims โฆ Placed fifth overall with a mark of 12-2 at the Pac-12 Championships โฆ Was the runner-up in the dual meet against rival USC with a clearance of 12-11.50 โฆ Posted a personal best mark of 13-3.50 to finish fifth at the Triton Invitational โฆ Cleared 13-0 for this first time in her career by soaring 13-2.50 to place third in the dual meet against Texas A&M โฆ ย Competed in three indoor meets in the pole vault โฆ Placed 16th in the MPSF Indoor Championships with a mark of 12-2 โฆ Posted a season-best indoor mark of 12-2.75 at the 41st Annual Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational โฆ MPSF Indoor All-Academic selection.
2015
ย Pac-12 Track & Field Championships competed in the pole vault and placed 12th with 12-0.50 โฆ UCLA vs. USC placed 5th with a mark of 11-6.25 โฆ 2015 Triton Invitational placed 19th with a mark of 12-1.25.
High School
Attended Vista Murrieta High School โฆ Began pole vaulting her senior year of high school โฆ School record holder in the pole vault โฆ 2nd team All-League for the Southwestern Leagueโฆ CIF qualifier in the pole vault in 2014 โฆ Was a level 10 gymnast before starting track and field โฆ Personal best of 11-8 in the pole vault.
Personal
Daughter of Steven Garrett and Marguerite Rucker-Garrett โฆ Chose UCLA for its academic and athletic excellence, and the diverse and welcoming environment โฆ Majoring in Psychology.
