The University of Akron Athletics
2012-13 Track and Field

Katherine Lee
- Height:
- 5-2
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- West Potomac HS
- Hometown:
- Alexandria, Va.
Honors
USTFCCCA All-America Second Team: Pole Vault (2011 Outdoor)
as a Fifth-Year Senior (2013): Indoor... recorded a personal-record leap of 19-04.25 in the long jump at the MAC Championships (Feb. 22), which earned a fourth-place finish ... placed fifth in the pole vault at the EMU Triangular (Jan. 11) with a clearance of 12-07.50.
as a Senior (2012): Indoor... missed the season due to a wrist injury ... Outdoor... won the pole vault at the Northeast Ohio Quad (Apr. 14) with a jump of 13-03.50, which was the 47th-best mark in the country and the second-best vault in the MAC ... placed third in the long jump at the Triton Invitational (Apr. 28) with a mark of 18-10.50.
as a Junior (2011): Indoor... scored in the pole vault at the MAC Championships, placing fourth with a clearance of 12-11.50 ... recorded a PR at the Virginia Tech Last Chance Meet, clearing 13-07.00 to finish the season ranked 25th in the nation ... cleared 13-05.25 at the National Pole Vault Summit ... finished third in the pole vault at the Akron Invitational (13-00.25) and second (12-11.75) at the Zips Invitational ... Outdoor... earned All-America Second Team honors after placing 15th in the pole vault (13-01.50) at the NCAA Championships ... matched that same clearance to qualify, tying five others for the top mark at the NCAA East Regionals ... named to the Academic All-MAC Team after posting a GPA of 3.765 as a dietetics major ... recorded the 23rd-best mark in the nation during the season, clearing 13-07.25 at the UCSD Triton Invitational ... finished third in the pole vault at the MAC Championships (12-08.00).
as a Sophomore (2010): Indoor... scored at the MAC Championships; placing sixth in the long jump with a leap of 19-02.00 (also fourth on the Akron all-time list) ... finished second in the pole vault at the Texas Relays, clearing 12-11.75 ... Outdoor... posted an NCAA provisional height of 13-01.50 (ranked fourth on Akron all-time list) in the pole vault at the Akron Quad scored at the MAC Championships with a fourth-place finish in the pole vault, clearing 12-04.75 ... competed in the NCAA East Preliminaries ... placed 30th in the pole vault with a clearance of 11-09.75 ... recorded the Zips' third-best mark of the outdoor season in the long jump; leaping 19-04.00 at the Triton Invitational.
as a Freshman (2009): Indoor... placed third (12-07.50) at the MAC Championships ... the height of 12-7.50 ranked fifth on the UA all-time list at the time ... also scored in the long jump as she placed fifth with a leap of 18-10.50, also fifth on the UA all-time list at that time... named team's Newcomer of the Year ... Outdoor... qualified for the NCAA Mideast Regional in the pole vault, clearing 12-7.50 at the MAC Championships ... cleared a personal-record 12-10 at the NCAA Mideast Regional, placing 12th and ranking fifth on the UA all-time list ... missed out on All-MAC honors at the MAC Championships, placing third and clearing 12-7.50 - the same height as second place but being relegated to third on previous misses ... also placed third in the long jump (19-3.50), adding a 13th-place finish in the triple jump (37-1.25) ... her mark in the long jump at the MAC meet ranks third on the UA all-time list, while her triple jump mark ranks fifth.
at West Potomac HS: Placed second in the long jump (18-10.50) at the Virginia AAA indoor state championships as a senior ... also placed fifth in the triple jump (37-6) and 11th in the pole vault (10-0). During the Virginia AAA outdoor championships, was 11th in the long jump (17-3.25), 11th in the 300m hurdles (46.18) and 25th in the triple jump (34-3.75) ... named Washington Post 2008 All-Met honorable mention for indoor and outdoor seasons ... as a junior at the Virginia AAA state outdoor championships, placed sixth in the long jump (18-8), eighth in the triple jump (37-0.50) and 10th in the pole vault (10-6). During the state indoor meet, fourth in the long jump (18-8.25) and ninth in the pole vault (10-0) ... was West Potomac's Female Athlete of the Year as a sophomore. Placed 12th at the Virginia AAA state indoor meet in the long jump (16-11.25) and 16th in the triple jump (34-7.25) ... garnered All-State honors as a freshman, placing fifth at the Virginia AAA state meet in the long jump (17-6.50) ... set school record in the 300m hurdles (45.05), indoor pole vault (10-3) and outdoor pole vault (10-6).
| PERSONAL RECORDS | ||
| Indoor | Mark | Date (Meet) |
| Pole Vault | 13-07.00 | Virginia Tech Last Chance (March 5, 2011) |
| Long Jump | 19-04.25 | MAC Championships (Feb. 22, 2013) |
| Triple Jump | 35-08.75 | Kent Dual (Jan. 22, 2010) |
| Outdoor | Mark | Date (Meet) |
| Pole Vault | 13-07.25 | Triton Invitational (Apr. 23, 2011) |
| Long Jump | 19-04.00 | Triton Invitational (Apr. 23, 2010) |
| Triple Jump | 37-01.25 | MAC Championships (May 14, 2009) |










