Laura Asimakis

Position:
Pole Vault
Class:
Senior
High School:
Friendswood
Hometown:
Friendswood, Texas

Career Best: Pole Vault - 13-10 1/2 / 12-10 i, Javelin - 173-0

2011 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR): Did not compete indoors as she continued to rehap from 2010 injury ... Outdoors, flourished with an All-American season in the javelin while setting the school record in the pole vault.

Placed 12th in the NCAA Championship final of the javelin with a mark of 156-6 (47.72) ... Earned a trip to the NCAA Championships by placing ninth in the NCAA West preliminary rounds, reaching a season best distance of 162-7 (49.55) ... Started her season in the javelin with three consecutive runner-up finishes in the javelin at Tom Jones Memorial (158-4 / 48.26), Baylor's Michael Johnson Classic (161-10 / 49.34) and North Texas Twilight (157-6 / 48.01) ... Placed sixth in the Big 12 Championships with a toss of 149-10 (45.67).

Started the outdoor season with a school record vault of 13-4 1/4 (4.07) to supplant nine-year-year old A&M record of 13-3 1/2 (4.05) held by Erica Boren (2002) ... Improved the school record four more times topped with a 13-10 1/2 (4.23) clearance to finish as the silver medalist in the Big 12 Championships ... Tied for first place at the San Diego Aztec Invitational when she first broke the school record .. Placed third at Arizona State (12-3 1/2), second at LSU Invitational (13-4 3/4 SR), and won the B division of the Texas Relays (13-4 1/4) ... Set the school record twice in winning the Baylor Classic with clearances of 13-5 1/4 (4.10) and 13-9 (4.19) ... Also won the North Texas Invite with a 13-5 1/4 height.

2010 (JUNIOR): An injury limited her during the outdoor portion of the season ... Won the Arizona State Invitational with a season best javelin toss of 165-5 (50.43) ... Suffered injury during Texas Relays, where she placed 11th in javelin with a mark of 157-8 ... Opened the outdoor season with a 157-6 toss for third place at Carolina Spring Break in Puerto Rico ... In pole vault, placed third in B division of Texas Relays with a season best of 12-11 ¾ (3.96) ... Won Carolina Spring Break (12-11) and finished third at Arizona State Invitational (12-1) ... Indoors, tied for sixth place in pole vault at Big 12 Championships (12-8 ¾) ... Cleared an indoor best of 12-10 (3.91) as runner-up in Texas dual meet ... Won the Reveille Invitational (12-2 ¾) while placing third in Texas A&M Invitational (11-6 ½) and Texas A&M Challenge II (12-6 ¾) ... Placed 12th at New Balance Collegiate (12-9 ½).

2009 (SOPHOMORE): Won Big 12 javelin title with a 157-11 mark ... Set career best of 173-0 to place third at Midwest Region ... Qualified for NCAA Championship where she placed 12th in the final with a toss of 158-0 ... Finished 11th in NCAA qualifying round with a 160-6 effort ... Placed fifth in pole vault at Big 12 Indoor (12-1 ½) and finished 10th (12-1 ½) at conference outdoor meet ... In the javelin opened outdoor season placing fifth at USC (157-3), third at Arizona State (161-9) and fourth at Texas Relays (163-3) ... Won LSU Alumni title with a 157-0 mark ... Recorded a season best 12-7 ½ in the pole vault outdoors, finishing as the top collegian at the Texas Invite ... Tied for seventh in B division of Texas Relays (12-1 ½) ... Tied for 18th at Midwest Region (12-0) ... Vaulting indoors produced her career best of 12-8 ¾ to place second in dual meet with Tennessee ... Won the A&M Early meet (12-5 ½), placed second in Big 12 vs. SEC Showdown (12-6), and finished fourth in Texas A&M Invitational (12-6 ¼).

2008 (FRESHMAN): Reached a career best height of 12-8 ¼ in the pole vault to finish fourth among collegians at the LSU Alumni Gold ... Also threw a career best of 166-9 to win the javelin during the LSU meet, setting the second best mark of the season among the Aggie throwers ... Placed fifth at the Big 12 Championships with a 12-7 ½ clearance ... Vaulted to a then personal best of 12-6 ¾ to finish seventh at the Big 12 Indoor meet ... Threw the javelin 157-8 for fourth place at the Big 12 Championships as the A&M crew totaled 23 points in the event ... Finished eighth in the Midwest Region with a toss of 163-4 ... Advanced to the NCAA Championships, placing 21st in the qualifying round ... Also cleared 12-7 ½ in two other meets, claiming the top collegiate spot at the Florida State Relays and Houston Invitational ... Placed 12th at the Midwest Region, reaching a height of 12-6 ... Won the javelin title at FSU Relays while placing third at Texas Invitational and eighth at Texas Relays.

HIGH SCHOOL: 2007 graduate of Friendswood High School ... Lettered four years ... Competed in a wide range of events during high school season, which included pole vault, long jump, shot put, 100 hurdles and 300 hurdles, and then threw the javelin with a summer club team ... Holds school records in pole vault (12-3) and 300 hurdles (45.7) ... Honored as the top female athlete of her class ... State 4A runner-up in pole vault in 2005, placed third at State in 2006 and 2007 ... Placed fourth in Texas Relays pole vault in 2005, finished eighth in 2006 ... Set personal best of 150-10 in javelin while winning the collegiate division of the UT-San Antonio Relays ... Won 11 district titles in four events - pole vault (3 wins), 100 hurdles (2), 300 hurdles (4) and shot put (2) - from 2004 to 2007 ... Team won district team titles each of those seasons ... Claimed Region III-4A title in pole vault twice (2006, 2007) ... Placed second in district long jump during junior season while winning four other events ... Established Region III-4A record in 2006 with winning mark of 12-0 ½ in pole vault ... Also finished fourth in region 100 hurdle race ... As a freshman in 2004, won first of four 300 hurdle titles while placing third in pole vault, long jump and 800 meters ... Finished eighth in final of 300 hurdles at 2004 Region III-4A meet, also ran first leg of sixth place 4 x 400 ... Competed with Road Warriors club team for six years, coached by Tad Woods ... Won AAU National Junior Olympic title in javelin (123-0) for the Intermediate division in 2003, also placed sixth in heptathlon ... In 2005, won three events on the AAU State level, claiming the pole vault, javelin and heptathlon.

PERSONAL: Laura Paige Asimakis is the daughter of Greg and Susan Asimakis ... Born November 26, 1988 in Friendswood, Texas ... Has an older brother, Scott ... Business major ... Started competing at age six ... Chose Texas A&M to be part of an awesome track and field team.