The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2014-15 Track & Field / Cross Country Roster
Roster
Kaitlin Petrillose
- Position:
- Pole Vault
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- McNeil
- Hometown:
- Round Rock, Texas
• 2015 Academic All-Big 12 Second Team
• 2014 NCAA Indoor Champion
• Former NCAA Record Holder - indoor (15-1.00/4.60m)
• 2014 USTFCCCA First Team All-American - Indoor
• 2013 USTFCCCA Second Team All-American - Indoor & Outdoor
• 2013 Big 12 Indoor Outstanding Freshman
• 6-Time Big 12 Champion (2013-15 Indoor & Outdoor)
• UT Record Holder - Indoor, Outdoor
• Qualified for 2012 USA Olympic Trials
• 1 of 5 women to clear 15 feet indoor or outdoor in college
CAREER BESTS
Outdoor:
• Pole Vault: 14-9.00 (4.50m)
Indoor:
• Pole Vault: 15-1.00 (4.60m) - NCAA Meet Record
2015-16
Indoor:
2014-15
Outdoor:
• Placed 3rd in the pole vault at the Longhorn Invitational with a jump of 4.36m (14-3.50)
• Won the pole vault and set a meet and facility record with a jump of 4.43m (14-6.25) at the Big 12 Championships, becoming 1st woman to win a total of 6 pole vault titles in Big 12 history
• 13th place at USATF Championships at 4.25m (13-11.25)
• Finished 17th at NCAA West Preliminary Rounds
Indoor:
• Finished 5th in the pole vault with a jump of 4.40m (14-5.25) at the NCAA Indoor Championships
• Placed 3rd in the pole vault with a jump of 4.22m (13-10.00) at the Lobo Collegiate Open
• Tied for 3rd place at the UW Invitational with a jump of 4.11m (13.50) in the pole vault
• Jumped 4.36m (14-3.50) in the Pole Vault to earn 4th place at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic
• Won 3rd straight Big 12 Championship pole vault title with a jump of 4.39m (14-4.75)
2013-14
Outdoor:
• Set Big 12 Championship record with clearance of 14-6.00 to complete back-to-back sweeps of conference titles
• Broke school record and registered a personal record to win Texas Relays with mark of 14-9.00
• Won Texas Invitational at 14-8.00
• Finished 4th at USA Championships clearing 14-7.25
• Advanced through NCAA West Preliminary Rounds to championship meet
• Qualified for NCAA Championships, posted no-height
Indoor:
• Set collegiate indoor record in winning NCAA Championship with clearance of 15-1.00
• Set Big 12 Championships record as well with clearance of 14-5.25 to secure back-to-back indoor titles
• Broke school record for 1st time of season at New Mexico Collegiate Invitational with mark of 14-7.25
• Won Arkansas Dual with mark of 13-11.25
• Tied for 3rd at Tyson Invitational
2012-13
Outdoor:
• Took over the top spot on UT’s all-time performers list with a then career-best, conference title-winning leap of 14-3.50 (4.36m) at the Big 12 Championships
• Completed her Big 12 title sweep for 2013, the first Longhorn to accomplish the feat in women’s program history
• Tied for 13th at the NCAA Championships, clearing 13-7.25 (4.15m)
• Advanced to NCAAs by tying for 7th at the NCAA West Preliminary Round
• Also won the Longhorn Invitational with a clearance of 13-3.75 (4.06m)
• Tied for 2nd at the Florida Relays, vaulting a 13-5.25 (4.10m)
• Placed 6th at Texas Relays (13-9.75/4.21m)
• Opened the season with a 3rd-place finish at the Aztec Invitational
Indoor:
• Became the top performer in UT history in pole vault as a redshirt freshman, competing in 6 meets
• Was the 1st Longhorn to win a Big 12 title with a clearance of 14-2.5 (4.33m)
• Big 12 Conference Outstanding Freshman of the Year
• Her school-record mark at the conference meet bettered the height of 13-9.25 (4.20m) that she originally set at the Leonard Hilton Invitational
• Tied for 10th at the NCAA Championships in the event with a clearance of 13-5.25 (4.10m)
• Opened the season with a 2nd-place finish at the Crimson Tide Indoor, clearing 12-11.50 (3.95m) in her 1st meet as a Longhorn
PRIOR TO TEXAS
• Transferred from the University of South Dakota, where she qualified for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials in the pole vault
• 4-year letterwinner in track and field at McNeil High School
• Team won 5A state championship during her senior season and was state runner-up during her junior year
• Earned All-America honors as a senior in 2011
• District champion in pole vault all 4 years of high school
• Regional champion during her junior and senior seasons
PERSONAL
• Born in Jacksonville, Fla.
• Daughter of Kimane and Martin Petrillose
• Siblings are Tony, Nick and Alison
• Alison played soccer for Newman University
• Made Dean’s List at the University of South Dakota
• Majoring in Health Promotion with a minor in Communication
