IN THE RECORD BOOK:
- Pole Vault: 4.04m/ 13'-3", 8th all-time | Seattle, Wash. - 2021 UW-WSU Dual
CAREER RESULTS:
TFRRS T&F
WSU CAREER:
SENIOR (2021-22): Indoor - Competed at the Spokane Invitational (12/11) and finished fifth with a mark of 3.75m... Finished first at the Cougar Classic Invitational (1/14-15) with a mark of 3.90m... Reached a mark of 3.97m, her best of the indoor season, to place 11th at the Don Kirby Open & Elite (2/11-12)... Finished third in the pole vault at the Pac-12 Invitational (2/25-26)...
Outdoor - Placed third at the Baldy Castillo...
SENIOR (2020-21): Indoor – Was in action at four total meets during the indoor season...Posted a third place finish at the UW Preview in the pole vault...Best performance occurred at the Husky Classic with a mark of 3.86m / 12-8...
Outdoor – Competed in numerous events throughout the outdoor season, which included Coombs picked up three victories in the pole vault along the way...Emily took home first in the pole vault at the USC Trojan Invite, the Hayward Premiere, and at the UW v. WSU Dual...The Dual was also were Coombs posted a personal best of 4.04m / 13-3 and secured her spot in the WSU record books at sixth best all-time in the pole vault...Emily went on to place 10th overall at the Pac-12 Championships with a clearance of 3.85m / 12-7 1/2 to advance to the NCAA West Prelims in College Station, Texas...Coombs capped off the season placed 42nd overall in the West Region in the pole vault, after a mark of 3.92m / 12-10 1/4 as well.
JUNIOR (2019-20): Indoor – Competed in multiple meets throughout the 2020 indoor season, most notably taking first place overall at the UW Last Chance College Elite in the pole vault, clearing a height of 12-feet 10 1/4 inches (3.92m)...Coombs tied her career-best mark of 13-feet 1 1/2 inches (4.00m) at the MPSF Indoor Track and Field Championships, where she placed fifth overall...Named to the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation 2020 Indoor Track & Field All-Academic Scholar-Athlete team, and to the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll.
SOPHOMORE (2018-19): Indoor – Competed in five total meets in her second year at WSU, posting a PR and a win at the New Mexico Team Invitational with a mark of 13-feet 1 1/2 inches (4.00m)...
Outdoor – Saw action in seven total events, and earning second place results in two of them which included the USC Trojan Invite, and the Sam Adams Classic...
FRESHMAN (2017-18): Indoor – Competed in six total meets during her first year with WSU, including at the MPSF Indoor Championships where she placed 16th overall with a mark of 12-feet 3 1/2 inches…
Outdoor – Competed in numerous events throughout the year, leading up to the Pac-12 Championships where she placed 9th overall in the pole vault at 12-feet 10 1/4 inches (3.92m)...
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER. Earned two varsity letters at Lutheran High School of Orange County in track and field for coach BJ Vandrovec...junior year runner-up at CIF-Southern Section Div. 3 pole vault finals with a height of 11-6...placed 11th at CIF Masters meet...no height at the CIF State Championships…awarded team's Rookie of the Year Award...All-Trinity League selection...All-County track and field...in the winter of senior year competed at Pole Vault Summit at Reno and cleared 11-6i (8th) and at the New Balance Boise Indoor meet and cleared 11-5 3/4i (5th)…placed third at the CIF-SS Div. 3 with a PR height of 12-3…finished eighth at the CIF Masters meet (11-10)…finished 13th at the CIF State Championships with a final vault at 11-6 after clearing a bar at 12-0 in the prelims...Junior Olympics Level 10 competitive gymnast for coach Jia Wen freshman and sophomore years…qualified for state and regional competitions.
PERSONAL. Born in January 1999, in Orange, California...father Brett is an architect...mother Jane is a CPA...younger brother Dylan...enjoys wakeboarding, board games and making bracelets...Student Leadership Team Publicity Commissioner....California Scholarship Federation Lifetime Member...National Honor Society...4.31 GPA...Student Life Delegate...youth group leader...vacation Bible school leader...plans to major in elementary education at WSU.
