Washington State University Athletics

Class: Junior Hometown: Kent, Washington High School: Kent-Meridian High

Height: 5-4½ Event: Pole Vault

WSU CAREER. SOPHOMORE (2011-12): Indoor - Best season at WSU with PR pole vault of 3.75m/12-3 1/2i at Cherry and Silver Invite (1/21/12, Albuquerque)...finished 21st at MPSF Championships (3.48m/11-5i)...Outdoor - Soared over bar at 3.91m/12-10 for PR mark at the WSU-UW Dual Meet (4/28/12, Pullman)...mark is tied for sixth-best in WSU all-time pole vault records...did not clear a bar at Pac-12 Championships...named to Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention team.

FRESHMAN (2010-11): Indoor - Pole vaulted 3.55m/11-7 3/4i at Washington Invitational (1/29/11, Seattle)...Outdoor - Cleared height of 3.66m/12-0 in pole vault at Jim Click Shootout (4/2/11, Tucson).

HIGH SCHOOL CAREER. Earned seven varsity letters at Kent-Meridian High...four in track and field for coach and former Cougar track letterwinner Ernie Ammons, one in wrestling for coach Ammons...and two in dance where team finished seventh at 2008 state competition in hip hop...pole vaulted 10-feet as freshman...sophomore season reached 10-6 in vault...as a junior was state 4A runner-up in pole vault...reached PR height of 11-9...nominated for Female Athlete of the Year by Kent Reporter...senior season repeated as state 4A pole vault champion with PR height of 12-0...PR'd with vault of 12-2 at Tacoma Freedom Fair Beach Vault...named South Puget Sound League's Outstanding Female Award...named team's most outstanding competitor for class all four years...three years of competing at Junior Olympics National meets.

PERSONAL. Born in March 1992 in Kent, Wash...father Javier works in construction...mother Christine is a cashier...older sister Taylor...graduated with 3.81 GPA...earned AA degree from Green River CC with 3.63 GPA through Running Start program...plans to study architecture at WSU.

BUENO'S WSU BEST
Pole Vault - 3.91m / 12-10 (2012)

PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIPS PERFORMANCES 2012 Pole Vault DNP NH