Indiana University Athletics
Emily Tharpe Up Close
2/11/2003 12:00:00 AM | Track and Field
Feb. 11, 2003
Emily Tharpe Up Close
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Sophomore Emily Tharpe is in just her second season on the Hoosier track and field team, but she holds the IU indoor and outdoor pole vault records. Tharpe cleared a height of 3.96 meters (12'11.75") at the Billy Hayes Invitational in Bloomington during the 2002 outdoor season. In indoor competition, she vaulted 3.91 meters (12'10") to take third at the Big Ten Championships. A native of Erie, Pa. (McDowell HS), Tharpe won the 2000 Nike Indoor National pole vault competition. She is off to a great start again this season, placing first in two of the Hoosiers' meets. To get to know Emily off the track, read on...
Favorite Movie: Sixteen Candles
Best book I have read: Tuesdays With Morrie
My advice to young people: Keep all options open
Best concert I have ever attended: Janet Jackson
Ten years from now, I hope to: find out what career I’m going to enjoy and do for the rest of my life
My most prized possession: home
What drew me to Indiana: the beautiful campus
The CD I currently have in my player: John Mayer
The people who have helped the most since I have been at IU: My roommates Larra and Emily
Most memorable moment in my athletic career: Clearing a cross bar for the first time
Most embarassing moment in athletic career: Ducking under pole vault cross bar as a freshman in high school so I wouldn’t hit it with my face
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