2015

Outdoor

• First Team All-American
• Broke her own school record at NCAA Championships with a mark of 14’ 7 1/4” (4.45m), finishing in third-place
• Won the Big Ten championship with a vault of 14’ 4” (4.37m)
• Finished in the top-four at all meets, winning four of them
• Big Ten Athlete of the Week (Feb. 23)
• Academic All-Big Ten

Indoor

• First Team All-American
• Broke her own indoor school record at NCAA Championships with a mark of 14’ 7 1/4” (4.45m), placing third
• Won the Big Ten Championship with a mark of 14’ 4 3/4” (4.39m)
• Won seven of the nine meets she competed in
• Big Ten Athlete of the Week (March 25)

2014

Outdoor

• Competed unattached at two meets
• Placed second at the Illinois Twilight with a mark of 4.03m

Indoor

• Did not compete

2013

Outdoor

• Earned first team All-American honors after placing sixth at the NCAA Outdoor Championships
• Qualified for the NCAA Championships by advancing in a jump off at the NCAA West Preliminary Round of Championships
• Won her third straight Big Ten pole vault title
• Set a season best mark of 14-1 3/4 (4.31m) at the Texas Relays
• Won the Texas State Elite Meet title

Indoor

• Earned first All-America honors after finishing eighth at the NCAA Indoor Championships
• Big Ten champion with a school record mark of 13-11 1/4 (4.25m)
• Won the Illini Classic title
• Finished runner-up at the Husker and SPIRE Invitational

2012

Outdoor

• Became Illinois' first pole vault Big Ten champion, setting a new school record of 14-2 3/4 (4.34m)
• Qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary Round of Championship and placed 13th in the pole vault, just missing a trip to the national meet
• Placed first at the Tom Botts Invitational, EIU Big Blue Classic, and the SEC/Big Ten Challenge

Indoor

• Earned second-team All-Big Ten team after finishing second in the pole vault at the Big Ten Championships
• Holds the Illinois school record after setting a mark of 13-11 (4.24m) at the Notre Dame Alex Wilson Invitational
• Won the pole vault event four times during season

2011

Outdoor

• Had three third-place finishes at Big Ten Challenge, LSU Invitational, and Polytan Invitational
• Had her personal-best in pole vault at the Polytan Invitational with 13-1 ¾ (4.01m)

Indoor

• Had the best pole vault attempt with a 12-11 ½ (3.95m) at the Big Ten Championships, recording her personal-best
• Placed first in pole vault three consecutive times in a row at Illini Open, Illini Classic, and Illinois Intercollegiate

High School

• Was an Illinois state finalist in the pole vault in 2010
• Posted a personal-best height of 11-6 in the pole vault
• Earned varsity letters in track for all four years and one year each in cross country and gymnastics
• Holds the school record in the pole vault
• Member of the National Honor Society

Personal

• Full name is Stephanie Joan Richartz
• Born Jan. 21, 1992
• Parents are Michael and Cindy Richartz
• Has two brothers, Dylan and Nathan
• Hobbies include snowboarding, swimming and mission work/volunteering
• Biggest thrill in sports is watching your teammates cheer you on
• Majoring in industrial engineering

Personal Bests

Outdoor
Pole Vault: 14-7 1/4 (4.45m) - NCAA Championships (6/11/15)*

Indoor
Pole Vault: 14-7 1/4 (4.45m) - NCAA Championships (3/14/15)*

*School record