2020-21 Women's Track & Field Roster
Biography
2021
Indoor
- Placed 2nd in the pole vault at the Badger Icebreaker with a height of 3.50 m
2020
Outdoor
- Season canceled due to COVID-19
Indoor
- Placed 13th at the B1G Championships with a height of 12'7.5", her season high
- Placed 3rd at the Illini Invitational
2019
Outdoor
- Competed in pole vault at seven meets for the Illini
- Set a new PR in pole vault clearing 12'8.25"(3.87m) at Big Ten Championships (5/11)
Indoor
- Competed in all of Illinois meets in pole vault
- Set Illinois PR clearing 12'3.25"(3.74m) at Frank Sevigne (2/1
2018
Outdoor
- Made Big Ten Championships debut in the pole vault
- Competed at every regular season meet in the pole vault
- Set season-best vault of 11'7.75" (3.55m) at the Kip Janvrin Open
Indoor
- Competed unattached at the Illinois Open, making her collegiate debut
- Made her Illini debut at the Mark Colligan Memorial meet, clearing 11'1" (3.38m)
High School
- Two-time IHSA Class 1A Pole Vault State Champion
- Won the 2017 pole vault title with a personal-best height of 12’6” (3.81m)
- Two-time Class 1A Pole Vault Runner-Up
- Coached by Randy Blake
- Also lettered in tennis
Personal
- Born November 10, 1998
- Daughter of Mike and Jill Slaughter
- Has a younger sister, Katherine
- Grandfather, Jim Jansen, played basketball at UNLV. Her cousin, Jaclyn Jansen, played golf at Baylor and James Jansen played golf at Eastern Illinois.
- Majoring in bioengineering
- St. Anthony Valedictorian of her graduating class and National Honor Society Member
- Credits her dad for being her biggest supporter, motivator and training partner
Career-Bests
Indoor
Pole Vault: 12'8.25"(3.87m) - Big Ten Championships (5/11/19)
Outdoor
PV: 12’6” (3.82 m) M City Classic - 4/30/21
Updated June 2021
Historical Player Information
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2017-18Freshman
Pole Vault
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2018-19Sophomore
Pole Vault
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