Arizona
2004 (Senior): Returning school record-holder, multiple All-American, NCAA Qualifier and NCAA collegiate record-holder... Expected to continue her dominance in the vault as one of the nation's top collegiate vaulters... 2003 (Junior): Ended the indoor season with the best collegiate vault of 14-5 (4.39m) at the MPSF Championships, where she won the conference title... Despite suffering an injury during the meet, she managed to place sixth at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a vault of 13 feet, 7 ¼ inches (4.15m)... Battled injury during most of the outdoor season... Placed fifth at the NCAA West Regional and 11th at the NCAA Outdoor Championships... Came on strong at the end of the season to capture 10th place at the USA Championships... In the last meet of the year, she obtained a new personal best and school record with a jump of 14-5 ½... 2002 (Sophomore): Had a stellar sophomore season with the Wildcats... Set the NCAA indoor pole vault record at 14 feet, 10 ¼ inches to claim the NCAA indoor title... Now holds both school records in the indoor and outdoor vault... Helped lead the team to a ninth-place finish at the NCAA Indoor Championships... Finished 13th at the U.S. Championships... Won the Pac-10 title in the pole vault with a leap of 14 feet, 1 ¾ inches, which is now the school's outdoor pole vault record... Second-place finisher that Mountain-Pacific Conference Championships for the indoor season... 2001 (Freshman): Placed fifth at both the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships, where she first set the school's indoor record... Earned All-America honors in both the indoor and outdoor season... World-leading junior vaulter during her freshman year.
High School
Mt. Sinai High School, Mt. Sinai, N.Y.: Earned four varsity letters in track and field and four in gymnastics... Named team captain during her junior and senior seasons... Earned all-league and all-state honors for two years... Set the national indoor pole vault record at 12 feet, 10 inches during her senior season... Competed in the 2000 Olympic Trials... Finished with a vault of 13 feet, 9 ¾ inches at the Junior National meet... The No. 1-ranked female pole vaulter in the nation... Track and Field News All-American... Won the pole vault titles at the Penn Relays, the National Scholastic meet and the New York state meet... Three-time All-American... National Outdoor Champion and U.S. indoor record holder... Cleared 13-1 outdoors and 12-10 indoors... Also set school records in the 100m (12.2), high jump (5-6) and 100m high hurdles (14.5)... Qualified for the state gymnastics competition in the all-around.
Personal
Amy Cherie Linnen... Born July 15, 1982, in Port Jefferson, N.Y.... Daughter of James and Susan Linnen... Enjoys swimming, skiing, painting and listening to music... Academic area of interest is physical education and would like to become a teacher and coach.
