Ariel LaChance - Women's Track & Field - Arkansas Razorbacks

Ariel LaChance

R-Sr | 5-3 | Pole Vault | New Windsor, N.Y. | Cornwall HS

Redshirt Senior (2016)
Indoor finished top 20 in the pole vault in the past three meets she has competed in…set a personal best in the pole vault at the Charlie Thomas Invitational where she finished seventh with a height of 3.94m

Redshirt Junior (2015)
Had a strong start in the first meet of the season with a personal best clearance of 3.80m/12-5.5 at the Arkansas Invitational for a seventh place finish … Improved upon her personal best mark by .10m at the Razorback Invitational with a clearance of 3.90m/12-9.5 for another top-eight finish … Finished 14th at the SEC Indoor Championships with a clearance of 3.88m/12-8.75 … Collected a sixth place finish at the Arkansas Twilight with a clearance of 3.78m/12-4.75.

Redshirt Sophomore (2014)
Finished fourth at the Arkansas Invitational to open the indoor season with a new personal best of 3.63m/11-10.75 … Cleared 3.55m/11-7.75 at the Arkansas v. Texas Dual to finish in seventh … Finished in fifth place at the John McDonnell Invitational with an outdoor season best clearance of 3.55m/11-7.75

Redshirt Freshman (2013)
Did not compete during the indoor season … Competed at the John McDonnell Invitational and finished in 10th place with a clearance of 3.47m/11-4.5.

Freshman (2012)
Utilized redshirt during the indoor and outdoor seasons.

High School
The New York Section 9 Class A champion in the pole vault as a sophomore at Cornwall High School … Owns a personal-best clearance of 11-3, set during the 2010 season at the OCIAA Championships … Set the state record (10-0) for eighth-grade girls.

Personal
Born Oct. 16, 1993 … Daughter of Pete and Andrea LaChance … One of three children with siblings Adrien and Alexandra, who was an All-American performer for the Razorback gymnastics team in 2009 … Kinesiology major.

2015 Indoor Performance List (Top Five per Event)

Event Meet Mark Place
Pole Vault Razorback Invitational (1/30-1/31/15) 3.90m/12-9.5 7th
SEC Championships (2/27-2/28/15) 3.88m/12-8.75 14th
Arkansas Invitational (1/9/15) 3.80m/12-5.5 7th
Arkansas Open (2/21/15) 3.79m/12-5.25 7th
Arkansas v. Texas Dual (1/16/15) 3.78m/12-4.75 8th

2015 Outdoor Performance List (Top Five per Event)

Event Meet Mark Place
Pole Vault Arkansas Twilight (5/1/15) 3.78m/12-4.75 6th
John McDonnell Invitational (4/10-4/11/15) 3.70m/12-1.5 17th

 

TFRRS Profile

Indoor PRs

  • Pole Vault: 3.90m/12-9.5

Outdoor PRs

  • Pole Vault: 3.78m/12-4.75