University of Minnesota Athletics
2016-17 Women's Track & Field Roster
Cami Gilson
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- High School:
- Arrowhead HS
- Hometown:
- Oconomowoc, Wis.
2017 Season - Indoor: Named team co-captain - competed in pole vault at eight meets - placed fourth at the Big Ten Championship with a season-best mark of 4.10m (13-05.25) - won pole vault at the Minnesota-Wisconsin Dual, Parents Day Invite, and SDSU Holiday Open - finished as pole vault runner-up at three meets.
2017 Season - Outdoor: Named USTFCCCA All-Academic and Academic All-Big Ten honoree - competed in pole vault at eight meets - tied for third place at the Big Ten Championship, clearing 4.03m (13-02.50) - NCAA West Prelim qualifier in pole vault, tying for 39th place at 3.80m (12-05.50) - cleared an outdoor career-best 4.04m (13-03.00) to win pole vault at the BearCat Twilight - ends her career ranked seventh in Gophers history at 4.04m (13-03.00) - won pole vault titles at the BearCat Twilight and Hamline Twilight.
2016 Season - Indoor: Made one appearance in pole vault while competing unattached.
2016 Season - Outdoor: Competed in pole vault at seven meets - placed ninth in pole vault at the Big Ten Championship with a season-best mark of 3.91m (12-10.00) - won pole vault at both the Tommie Twilight and the Meet of the Un-Saintly.
2015 Season - Indoor: Competed in pole vault at six meets and placed in the top five at every meet - moved into a tie for fifth among all-time Gopher pole vaulters with a career-best vault of 4.11m (13-05.75) for fourth place at the Jack Johnson Classic - won pole vault at the Minnesota Open - tied for fifth at the Big Ten Championship (3.99m).
2015 Season - Outdoor: Named USTFCCCA All-Academic team and Academic All-Big Ten honoree - competed in pole vault at eight meets - tied for fourth with a career-best mark of 4.03m at the Triton Invitational to move into seventh among all-time Gopher pole vaulters - tied for 16th at the Big Ten Championship (3.92m).
2014 Season - Indoor: Recorded a career-best vault of 13-01.50 (4.00m) to place third at the Northwest Open - finished the indoor season as the sixth-ranked Gopher pole vaulter all-time (13-01.50, 4.00m) - won the pole vault title at the Ted Nelson Classic, clearing 13-00.25 (3.97m) - tied for second at the Parents Day Open (12-11.75, 3.96m) - tied for eighth at Big Tens (12-11.50, 3.95m).
2014 Season - Outdoor: Named USTFCCCA All-Academic team and Academic All-Big Ten honoree - competed in pole vault at eight meets - tied for seventh place at Big Tens, clearing an outdoor career-best 13-00.75 (3.98m) - finished the season ranked eighth all-time in Gopher history at 13-00.75 - won pole vault at UC San Diego (12-11.50, 3.95m) and tied for first place at UW-La Crosse (12-03.50, 3.75m).
2013 Season - Indoor: Tied for 10th in pole vault at the Big Ten Championships (12-1.50) - won the Parents Day Open with the sixth-best vault in school history (12-10) - cleared 12-8.25 in her collegiate debut at the MSU Open to rank ninth in school history.
2013 Season - Outdoor: Took second with a vault of 11-1.75 at the UNLV Invitational.
High School: A 2012 graduate of Arrowhead High School - 2012 Wisconsin Division 1 runner-up in pole vault, clearing 12-6 - vaulted a school-record 13-1 at the section meet - also state runner-up her sophomore and junior years - three-time Classic 8 Conference pole vault champion - indoor personal record is 12-6 - also a letterwinner in gymnastics and diving.
Personal: Born November 27, 1993 - daughter of David and Linda Gilson - has two siblings, Micki and Wyatt - father, David, wrestled at Drake - double major in accounting and finance.
| Gilson's Indoor Career Bests (2017 Final) | ||
| Event | Mark (All-Time Rank) | Meet (Date) |
| Pole Vault | 13-5.75, 4.11m (AT-T5th) | Jack Johnson Classic (1/30-31/15) |
| Gilson's Outdoor Career Bests (2017 Final) | ||
| Event | Mark (All-Time Rank) | Meet (Date) |
| Pole Vault | 13-03.00, 4.04m (AT-7th) | BearCat Twilight (5/3/17) |
