South Carolina Gamecocks

Karlee Butler Class: RS Junior Hometown: Chesapeake, VA High School: Deep Creek Height: 5-7 Event: Pole Vault Experience: 2L Major: Exercise Science

OUTLOOK — Hard worker ... Looks forward to improving upon her PR from last year ... Also looking forward to her finishing in the top eight at the SEC Championships.

RS-SOPHOMORE — During the Indoor season, finished seventh in the pole vault at the USC Indoor Invitational ... Finished 15th in the pole vault at the Virginia Tech Invitational and at the Five Way SEC Meet ... Outdoors, finished in the top three with teammates Tvarkunas and Farabee at Jackson State ... Placed third in the pole vault at the Weems Baskin Sprint Relays ... Placed fourth in the pole vault at the South Carolina State Championships ... Placed 10th in the pole vault at the SEC Four Way Meet and the Spec Town Relays.

SOPHOMORE — Tore ACL in preseason and missed indoor and outdoor seasons ... Redshirted outdoor season.

FRESHMAN — Redshirted Indoors ... Earned three top five finishes in the pole vault ... Placed second at the Weems Baskin Relays ... Finished fifth at the SEC Four-Way and fourth at the S.C. State Championships ... Finished 12th at the SEC Outdoor Championships with a personal best of 10' 10 3/4.

HIGH SCHOOL — Attended Deep Creek High School ... Coached by David Waddell ... Lettered in gymnastics, field hockey, soccer and track ... Won the regional pole vault title by a foot in 1999 with a vault of 10' 3 ... Finished third at State Championships and 13th at Nationals ... Army National Guard Scholar Female Athlete in 1999 ... Was a member of the National Honor Society.

PERSONAL — Majoring in Exercise Science ... Parents are Vikki Rehnback and William Butler ... Has three siblings: Shea, William and Hannah ... Career goal is to become a physical therapist ... Chose USC because of the excellent coaching staff and quality athletes in the track program ... Born on Aug. 7, 1981.