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Tigers Track And Field Senior Salute: Dorina Baiker
May 20, 2017 | Women's Track and Field
Junior graduates in three years, re-set pole vault personal-best three times in 2017.
Over these two weeks, the University of Memphis men's and women's track and field and cross country programs are celebrating their 11 seniors with a salute to each.
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Today's senior salute is Dorina Baiker:
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Event(s): Pole Vault
Hometown: Waldstetten, Germany
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Career Highlights
Head coach Kevin Robinson comments on Baiker:
"Dorina has improved a lot in her time here, and even though she's graduating early, I feel her best is yet to come. She's competed at a high level her entire career at Memphis. She does everything the right way from the classroom to the vault. Dorina is a quality individual, and it was great having her as a part of our program the last three years."
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Today's senior salute is Dorina Baiker:
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Event(s): Pole Vault
Hometown: Waldstetten, Germany
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Career Highlights
- A junior who graduated in three years from the University of Memphis
- Competed exclusively in the pole vault
- For her career, logged 11 top-three performances in the pole vault
- Won three titles, including two in the final month of the 2017 regular season (Southeast Missouri Joey Haines Invitational, Arkansas State Red Wolves Open)
- Six-time American Athletic Conference Championships competitor (indoor/outdoor combined)
- Two-time NCAA East Preliminaries qualifier, including next week's meet in Lexington, Ky.
- Scored for the Tigers at all six American Athletic Conference Championships (indoor/outdoor combined)
- Top finish at an American Athletic Conference Championships meet was fourth on three occasions (2016 outdoor/2017 indoor/2017 outdoor)
- Top height cleared at an American Athletic Conference Championships was 13-0.25 (3.97m) at the 2017 indoor meet
- Re-set her personal-best three times in 2017
- Entered 2016-17 with a personal-best of 13-1.5 (4.00m) and broke it three times (13-3.5/4.05m at Joey Haines Invitational; 13-4.25/4.07m at Crimson Tide Invitational; 13-5.75/4.11m at Memphis Invitational)
- Her indoor personal-best was 13-0.25 (3.97m) at the 2017 American Athletic Conference Championships
Head coach Kevin Robinson comments on Baiker:
"Dorina has improved a lot in her time here, and even though she's graduating early, I feel her best is yet to come. She's competed at a high level her entire career at Memphis. She does everything the right way from the classroom to the vault. Dorina is a quality individual, and it was great having her as a part of our program the last three years."
Players Mentioned
Pole Vault
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