Player Bio: Cindy Roberson :: Women's Track

  Cindy Roberson

Cindy Roberson

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Bath, Mich.

High School:
Bath

Last College:
Lansing CC

Height:
5-8

Event:
Pole Vault

Birthdate:
11/27/1979

One of just three pole vaulters in school history to clear 12 feet.

2001-02: Tied for third in pole vault at Conference USA Outdoor Championship with a height of 11-11.75 ... Matched career-best mark of 12 feet at Butler Twilight ... Finished among top four at six meets, including three second-place finishes ... Member of C-USA Commissioner's and Fall and Spring Athletic Director's Honor Rolls.

2000-01: Cleared 12 feet at the Cardinal Open, becoming just the second woman at U of L to eclipse the mark ... Placed third in vault at both C-USA Indoor and Outdoor Championships ... Finished in top-six at all 13 indoor and outdoor meets ... Won event at Cardinal Open and Eastern Kentucky Invitational during outdoor season ... Named to C-USA Commissioner's and Fall and Spring AD Honor Rolls.

1999-00: Captured pole vault event at Cincinnati Open and Smith Barney Invitational during indoor season ... Placed second six times during indoor and outdoor campaigns ... Tied for fourth at C-USA Indoor Championship and fifth at C-USA Outdoor Championship ... Named to Spring AD Honor Roll.

1998-99: Competed in track one season at Lansing Community College ... Placed third in pole vault at National Junior College Indoor Championships.

High School: Lettered four years in cross country and track and one in basketball ... Michigan Class C high school state champion in pole vault ... Led team to second-place finish at regionals in 1998.

Personal: Born Cindy Elizabeth Roberson on November 27, 1979 in Lansing, Mich. ... Daughter of Howard and Nancy Roberson ... Majoring in exercise science/sports medicine with a minor in health ... Post-college ambition is to become a teacher and a coach ... Names Gene Weis, Doug Sharp and her parents as the people who have had the greatest influence on her athletic career ... Most prized possession is her family ... Outside interests include mountain biking and hiking ... Favorite movie is Big Daddy ... Most impressive person she has met is Doug Sharp ... Favorite TV show is Sesame Street ... She raised pigs in high school for 4-H ... Brother was a pole vaulter at Central Michigan ... Mother played basketball and shot archery for Adrian (MI) College.

Big East Conference
NCAA
Big East Conference