Avery Karner

Height:
5-10
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Dana Hills HS
Hometown:
Laguna Niguel, CA

TFRRS Profile

2023 -- Indoor: Did not compete in any meets. Outdoor: Competed in four meets as a true freshman ... recorded collegiate best of 10 feet, 10.25 inches in pole vault at Conover Classic ... posted personal best (101-4) in javelin at Fresno State Invite.

Prep -- A 2021 Dana Hills High (Dana Point, CA) grad … recorded a personal best of 11 feet, 6 inches in the pole vault to finish first at the 2021 Orange County Championships … placed third in the pole vault (11 feet, 2 inches) at the 2021 CIF Southern Section Division 2 Finals while serving as pole vault captain for Dana Hills … finished 12th at the 2021 unofficial California State Track & Field Championships … captured first in the pole vault in the 2019 South Coast League Prelims … named Dana Hills Most Outstanding Track & Field Athlete as a freshman in 2018 … a four-year scholar-athlete honoree … named to Superintendent Honor Roll throughout high school … two-year member of the National Honor Society.

Personal -- Born in Ventura, CA … daughter of Chris and Julie Karner … majoring in nutrition … took a gap year while serving as a gymnastics coach … became a Level 8 gymnast in eighth grade … uncle, Derrick Karner, ran track at UCSB from 1995-98 … aunt, Kim Karner, played soccer at Fresno State (1995-96) … wants to help people with eating disorders in the future … hobbies include rock climbing, drawing and making her own clothing … dad, Chris, has had the biggest impact on her athletic career because “he pushed me to try all these new sports and stuck by my side through it all” … visited UCSB and Chico State as well, but chose Cal Poly because it checked all the boxes.