Dana Kumamoto

Height:
5-2
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Piedmont HS
Hometown:
Piedmont, CA

2021 -- Indoor Season: Cal Poly did not compete in any indoor meets due to COVID-19 pandemic. Outdoor T&F: Did not compete in any meets.

2020 -- Indoor Season: Traveled to the Arkansas Qualifier on Feb. 21 to compete in the pole vault; cleared a height of 11 feet, 9.75 inches — good for 14th overall. Outdoor T&F: Spring season was canceled due to COVID-19; however, retains year of NCAA eligibility moving forward ... meanwhile, made the Big West All-Academic Team, in addition to garnering Conference Commissioner’s Honors academically.

2019 -- Advanced to the Big West Pole Vault Championships as a true freshman, taking 15th place at the Conference Finals on May 10, with a clearance of 11 feet, 9.25 inches at UC Santa Barbara ... cleared a collegiate PR of 11’ 11.75” to tally fifth place overall at the Cal Poly #ShareSLO Invitational on March 23 (equating to a best height of 3.65m) ... also jumped 11’ 9.75” in the PV at the Bryan Clay Invitational hosted by Azusa Pacific on April 19, finishing 28th overall.

Prep -- Her senior year at Piedmont High School, won the pole vault at the 2018 Sacramento Meet of Champions, clearing 12-foot-1, establishing an open-meet record ... also in 2018 for the Highlanders, tallied six additional jumps in excess of 11 feet, en route to winning the West Alameda County Conference championship and then also claiming the North Coast Section Bayshore title (each with heights of 11’) ... was also an Honors Society student, and served as VP of Programming for Piedmont Photo Crew.

Personal -- Chose Cal Poly due to the hands-on, Learn by Doing approach ... majors in Industrial Engineering; aspires to become an Imagineer at Disneyland.