Becky Holliday

Rebecca "Becky" Holliday is an American pole vaulter. She placed 2nd at the 2012 [United States Olympic Trials (track and field)|2012 US Olympic trials] in Eugene, Oregon with a final clearance of 14-11, qualifying her for the 2012 Summer Olympics where she finished 9th in the finals. In 2003, as a senior competing for the University of Oregon, Holliday placed 1st at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. Her personal record is 4.60m, set in Des Moines, Iowa in 2010.
Holliday began pole vaulting at Edward C. [Reed High School|Reed High School] in Sparks, Nevada. Jumping 11' 9" she won the Nevada state title in her second year of vaulting. Previous to taking up the pole vault, she had been a gymnast. Her next stop was at Clackamas Community College just outside Portland, Oregon, where she improved to to set the still standing Community College record in the event in 2001.
She is a member of the [Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints].