Linda Hadfield                  Hometown: Yorkville, N.Y. High School: New York Mills Height: 5-4 Event: Pole Vault Year (XC/In/Out): --/Jr./Jr.

2011 Outdoor Pole Vault: 6th, 13-1.75/4.01m

2012 Outdoor Pole Vault: 5th, 13-4.25/4.07m

2013 Indoor Pole Vault: 5th, 13-1.5/4.00m

Honors

• USTFCCCA Indoor All-America Honorable Mention
• SEC scorer (wPV, 5th, 13-1.5)

Indoors

• Failed to register a height at the NCAA Championship meet, but still earned All-America Honorable Mention honors thanks to her appearance at the meet
• Increased her personal best and school record twice at the Virginia Tech Last Chance Qualifier, topping 13-11 to be tied for thirteenth in the country
• Scored at the SEC Championships, finishing fifth with a height of 13-1.5
• Won the Samford Invitational with a height of 12-11.5
• Tied for third in the Championship division at the Armory Invitational, vaulting 13-5.25
• Was the runner-up at the Texas A&M Mondo Challenge, reaching a height of 13-2.25
• Set the school record in the pole vault at the Virginia Tech Invitational, launching 13-5.75 over the bar to place second
• Earned a then-personal record at the Kentucky Invitational, vaulting 12-7.50, placing second

Outdoors

• Placed fourth in the pole vault at Sea Ray Relays with a top height of 13-1.5
• Began her outdoor season at the Texas Relays, finished 11th in the A division with a height of 12-10

Honors - USTFCCCA All-America Honorable Mention (Pole Vault)...Helen B. Watson Female Scholar of the Year for UT Athletics...Track and Field Lady Vol Scholar Award Recipient...Capital One Academic All-District 3...Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll...Indoors - Cleared 11-11 3/4 and placed 11th at the SEC Indoor meet...Matched her career best with a 12-5 1/2 mark to place sixth in the college division pole vault at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational...Cleared 12-2 1/2 to finish fourth at the Texas A&M Mondo Challenge...Placed 10th at the Kentucky Invitational with a clearance of 12-2 1/2...Outdoors - Competed at the NCAA Outdoor Championship meet, finishing 20th with a height of 12-9 1/2...Qualified for the NCAA Outdoor meet for the first time in her career, clearing a height of 13-3 1/2 at the NCAA East Preliminary Round that ranked 12th of the advancers...Matched her PR of 13-4 1/4 to place fifth at SEC Outdoor Championships...Sailed over a then-personal-best height of 13-4 1/4 to finish second at the Vanderbilt Invitational...Cleared 13-1 1/2 to finish second in the college division pole vault at her first Penn Relays as a Lady Vol...Had a clearance of 13-1 1/2 to place fourth in the pole vault at the Sea Ray Relays...Soared over 13-0 3/4 to check in third at the UCLA/Washington State Double Dual...Notched a runner-up showing at the Tennessee Challenge, traversing 12-7 1/2...Began the outdoor campaign with a third-place clearance of 12-3 1/2 at the SEC/Big Ten Challenge.

Honors - Member SEC Outdoor All-Freshman Team...Named to USTFCCCA All-Academic squad and SEC Academic Honor Roll...Received James Snow Award, which goes to outstanding academic Lady Vol freshman...Indoors - Finished 10th at the SEC Indoor Championships with an indoor career-best clearance of 12-5 ½...Was ninth at the Rod McCravy Memorial at 11-9...Outdoors - Set the UT outdoor freshman record in the pole vault with a 13-1 ¾ effort that earned her sixth place at the SEC Championships...Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary Round with that mark and wound up 20th at that meet at 12-1 ½...Finished 12th at the Sea Ray Relays with an effort of 11-5 ¾...Was a qualifier for the USA Junior Championships.

2009 New York Indoor Section 3 champion in the 55m hurdles, pole vault and long jump, notching personal best of 9.68 in the hurdles, 11-6 in the pole vault and 16-2 in the long jump...Victorious at the 2009 New York Outdoor State Championships clearing a personal-best 12-6 in the pole vault...Also won N.Y. Division II state titles in 2007 and 2008...Placed third in the pole vault at the 2008 New York State Championship with a mark of 12-0...Tied for 11th at 2009 National Scholastic Indoor Championships at 11-6 1/4...Missed nearly all of 2010 season due to an ACL tear sustained in her left knee while playing field hockey in 2009.

Born Sept. 12, 1992, in New Hartford, N.Y....Enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences...Parents are Gary and Diane Hadfield...Has four siblings: Gary Jr., James, Brian and Robyn.