Emily Fitzsimmons

Emily is a Junior at Lake Travis High School in Austin, Texas. She was a gymnast before she started pole vaulting during her 8th grade track season. With no pole vault experience, she won her first meet. Emily split her sports between pole vault, sprints and acro/tumbling gymnastics.

As a freshman, she joined Austin Pole Vault and Throws and thrived. She improved her PR from 8’6” to 13’0” (wow!), making her one of the top junior high school vaulters nationally.

Although her 2020 season was cut short, Emily competed at the 2020 AAU National Championships earning All American status. During the off season, she combined pole vault training with fitness workouts. She kicked off 2021 with a jump of 3.85m at Expo Explosion in Texas.

From a young age, Emily gained a lot of experience as a competitive athlete. She qualified for states 4 times as a Junior Olympic Gymnast. Emily is a Junior Olympic Acro National Champion and has performed at a Spurs vs. Warriors NBA game with her acro team.

Emily is a high achieving student and member of her schools’ Red Cross Club, Student Council, and International Key Club. She also volunteers for her middle school coach, encouraging kids to give pole vault a try. Emily is grateful that the Lake Travis School District offers pole vault and hopes to help grow the sport in her community. For Emily, APV is her second home. She has made friendships there that will last a lifetime. She enjoys the individual responsibilities that come with pole vaulting, as well as contributing to a team. Emily aspires to compete in college.