#999 Calah Young Season 2025

Updated 6/30/05

2005
Established a new school record in the outdoor pole vault, clearing 11-11 3/4 at the LSU Alumni Gold … Finished second at the Bulldog Invitational with a clearance of 11-6 … During the indoor season, won pole vault titles at the Purple Tiger (11-5 3/4), Bayou Bengal (11-6 1/2), and LSU Twilight (11-5 3/4) Invitationals … Clearance of 11-6 1/2 ranks second all-time on the Lady Tigers’ indoor performance list.

Prior to LSU
Attended Ohio University for three years, where she competed in the pole vault … Established a new school record in the event … Owns a personal best clearance of 12-3 1/2 … Served as a team captain.

High School
Four-year letterwinner in track at Federal Hocking High School in Stewart, Ohio … A state qualifier in the long jump, she also won the district title in the event … Was an all-region selection in both the 400 meters and the long jump … A member of the National Honor Society … Comes from an athletic background … An Olympic diver, her grandfather, Fletcher Gilders, was inducted into the Ohio State Hall of Fame after lettering in diving, gymnastics, soccer and track … Father played football at Ohio University and her uncle was an All-American pole vaulter for the Bobcats … Brother played football at the Merchant Marine Academy.