e-mail: keithconning@aol.com. I have been a fan, athlete, coach, official, prep editor, author, blogger, and photographer since 1953. I have announced the NCAA West, the Pac-12, the Stanford Invitational, the Brutus Hamilton Invitational, the Mt. SAC Relays, the North Coast Section, the Sac-Joaquin Section, and the California State High School Meet. I have attended five Olympic Games and four World Championships. I am a U.S. Correspondent for Track and Field News.
2015: Outdoor - Did not compete for the Lady Bulldogs. Indoor - Cleared 12 feet, 6 ¼ inches to finish 15th in the pole vault at the VT Elite Meet. 2014: Outdoor- Was the top collegiate finisher (second overall) at the Spec Towns Invite thanks to a second attempt clearance of 12 feet, 11 ½ inches...Took third in the pole vault at the Georgia Invite with a mark of 12-7.50...Cleared 12-7.50 on her third try to take 16th at the SEC Championships.
2014: Indoor - Went over the pole vault bar at 13 feet, 2 ¼ inches to take seventh at the Cherry & Silver Invite...Was sixth at the VT Elite Meet after reaching a mark of 13-1.75...Soared over the bar at 13-6.25 to take seventh in the pole vault at the SEC Championships.
High School: Captured pole vault victories at the National Junior Championships, the National Under-21 Championships and the Balkan Championships as a senior... Personal-best mark of 13 feet, 11 ¼ inches...Also finished first at the National Junior Championships as a junior...Finished fourth at the World Youth Championships while winning her second of two National Youth Championships and taking second at the European Youth Olympic Festival as a sophomore...Coached by Vasilis Megaloeconomou.
Personal: Born September 17, 1995...Daughter of George Stefanidis, who was a triple jumper for Greece, and Zoe Vareli, who was Greek sprinter...Sister, Katerina Stefanidi, won the 2012 NCAA outdoor pole vault title and was a four-time All-American at Stanford before graduating...Majoring in Advertising.
Track and Field Community Service DayMembers of the Track and Field team spent some time with some Fowler Elementary School special needs students on Wednesday morning. We talked with Coach Petros Kyprianou about this event and how special it is to him and his team.
Track and Field Hype VideoGet ready for the 2015-16 Georgia track and field season.
Kyprianou Talks About Becoming Georgia's New Head CoachGeorgia's newest track and field head coach Petros Kyprianou sits down for an interview and talks about his journey to becoming the Bulldog head man.
Kyprianou Named Head Track and Field CoachPetros Kyprianou was named the Bulldog head coach on Tuesday after serving as an assistant for several years.
Vanguard University Freshman Thrower Crushing It!