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Ohio State Overview
- OSU Scholar Athlete (2023, 2024, 2025)
- Academic All-Big Ten (2025)
- Ranks second in the outdoor pole vault (13’6.50”) at the end of the 2025 season
2024-25
Indoor
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Cleared 4.01m/13’1.75” at the Big Ten Championships
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Was the runner-up (4.06m/12’3.75”) at the Hoosier Horsepower Classic
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Recorded three additional top 10 finishes during the regular season – second at the Stan Scott Invite (3.95m/12’11.5”), sixth at the Rod McCravy Memorial (3.95m/12’11.5”) and ninth at the Tiger Paw Invite (3.99m/13’1”)
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Accounted for six of the Buckeyes’ top 10 performances in the pole vault this season
Outdoor
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Cleared 3.94m/12’11” in the NCAA East First Round
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Competed in the Big Ten Championships, clearing 4.03m/13’2.5”
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Won the pole vault competition (4.07m/13’4.25”) at the Drake Relays
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Had a PR (4.13m/13’6.5”) at the Jesse Owens Classic to rank second among the Buckeyes’ all-time leaders in the event and finished third in the competition
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Totaled three additional top 10 finishes during the regular season – fifth at the USF Invite (4.10m/13’5.25”), fifth at the second USF Invite (4.10m/13’5.25”) and ninth at the Tom Jones Memorial (4.10m/13’5.25”)
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Accounted for seven of the Buckeyes’ top 10 pole vault performances this season (six of the top seven)
2023-24
Indoor
- Won the unseeded pole vault competition at the Louisville Invite by clearing 3.83m
- Competed in the pole vault (3.90m) at the Big Ten Championships
- Finished sixth in the pole vault (3.82m) at the Rod McCravy Memorial
- Finished fourth in the pole vault at USF (4.00m) to tie for fourth in program history
- Finished in the top-five in all four regular-season meets – runner-up at Florida (3.89m), runner-up at South Carolina (3.85m), fifth at Jesse Owens Classic (3.98m), fifth at Penn Relays (3.90m)
Indoor
- Tied for third in the pole vault at the Jud Logan Light Giver Open (3.65m)
- Finished ninth at the Rod McCravy Memorial (3.57m) and tied for 10th at the Michigan Invitational (3.51m)
- Did not compete.
- Lettered for four years at Troy, where she holds the school pole vault record (12'9")
- Three-time county champion in the pole vault (2019, 2021, 2022)
- Named 2022 Miami Valley League Field Athlete of the Year after winning the league championship
- Was the 2022 runner-up at the indoor state championships and finished fourth at the outdoor state championships, earning a spot on the All-Ohio team
- Went on to win the district championship and finished as the regional runner-up in 2022
- Daughter of David and Michelle Fong
- Has one brother, Max
- Majoring in health promotion, nutrition, exercise science, pre-med
- Dreams of attending medical school to become a pediatrician
- Cousin Christopher Fong played football at Ohio State
- Cousins Alex Williams (Wright State) and Caeden Fong (William & Mary) both played collegiate soccer
