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THIS YEAR: Sophomore Shannon Lewallen gives USC solid depth in the pole vault.
2002: Lewallen had a PR of 11-7 as a freshman, good for third on the all-time USC pole vault chart ... She took sixth at the UCLA dual meet with a height of 11-7.
HIGH SCHOOL: Lewallen prepped at Peninsula High in Palos Verdes, Calif. ... She was the 2000 and 2001 Bay League Pole Vault Champ and ninth at the 2001 state meet ... Also the Bay League champ in the long jump from 1999-2001 and in the triple jump in 2001 ... Has bests of 12-0 in the pole vault, 17-11 in the long jump and 36-4 1/2 in the triple jump ... Was Homecoming Queen and junior class president.
PERSONAL: Shannon was born on Aug. 28, 1982 ... She is a broadcast journalism major at USC ... Her sports heroes are her father and pole vaulter Melissa Price.
CAREER BESTS: Pole Vault -- 11-7
