Kira Barcus Class: Senior Hometown: Mechanicsville, Va. High School: Atlee Height: 5-1 Event: Pole Vault Birthdate: 10/17/1984

In 2005-06: Tallied an outdoor season-best pole vault mark of 10'6" at the Walt Disney World Invitational ... Top indoor vault came at the Clemson Invitational, finishing in seventh place with a clear of 10'11.75" ... Finished third at the Rod McCravy Memorial (10'6") and fourth at the Tiger Classic (10'11.75").

In 2004-05: Continued to lead the Jackets in the pole vault ... Posted a season-best mark of 10'06" at the Alabama Relays, finishing in sixth place ... Tallied that same mark at the Yellow Jacket and Clemson Invitational meets ... Tallied an indoor season-best mark of 10'11.75" to finish fifth at the Clemson Tiger Twilight Invitational ... Finished eighth at the Kentucky Invitational with a mark of 10'06" ... ACC Academic Honor Roll.

In 2003-04: Held the top vaults for Tech during the indoor and outdoor seasons ... Tallied a season-best mark of 10'10.00" to finish sixth at the Orange & Purple Classic ... Posted three top-12 finishes during the indoor season ... Finished 12th at the Gator Invitational with a personal-record clear of 11'01.75" ... Had an 11th-place finish at the Clemson Invitational with a vault of 10'11.75" ... Finished 11th at the Indoor ACC Championships with a mark of 10'11.75" ... ACC Academic Honor Roll.

In 2002-03: Finished fifth at the Clemson Relays with a pole vault of 10'06.00" ... Cleared a season-high 11'06.25" at the Georgia Tech Invitational to finish 11th ... Had the third highest vault at the Virginia Tech Last Chance Meet (10'11.75") ... ACC Academic Honor Roll.

High School: Six-time Virginia all-state selection in the pole vault at Atlee High School...Two-time outdoor state champion in the pole vault (2001-02)...Won six district and regional titles...Earned all-state, all-district and all-region honors in the indoor and outdoor vault from 2000-02...Earned six letters in track at Atlee...Holds Virginia state record in the outdoor pole vault (12'0.00")...Holds district and regional records in both the indoor and outdoor vault...Took third at the Penn Relays in 2002...Also earned two letters in gymnastics...Served as treasurer of class council as a senior...Member of church youth council...Member of National Honor Society and Beta Club...Honor Roll student.

Personal: Kira Lyn Barcus...Daughter of Mike and Susan Barcus...Born Oct. 17, 1984...Majoring in industrial design.