2009 ALL-REGION

NATIONAL QUALIFIER

REGIONAL QUALIFIER

2009: Indoor: Sutej made her Razorback debut at the Arkansas Invitational where she posted a clearance of 13-5.25, good for a runner-up finish and an NCAA provisional-qualifying mark. The freshman was able to post her best height of the season at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational with a clearance of 13-9.25, good for another runner-up finish and an NCAA automatic qualifier. She also tied the Slovenian National record with her clearance. At the SEC Championships, she earned a bronze finish with a height of 13-5. She ended the season with a 12th-place finish (13-3.5) at the NCAA Championships. Outdoor: She competed at the UC Irvine Spring Break Classic, finishing tied for second with a height of 12-7.5, good for an NCAA regional-qualifying mark. She improved upon that mark at the John McDonnell Invitational where she cleared 13-1.75. At the MSSU Invitational, she cleared her season-best height of 13-7.25, good for fifth place. At the NCAA Mideast Regional Championships, Sutej posted a height of 13-1.75 for a sixth-place finish and all-region honors.

AT GIMNAZIJA BEZIGRAD: Sutej was a three-time Junior National Champion in her native Slovenia. During her prep career, she competed at the 2007 European Indoor Championships, the 2006 World Junior Championships and the 2005 IAAF World Youth Championships and European Junior Championships. She cleared her personal-best height of 13-11.25 at the World Junior Championships in Beijing in 2006.

PERSONAL: Born Nov. 7, 1988, she is the daughter of Marko Sutej and Zumra Cankusic. She is enrolled in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences and is majoring in biology.

Career Bests:

Pole Vault (I)      13-9.25                 NB Coll. Invit., 2/7/09

Pole Vault (O)    13-7.25                 MSSU Invit., 4/25/09