High School:  Set school record in pole vault senior year with a height of 9-0.  Named all-area silver medalist in 2003 and 2004.  Won MEGA Red Division silver medal in 2006 and the gold medal the year before.  On all-area track team from 2004-06. 

Personal:  Enjoys horseback riding and skiing.  Zoology major.  Daughter of Sherry and Doug Balutis.  Born March 13, 1988.