Amy Acuff

Height: 6-2
Weight: 145
Event: High Jump
Personal Record: 2.01m/6-7 (2003)
Born: July 14, 1975, in Port Arthur, Texas
Current Residence: Isleton, Calif.
High School: Calallen HS (Texas) '93
College: UCLA '97

Career Highlights: 6-time USA Outdoor champion (‘95, ’97, ’01, ’03, ‘05, '07); 3-time (’96, ’00, ’04) Olympian; 4th at 2004 Olympic Games; 3-time USA Indoor champ (’01, ’04, ’07); 3-time NCAA Indoor champion (‘94, ‘95, ‘97); 2-time NCAA Outdoor champion (‘95, ‘96); 1997 World University Games champion.

As a student at the Academy of Oriental Medicine, Amy is preparing for a professional career after track. She also hopes studying the secrets of the east will help unlock her potential as a high jumper. It’s something Acuff has been interested in since acupuncture helped cure her of an injury. “I’m learning to control my mind rather than my mind controlling me,” she said. “I feel like I’ve been standing on the precipice for a few years of tapping into something that's going to allow me to jump really high. I know the different tools are there. Now it's a matter of finding the right combination of things and ways of thinking. That’s what keeps me going.”

2007: USA Outdoor champion (1.89m/6-2.25)...USA Indoor champion (1.92m/6-3.5)…1st at Millrose Games (1.89m/6-2.25)...2nd at Drake Relays (1.89m/6-2.25)...5th at Rome (1.95m/6-4.75)
2006: USA Outdoor runner-up (1.92m/6-03.50)…USA Indoor champs runner-up (1.89m/6-2.25)…2nd at Reebok Boston Indoor Games (1.92m/6-3.50)…1st at Tyson (1.95m/6-4.75)…3rd at Nike Prefontaine Classic (1.96m/6-05)…5th at Paris (1.94m/6-4.25)…4th at Rome (1.94m/6-4.25)… 3rd at Lausanne (1.96m/6-5)…3rd at Stockholm (1.93m/6-4)…2nd at London (1.94m/6-4.25)…ranked #8 in the world (#2 U.S.) by T&FN…best of 1.96m/6-5.
2005: USA Outdoor champion (1.90m/6-02.75)...8th at World Outdoors (1.89m/6-2.75)...1st at Mt. SAC Relay (1.93/6-4)...1st at Oslo (1.93/6-4)...5th at Nike Prefontaine Classic (1.79m/5-10.50)...ranked #2 in the U.S. by T&FN...best of 1.93m/6-4.
2004:4th at Olympic Games (1.99/6-6.25)...3rd at Olympic Trials (1.95m/6-4.75)...USA Indoor champion (1.93m/6-4)...1st at Munich (2.00m/6-6.75)...2nd at Berlin (2.00m/6-6.75)...3rd at London (1.97m/6-5.5)...3rd at Zurich (1.97m/6-5.5)...1st at Drake Relays (1.88m/6-2)...2nd at Mt. Sac Relays (1.92/6-3.5)...3rd at Home Depot (1.92m/6-3.5)...Tied for 1st at Millrose Games (1.92m/6-3.5)...ranked #5 in the world (#1 U.S.) by T&FN...best of 2.00m/6-6.75.
2003: USA Outdoor champ (1.95m/6-4.75)…runner-up at USA Indoors (1.94m/6-4.25)… 9th at World Outdoor Champs (1.90m/6-2.75)…10th at World Indoors (1.92m/6-3.50)…4th at Zurich (2.01m/6-7PR, U.S. Leader)…1st at Glasgow (1.98m/6-6)…1st at Millrose Games Indoors (1.95m/6-4.75)…2nd at Nike Prefontaine Classic Outdoor (1.95m/6-4.75)…tied for 1st at U.S. Oracle Open (1.97m/6-5.52nd at Golden Gala (1.97m/6-5.50)…5th at Rieti 2003 (1.92m/6-3.50)…ranked #10 in the world (#1 U.S.) by T&FN…best of 2.01m/6-7.
2002: Runner-up U.S. Indoors (1.90m/6-2.75)…won adidas Boston Indoor Games (1.90m/6-2.75)…won adidas Midwest Track Classic (1.92m/6-3.5)…2nd at Verizon Millrose Games (1.92/6-3.5)…3rd at U.S. Outdoors (1.90m/6-2.75)…3rd at Oracle U.S. Open (1.90m/6-2.75)…4th at Zagreb GP (1.93m/6-4)… 5th at Paris GL (1.93m/6-4)…7th at Lausanne GP (1.94m/6-4.25)…ranked #2 in U.S by T&FN…best of 1.95m/6-4.75.
2001: Won U.S. Outdoors (1.88/6-2)...won Prefontaine Classic (1.98/6-6), Peregrine Systems U.S. Open (1.94/6-4.25), Osaka GP (1.96m/6-5)won U.S. Indoors (1.92m/6-03.50) and Millrose Games (1.96m/6-5)...4th at World Indoors (1.96m.6-5)...10th at World Outdoors (1.90/6-2.75)...tied for 3rd at Goodwill Games (1.93m/6-4)...ranked #6 in world (#1 U.S.) by T&FN...best of 1.98m/6-6.
2000: 3rd at Olympic Trials (1.90m/6-2.75)...won jump-off against Tisha Waller at (1.91m/6-3.25)... finished 17th in qualifying at the Olympic Games (1.80m/5-10.75)...ranked #4 in U.S. by T&FN...best of 1.90m/6-2.75.
1999: 2nd at USA Indoors (6-4) and USA Outdoors (6-4)...9th at World Outdoor Champs (6-4)... Prefontaine Grand Prix champion...ranked #2 in U.S. by T&FN... best of 6-4.75.
1998: 2nd at USA Outdoors (6-4.25)...tied for 2nd at Goodwill Games (6-4)...2nd in Edwardsville GP (6-4.25)...3rd at USA Indoors (6-2/75), ranked #5 in world (#2 U.S.) by T&FN. best of 6-4.25.
1997: Won titles at USA Outdoors (6-5), NCAA Indoors (6-3.25), World University Games (6-6) and Pac-10 Champs (6-2.75)...2nd at NCAA Outdoors (6-2.75)...tied for 14th in qualifying at World Champs (6-3.5)...ranked #5 in world (#1 U.S.) by T&FN...best of 6-6.75.
1996: 3rd at Olympic Trials (6-3.5)...tied for 20th in qualifying at Olympic Games (6-0.75)... 3rd at NCAA Indoors (6-0.75)...Won Pac-10 Champs (6-3.25) and NCAA Outdoors (6-4.25)...ranked #3 in U.S. by T&FN...best of 6-4.25.
1995: Won titles at USA Outdoors (6-4.75), NCAA Indoors (6-5.5 Championship record), Pac-10 Champs (6-6 CR) and NCAA Outdoors (6-5 Meet Record)... 2nd at Olympic Festival (6-3.25)... tied for 8th at World Champs (6-4)...8th at World University Games (5-10.75)...named national HS athlete of the year ranked #10 in world (#1 U.S.) by T&FN...best of 6-6.
1994: Won titles at NCAA Indoors (6-3.25) and Pac-10 Champs (6-0.75) and USA Junior (5-8)... 2nd at NCAA Outdoors (6-2.25)...tied for bronze at World Juniors (6-2)...ranked #3 in U.S. by T&FN...best of 6-2.25.
1993: Won titles at Pan Am Juniors (6-0), U.S. Olympic Festival (6-0) National Scholastic Indoor Champs (5-10.75), Texas HS state meet, International Prep Invitational (6-1.5), National Scholastic Champs (6-2), USA Juniors (6-1.5). Also won at Innsbruck in August over elite international field with a High School Record 6-4, defeating the three medalists from the recent World Champs...High School Athlete of the Year...ranked #7 in U.S. by T&FN...best of 6-4.
1992: Won National Scholastic Indoor Champs (5-11)...won Texas HS state meet...no height in qualifying at Olympic Trials...3rd at National Scholastic Champs (5-10)...won USA Juniors (5-9.75)...9th at World Juniors (6-0.75)...best of 6-3.
1991: Won National Scholastic Champs (6-2)...won Texas HS state meet...3rd at USA Juniors (5-11.75) ...best of 6-2.25.
1990: Won Texas HS state meet ...best of 6-0.
1989: Best of 5-8.5.
1988: Best of 5-4