Hall of Fame
Braine was a two-time women's track and field selection to the PSAC Top 10, the PSAC's top award that recognizes student-athletes who excel in both the classroom and in athletic competition, and earned an Academic All-America award in her senior year in 2000.
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A standout and pioneer in the pole vault, she won the 2000 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) pole vault, helping the Golden Bears to a second-place finish. She went on to finish seventh in the nation in the vault, earning All-America status. Braine broke her own school-record four times in the pole vault, which stood for 14 years before it was broken in February 2014. She currently ranks third in the outdoor pole vault.
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During the outdoor season, Braine won the PSAC pole vault title, helping KU to the team championship. She was also a national qualifier for the outdoor NCAA Championships.
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Braine was a three-time PSAC Scholar-Athlete, held a 3.80 GPA in speech language pathology and was named to the 2000 GTE/CoSIDA Academic All-District team. Braine was named the Kutztown Female Athlete of the Year in 2000.
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She finished second at the 1998 PSAC Championships in the pole vault, sixth in the 100m hurdles and 4x100 relay. Braine was also a recipient of the 1997-98 KU Presidential Award, given to the top academic male and female student-athletes. She was named to the Dean's List six times. Â
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Braine is currently a physician at the Hospice & Community Care in Lancaster. She and her husband, William, have two children – a son and a daughter.
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