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2017 Women's Track & Field Roster

Natasha Black

Natasha Black

  • Position:
    Pole Vault
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Reno, Nev.
  • High School:
    Robert McQueen HS

Summary

Biography

2017 (Senior)
Outdoor Only

  • Reached a career-best heigth of 12-4.5 (3.77m) to finish ninth at the Big West Outdoor Championships
  • Part of the team-leading 4x100m relay squad that finished second at the Rainbow Relays with a time of 52 seconds
  • Named to the Big West All-Academic Team


2016 (Junior):

  • Competed in five meets in the pole vault event
  • Took bronze at the 2016 Rainbow Relays in pole vault with a mark of 11-1.75 (3.40m)
  • Placed 24th at the Big West Outdoor Championships with a mark of 10-4.25 (3.16m)
  • Recorded eight of the team’s top performances in the pole vault event this season
  • MPSF All-Academic honors
  • Big West All-Academic honors

2015 (Sophomore):
  • Competed primarily in the 100m hurdles and pole vault
  • Personal best of 16.82s in the 100m hurdles at the Trojan Invitational
  • Cleared a personal best 11-10 (3.61m) to tie for 15th place in the pole vault at the Bryan Clay Invitational
  • Ran 10.21s in the 60m hurdles at the UW Indoor Open
  • Tied for 20th at the MPSF Indoor Championships in the pole vault with a clearance of 11-6.5 (3.52m)
  • Earned MPSF All-Academic honors

2014:
  • Redshirted

Prep:
  • A 2013 graduate of Robert McQueen High School in Reno, Nevada
  • Lettered all four years in track and field, with a specialty in the pole vault
  • Member of track team that won conference, region, and state titles in 2010
  • Part of the teams that won conference and region titles from 2011-13
  • Named all-state second team from 2011-13
  • Set school record of 11-9 in pole vault in 2012
  • Named to the all-state academic team in 2013
  • Competed for three years for the Raise the Bar Pole Vault Club

Personal:
  • Born in Reno, Nev.
  • Graduated in Spring 2017 with her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science
  • Has three sisters and one brother
  • Parents are Greg and Carina Black of Reno, Nev.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2014Freshman

    Pole Vault
    5'8"
  • 2015Sophomore

    Pole Vault
    5'8"
  • 2016Junior

    Pole Vault
    5'8"
  • 2017Senior

    Pole Vault
    5'8"