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Nathalie Busk Season 2012-13

PositionPole Vault
ClassSo.
HometownStockholm, Sweden
Previous SchoolPro Civitas
Nathalie Busk

2012-13
2013 Indoor: Competed in the pole vault at seven meets, clearing 12 feet three times … Opened with a clearance of 11-6 1/2 (3.52m) at the Lumberjack Team Challenge, tying for sixth … Just missed 12 feet at the Cherry & Silver Invitational, vaulting 11-11 3/4 (3.65m) with a tie for 11th … Broke the 12-foot mark at the New Mexico Invitational (12-1 1/2 [3.70m]), the New Mexico Classic (personal-best 12-7 1/2 [3.85m]), and the Don Kirby Elite Invitational (12-2 1/2 [3.72m]) … Vaulted 11-11 3/4 (3.65m) at the Don Kirby Open to place third … Claimed 10th at the Mountain West Championships with a vault of 11-7 (3.53m).
2013 Outdoor: Vaulted at four meets, including a scoring performance at the conference championships … Tallied a height of 11-9 3/4 (3.60m) at the Don Kirby Tailwind Invitational, placing sixth … Tied for sixth at the Air Force Triangular with a clearance of 10-11 3/4 (3.35m) … Scored for the women at the Mountain West Championships with a sixth-place mark of 12-3 1/2 (3.75m).

2011-12
2012 Indoor: Competed in the pole vault at five meets … Registered a career-best vault of 11-9 3/4 (3.60m) at the New Mexico Invitational, placing third … Placed 14th at the Mountain West Indoor Championships with a 11-5 3/4 (3.50m) mark.
2012 Outdoor: Vaulted at eight meets and compiled consistent results throughout the season … Opened with a 11-6 1/4 mark at the UTEP Springtime Invite to tie for fifth … Tied for fourth at the Don Kirby Tailwind Invite, vaulting 12 3/4 … Took tenth at the UTEP Invitational with an 11-4 1/2 mark … Won the pole vault at the Brutus Hamilton Open with a 12-3 1/2 mark and placed third at the Brutus Hamilton Invitational with an 11-11 3/4 mark … Placed fifth at the Front Range Classic with a 12-3 1/2 vault … Claimed All-MW honors with a third-place mark of 12-7 1/2 at the conference meet.

2010-11
2011 Indoor: Fifth-place finish of11-1 3/4in the pole vault at the Lobo Open … Vaulted11-7 3/4 for a fourth-place finish at the Cherry and Silver Invitational … 5th-place finish at the New Mexico Invitational, vaulting 11-3 3/4 … Finished seventh at the New Mexico Classic & Multis with a mark of 11-9 3/4.
2011 Outdoor: 7th-place in the pole vault at the New Mexico Tailwind Invitational with a mark of 11-7 … Posted an eighth-place finish of 12-2 at the UTEP Invitational … 10th-place finish at the Brutus Invitational, registering a vault of 11-8 … 13th-place finish of 11-7 at the MWC Outdoor Championships.

HIGH SCHOOL
Impressive high school career winning high school nationals in Sweden three years in a row … Graduated from Pro Civitas and was coached by Stanley Szyzerba … Has personal bests of 3.92, 3.80, 3.83, and 3.85 meters in the pole vault from Freshman to Senior year … Won Nationals freshman year and claimed a Swedish youth record … Also took home a personal best.

PERSONAL
Born in Stockholm, Sweden to parents, Soren Busk and Anneth Palmgren … Has a sister, Daniella Busk, who was a part of the Junior National Team … Majoring in Business and favorite athlete is Sergey Bubka.

PERSONAL RECORDS

Indoor
Pole Vault: 12-7 1/2 (3.85m)

Outdoor
Pole Vault: 12-7 1/2 (3.85m)

TRACK & FIELD HONORS

• All-Mountain West Outdoor Team: 2012, Pole Vault
• Academic All-Mountain West, 2014

* indicates a performance that has been adjusted based on the NCAA altitude conversion protocol

Nathalie Busk

Sr.
2013-14

Pole Vault
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