2022-23 Track & Field Roster
Lark, Natalie
Natalie Lark
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Dallas Bishop Lynch
- Hometown:
- Dallas, Texas
- Prev School:
- Tennessee
Bio
Natalie Lark TFRRS Profile
CAREER HONORS:
• USTFCCCA Indoor All-America Honorable Mention, Pole Vault (2025)
• USTFCCCA Outdoor All-America Honorable Mention, Pole Vault (2024)
• ACC Indoor Silver Medalist, Pole Vault (2024, 2025)
• ACC Outdoor Silver Medalist, Pole Vault (2024)
• All-ACC Indoor First Team, Pole Vault (2024, 2025)
• All-ACC Outdoor First Team, Pole Vault (2024)
• NCAA East Regional Qualifier, Pole Vault (2023, 2024)
• USTFCCCA All-Academic Team (2023)
• All-ACC Indoor Academic Team (2023, 2024, 2025)
• All-ACC Outdoor Academic Team (2023)
• ACC Academic Honor Roll (2023, 2024, 2025)
2024-25
Indoor:
• Competed in the women's pole vault at seven meets
• Qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships for the first time in her career, earning Honorable Mention All-American distinction
• Claimed her second consecutive silver medal at the ACC Indoor Championships with a mark of 4.42m (14-6)
• Set a new Louisville program record with a personal-best mark of 4.47m (14-8) to win the event at the PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational
• Rounded out the top three finishers at the Crossroads of America Invitational with a bar of 4.34m (14-2.75)
• Began her season at the Louisville Opener, posting a mark of 4.30m (14-1.25) to secure an event victory
National:
• Finished seventh in the women's pole vault at the 2025 USATF Indoor Championships with a clearance of 4.30m (14-1.25)
2023-24
Indoor:
• Competed at seven meets in the pole vault
• Took home the silver medal in the pole vault at the ACC Indoor Championships, clearing two personal-best bars with a final clearance of 4.23m (13-10.5)
• Finished third at the Bellarmine Open with a mark of 4.12m (13-6.25) before also rounding out the top three at the PNC Bank Bellarmine Classic with a clearance of 4.05m (13-3.5)
Outdoor:
• Competed in the pole vault at eight meets
• Advanced to the NCAA Outdoor Championships for the first time in her career, earning Honorable Mention All-American distinction
• Cleared a bar of 4.20m (13-9.25) to tie for ninth at the NCAA East Regionals to punch her ticket to the national championship meet
• Finished as the runner-up in the event at the ACC Outdoor Championships, clearing a personal-best bar of 4.27m (14-0) to move to third in program history
• Posted a clearance of 4.26m (13-11.75) to win the pole vault at the Beach Invitational
• Placed fifth at the Texas Relays with a mark of 4.25m (13-11.25) to open the outdoor campaign
2022-23
Indoor:
• Competed in six meets in the pole vault
• Claimed victory in the unseeded section at the Tiger Paw Invite with a season-best clearance of 4.05m (13-3.5)
Outdoor:
• Competed in seven meets in the pole vault, qualifying for the NCAA East Region Preliminaries in the event
• Cleared a season-best height of 4.05m (13-3.5) to place fourth at the Jim Freeman Louisville Invitational
Tennessee Honors:
• Ranks third in school history in the pole vault with a mark of 4.16m
• Qualfiied for 2022 NCAA East Preliminary Round
Central Arkansas Honors:
• Holds school record in pole vault with a mark of 3.90m
• Won two pole vault events at the Richard Martin Jr. Invitational
Prep/High School Honors:
• Holds Bishop Lynch High School record in pole vault
Personal:
• Full name is Natalie Lark
• Birthdate is January 10, 2002
• Major is sport administration
• Parents are Jonathan and Annamarie Lark
• Has one sibling, Collin, who pole vaulted at the University of Georgia
CAREER HONORS:
• USTFCCCA Indoor All-America Honorable Mention, Pole Vault (2025)
• USTFCCCA Outdoor All-America Honorable Mention, Pole Vault (2024)
• ACC Indoor Silver Medalist, Pole Vault (2024, 2025)
• ACC Outdoor Silver Medalist, Pole Vault (2024)
• All-ACC Indoor First Team, Pole Vault (2024, 2025)
• All-ACC Outdoor First Team, Pole Vault (2024)
• NCAA East Regional Qualifier, Pole Vault (2023, 2024)
• USTFCCCA All-Academic Team (2023)
• All-ACC Indoor Academic Team (2023, 2024, 2025)
• All-ACC Outdoor Academic Team (2023)
• ACC Academic Honor Roll (2023, 2024, 2025)
2024-25
Indoor:
• Competed in the women's pole vault at seven meets
• Qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships for the first time in her career, earning Honorable Mention All-American distinction
• Claimed her second consecutive silver medal at the ACC Indoor Championships with a mark of 4.42m (14-6)
• Set a new Louisville program record with a personal-best mark of 4.47m (14-8) to win the event at the PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational
• Rounded out the top three finishers at the Crossroads of America Invitational with a bar of 4.34m (14-2.75)
• Began her season at the Louisville Opener, posting a mark of 4.30m (14-1.25) to secure an event victory
National:
• Finished seventh in the women's pole vault at the 2025 USATF Indoor Championships with a clearance of 4.30m (14-1.25)
2023-24
Indoor:
• Competed at seven meets in the pole vault
• Took home the silver medal in the pole vault at the ACC Indoor Championships, clearing two personal-best bars with a final clearance of 4.23m (13-10.5)
• Finished third at the Bellarmine Open with a mark of 4.12m (13-6.25) before also rounding out the top three at the PNC Bank Bellarmine Classic with a clearance of 4.05m (13-3.5)
Outdoor:
• Competed in the pole vault at eight meets
• Advanced to the NCAA Outdoor Championships for the first time in her career, earning Honorable Mention All-American distinction
• Cleared a bar of 4.20m (13-9.25) to tie for ninth at the NCAA East Regionals to punch her ticket to the national championship meet
• Finished as the runner-up in the event at the ACC Outdoor Championships, clearing a personal-best bar of 4.27m (14-0) to move to third in program history
• Posted a clearance of 4.26m (13-11.75) to win the pole vault at the Beach Invitational
• Placed fifth at the Texas Relays with a mark of 4.25m (13-11.25) to open the outdoor campaign
2022-23
Indoor:
• Competed in six meets in the pole vault
• Claimed victory in the unseeded section at the Tiger Paw Invite with a season-best clearance of 4.05m (13-3.5)
Outdoor:
• Competed in seven meets in the pole vault, qualifying for the NCAA East Region Preliminaries in the event
• Cleared a season-best height of 4.05m (13-3.5) to place fourth at the Jim Freeman Louisville Invitational
Tennessee Honors:
• Ranks third in school history in the pole vault with a mark of 4.16m
• Qualfiied for 2022 NCAA East Preliminary Round
Central Arkansas Honors:
• Holds school record in pole vault with a mark of 3.90m
• Won two pole vault events at the Richard Martin Jr. Invitational
Prep/High School Honors:
• Holds Bishop Lynch High School record in pole vault
Personal:
• Full name is Natalie Lark
• Birthdate is January 10, 2002
• Major is sport administration
• Parents are Jonathan and Annamarie Lark
• Has one sibling, Collin, who pole vaulted at the University of Georgia
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