The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2012 Women's Track and Field Roster
Roster
Natasha Masterson
- Position:
- Pole Vault
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Hendrickson
- Hometown:
- Pflugerville, Texas
• 2012 Big 12 Outdoor champion - pole vault
Career Bests:
Outdoor Pole Vault: 13-11.25 (4.25m)
Outdoor Javelin: 115-11 (35.54m)
Outdoor 400m Hurdles: 1:02.43
Indoor Pole Vault: 13-6.25 (4.12m)
Indoor 60m Hurdles: 9.19
UT All-Time Performers List:
Outdoor Pole Vault: T2nd
Indoor Pole Vault: T2nd
AT A GLANCE
Became the first Longhorn to win the pole vault at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships during her junior season 2012 ... four-time All-Big 12 First Team (twice outdoor, twice indoor) ... USTFCCCA second team All-America honoree in pole vault during the 2013 outdoor season.
2012-13
Outdoor:
Competed in seven meets in pole vault for Texas outdoors … finished top-ten in all competitions in which she participated, including at the NCAA Championships (ninth, personal-best 13-11.25/4.25m) for second-team All-America honors … the personal-best vault of 4.25m placed her second on the UT all-time performers list … qualified for the event finals at the NCAA Championships by tying for seventh (13-5.75/4.11m) at the NCAA West Preliminary meet … earned All-Big 12 honors as the fourth-place finisher in the event (13-7.75/4.16m) at the conference meet … opened the season with a third-place result (12-11.75/3.96m) at the Aztec Invitational.
Indoor:
Vaulted in five meets during the 2013 indoor season … placed third (13-2.5/4.03m) to earn All-Big 12 honors at the Big 12 Championships … tied for second place in the event at the Razorback Invitational (13-2.5, 4.03m) and Leonard Hilton Invitational (12-9.5, 3.90m).
2011-12
Outdoor:
Finished 17th in the pole vault at the NCAA West Regional with a clearance of 13-4.25 (4.07m) ... became the first Longhorn to win a Big 12 title in pole vault with a clearance of 13-6.5 (4.13m) to earn All-Big 12 honors ... posted a victory in pole vault with a mark of 13-3.5 (4.05m) at the Longhorn Invitational ... earned first place with a pole vault clearance of 13-2.25 (4.02m) at the Texas Invitational ... cleared 13-1.5 (4.00m) for fifth place at Texas Relays.
Indoor:
Did not compete.
2010-11
Outdoor:
Posted a season-best mark and a ninth-place finish in the pole vault with a clearance of 13-1.5 (4.00m) at Texas Relays ... tied for second place in the pole vault at the Victor Lopez Classic with a clearance of 12-5.5 (3.80m) ... notched a personal best in the 400m hurdles at Texas Relays, crossing the finish line in 1:02.43 ... claimed a victory at the Victor Lopez Classic `B’ race in the 400m hurdles with a time of 1:02.84.
Indoor:
Placed fifth with a vault of 13-2.25 (4.02m) at the Big 12 Championship to earn All-Big 12 honors ... finished seventh at the Don Kirby Invitational with a vault of 12-4 (3.76m) ... cleared 12-7.5 (3.85m) for 11th place in pole vault at the Razorback Invite ... posted a third-place finish with a mark of 12-1.5 (3.70m) at the Leonard Hilton Invitational.
2009-10
Outdoor:
Placed first in pole vault with a mark of 13-9.25 (4.20m), then the second-highest height in UT outdoor history, at the Michael Johnson Invite ... finished first and posted a mark of 13-3.5 (4.05m) in pole vault at the Victor Lopez Bayou Classic ... won pole vault at the Texas Invite with a mark of 13-1.75 (4.01m).
Indoor:
Set a personal best and tied a then indoor school record in pole vault at the Texas A&M Dual meet, finishing first with a clearance of 4.12m (13-6.25) ... clocked a 9.19 in the 60m hurdles at the Texas A&M Dual meet, finishing in fifth place.
PRIOR TO TEXAS
Two-year letterwinner in cross country and track and two-year captain at Hendrickson ... state champion in pole vault her senior season ... won the Hawk Award in cross country during her junior and senior seasons and was named cross country MVP her senior season ... earned the Outstanding Field Event award her junior season and won the Field Event award her senior season in track ... named a Texas Girls Coaches Association (TGCA) Athlete All-Star in track her senior season ... regional qualifier in cross country her junior and senior seasons ... state qualifier in the 4x200m relay her junior season ... MVP of the cross country team her freshman and sophomore seasons ... earned the Leadership Award in track her freshman season ... state qualifier in track and cross country her freshman and sophomore seasons.
PERSONAL
Full name is Natasha Leanne Masterson ... born on August 1, 1991 ... daughter of Todd and Debbie Masterson ... has one sibling, Nathan (23) ... is fluent in sign language ... 2011 Academic All-Big 12 First Team for track & field ... has earned a place on the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll during four semesters of her academic career ... was awarded the Texas Scholars Award as an honor-roll student ... participated in volunteer work for homeless shelters ... involved in Student Council and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes in high school ... majoring in advertising.
