Natalie Sako

Class:
Senior
High School:
Valley Forge HS
Hometown:
Parma, Ohio

NATALIE SAKO'S PERSONAL RECORDS
Event	Mark
High jump (indoor)	5-11.25
High jump (outdoor)	5-11.25

as a Junior (2006):
• Was crowned as an Outdoor MAC Champion in high jump with amark of 5-10.
• Ended in 12th place at the NCAA Outdoor Champion with a jumpof 5-09.75.
• Finished thid at the North America, Central America andCaribbean (NACAC) Athletic Association Under 23 Championships,clearing 5-10.00 to earn the broze medal.
• Earned All-America honors with a ninth-place finish in thehigh jump (5-10.75) at the NCAA indoor meet. Advanced to thenational meet courtesy of her NCAA provisional mark of 5-11.25 atthe Kent State dual meet. That clearance was tied for theninth-best mark in the nation during the regular season.
• Finished third at the MAC Indoor Championships with aclearance of 5-10.00. Won all six regular-season events.

as a Sophomore (2005):
• NCAA Indoor All-American in the high jump. Placed 10th atthe national meet with a leap of 5-09.25.
• Won the high jump at the Virginia Tech Last Chance Meet witha career-best indoor effort of 5-10.75.
• Second-team All-MAC indoor selection after placing second(5-08) at the league meet.
• Co-All-Ohio Champion in the high jump with teammate LisaRavn , clearing 5-07.75. One of three league high jumpers to clear5-10.00 this season.
• NCAA outdoor qualifier in the high jump. Finished in aneight-way tie for 16th (5-09.75) in the prelims and did not advanceto the finals.
• Captured the MAC outdoor title with a clearance of 5-10.50.First-team All-MAC during outdoors.
• Posted an outdoor PR and NCAA regional qualifying mark of05-11.25 at the All-Ohio Championships (April 15).

as a Freshman (2004):
• NCAA Regional qualifier. Cleared 5-08.50 at the MideastRegional to tie for ninth place.
• Had a season-best mark of 5-09.25 at the Campbell/WrightOpen where she won her first collegiate outdoor competition.
• Second at the MAC Outdoor Championships with a mark of5-06.00.
• Was a co-All-Ohio Champion in the high jump with teammateLisa Ravn.
• Placed ninth at the MAC indoor meet (5-07.00), her top markof the indoor season.

at Valley Forge High School:
• Three sport athlete (track, volleyball and basketball).
• 2003 Division I State Champion in the high jump. Also placedfirst at both the regional and district meet
• Named All-Lake Erie League and a Cleveland Plain DealerAll-Star. Never beaten in the high jump in a dual meet from2000-2003.
• Basketball team captain in 2002 and 2003. Played volleyballin 2002, serving as the team captain and earning MVP honors.
• 2002 team captain in track, named team MVP, All-Ohio andfinished seventh in the high jump at the state meet. Named teamMVP.
• Had to recover from a torn ACL suffered as a freshman.

Personal:
• Parents are Jeff and Jayne Sako
• Maintains a 3.07 cumulative GPA