2019 Track & Field Roster

Lauren Martinez

  • Position Pole Vault
  • Class Senior
  • Last School(s) Eldorado HS
  • Hometown Albuquerque, N.M.

Biography

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TRACK & FIELD
2019: Due to injury, the All-American only competed in one indoor meet during the 2019 season… Took second place in the pole vault at the UW Invitational with a mark of 4.11m/13-5.75.

2018: Second-Team All-American during both indoor and outdoor season... Pac-12 and MPSF Champion in the pole vault... Took 11th place at the NCAA Outdoor Championship as she set a school record by clearing 4.30m (14-1.25)... Tied for the top mark at the NCAA West Prelims with a clearance of 4.18 (13-8.5)... Notched a clearance of 4.27m (14-0) at the Pac-12 Championship to bring home the crown... Won nine of the 12 pole vault competitions during indoor and outdoor season... Claimed 10th place at the NCAA Championship with a clearance of 4.21m (13-9.75)... Won the MPSF Championship with a mark of 4.20m (13-9.25)... The MPSF mark wasn't enough to qualify for the NCAA Indoor Championship, so she competed the next day at the SPU Final Qualifier and posted a mark of 4.30m (14-1.25) on her final attempt to earn a spot at the NCAA Championship... Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention... MPSF Scholar-Athlete. 

2017: Recorded a personal best clearance of 4.20m (13-9.25) in the pole vault competition at the NCAA West Prelims as she took 14th, but cleared the same height as the final two qualifiers for the NCAA Championship... Won a bronze medal at the Pac-12 Championship as she cleared 4.12m (13-6.25)... Won the pole vault at the Brutus Hamilton Challenge, The Big Meet, Stanford Invitational, Sacramento State Hornet Invitational and the Cal Opener...Won a silver medal as she cleared 4.12m at the MPSF Indoor Championship. 

2016: Placed fifth in the pole vault at the Pac-12 Championships after clearing 12-2.00 … took 28th at the NCAA regional meet with a height of 13-9.25 … best vault of the year was 13-4.50 during a runner-up finish at the Pac-12-Big Ten Invitational … that effort put her third on Cal’s all-time list … 18th in the pole vault at the MPSF indoor meet (12-2.00).

HIGH SCHOOL: Versatile athlete who participated in both track and field events at Eldorado HS ... Four-time New Mexico state pole vault champion and also placed in the long jump, triple jump, and the 4x100-meter and 4x400-meter relays to lead her team to the New Mexico State Championship ... Named the 2013-14 New Mexico Gatorade Female Track Athlete of the Year and held a 4.23 grade point average.

PERSONAL: Majoring in integrative biology...Parents are Joe and Mary...Has a twin sister, Meaghan, that attends Texas Tech and a younger brother, Joe...Grandfather Robert Leinen attended Cal in the 1980s...Hobbies include photography, cooking, crafting and shopping

Historical Player Information

  • 2016Freshman

    Pole Vault
  • 2017Sophomore

    Pole Vault
  • 2018Junior

    Pole Vault
  • 2019Senior

    Pole Vault