Natalie Hallett Class: Senior Hometown: Huntington Beach, Calif. High School: Marina Height: 5-5 Event: Pole Vault Birthdate: 09/17/1980

AS A JUNIOR: Combined with teammates Jaime Volkmer, Jill Van Weelden and Bethany Wilson to give the Irish the most talented pole vault group in the BIG EAST ... joined Van Weelden in breaking the school record in the indoor pole vault in the first meet of the season vs. Ball State and Western Michigan with an 11-4 effort ... cleared 11-0 once again the next weekend vs. Michigan State to finish second ... stayed consistent with an 11-0 effort and third-place finish at the Meyo Invitational ... continued to improve her height at the Windsor Team Challenge, clearing 11-1 and finishing fifth in the event ... competed at the 2001 BIG EAST Indoor Championships, finishing eighth ... rebounded from a dissappointing BIG EAST meet to set a personal best 11-5 3/4 clearance at the Alex Wilson Invitational ... finished fifth in her first outdoor competition of the season at the Purdue Open (11-3 3/4) ... set a personal best clearance of 11-10 at the Tom Botts Invitational, good enough for second place in the event ... tied for second at the Woodland Mortgage Relays in the pole vault with teammate Van Weelden ... participated in the 2001 BIG EAST Outdoor Championships, finishing in a tie for eighth place in the pole vault.

AS A SOPHOMORE: One of the team’s top two pole vaulters in 2000 ... combined with freshman Jaime Volkmer to set a school record (11-0) in the indoor pole vault at the Meyo Invitational ... took third in the pole vault at the Alex Wilson Invitational, clearing 10-6 ... cleared 9-10 to finish fourth at the BIG EAST indoor meet ... cleared 10-11 3/4 at the Spring Opener ... took fifth at the Indy Relays by clearing 10-6.

AS A FRESHMAN: Another one of many talented freshmen who contributed immediately in ’99 and earned a monogram ... shared the indoor school pole vault record with teammate Bethany Wilson after vaulting 10-6 at the Alex Wilson Invitational ... earned all-BIG EAST honors with a runner-up finish at the BIG EAST indoor meet (10-0) ... won the Meyo Invitational by clearing 10-0 ... placed fourth at the conference meet during the outdoor season ... set a school record of 10-6 at the Spring Opener en route to first place.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Took home sixth place in the pole vault at the 1997 Junior Olympics ... lettered in track three years under coach Dick Degen ... personal best in pole vault was 10-6 ... also played soccer as a midfielder ... went to the cheerleading nationals ... song leader at Marina High School for four years ... born Sept. 17, 1980, in Long Beach, Calif. ... enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business.