NDSU

Brost’s Performance History and Personal Bests

2011-12 SEASON

INDOOR (Senior): Fourth at the NCAA Indoor Championships in the pole vault, earning first-team All-America honors ... school-record vault of 14-03.25 (4.35m) at the NCAA Championships ... Summit League champion in the pole vault, clearing 13-11.25 ... cleared 13-11.75 at the Iowa State Qualifier on Mar. 3 ... took first place in the pole vault at four consecutive meets from Feb. 10-Mar. 3 ... cleared over 13 feet at seven meets on the season and went over 13-11 four times.

OUTDOOR (Redshirt): Did not compete for North Dakota State ... competed unattached in the Drake Relays special invitational women's pole vault, placing sixth with a clearance of 13-07.25 (4.15m).

2010-11 SEASON
Indoor (Junior): Won the pole vault in four meets...Took first at the Holiday Invitational, Bill Bergan Invitational, Bison Open and the Summit League Championships...Won her first Summit League indoor crown with a school, league and Bison Sports Arena record mark of 14-1 ¼...Qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships, where she did not clear the opening height...All-Summit League honoree.
Outdoor (Junior): Took first in the pole vault at four meets...Cleared a season-best height of 13-9 ¼ at the NDSU-UND Dual, setting a new Ellig Sports Complex record...Won her third straight Summit League outdoor title with a mark of 12-11 ½...Finished 17th at the NCAA West Preliminary Round with a mark of 13-1 ½...Qualified for the U.S. Championships and did not clear the opening height...All-Summit League selection...Summit League Winter/Spring All-Academic Team...Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence...USTFCCCA All-Academic team.

2009-10 SEASON
Indoor (Sophomore): Competed in the pole vault in eight meets...Won the Bison Open after clearing 12-7 ½...Set a new NDSU record at the Last Chance Qualifier with a mark of 13-10 ½....Advanced to the NCAA Championships for the second straight year...Finished 17th at the NCAA Championships with a mark of 13-5 ¼.
Outdoor (Sophomore): Took first in the pole vault in five of the eight meets she competed in...Broke her own school record at the Mt. SAC Relays after clearing 14-1 ¼, becoming the first Bison to ever clear the 14-foot barrier...Won her second straight Summit League title with a championship record mark of 13-5 ¼...Just missed out on a spot in the NCAA Championships after placing 13th at the NCAA West Preliminary Round with a mark of 13-7 ¼.

2008-09 SEASON
Indoor (Freshman): Set a school record of 13-5 ¼ in the pole vault at the Bison Classic, her first collegiate meet (1/17)... Won the pole vault at three meets...Finished second in the event at the Summit League Championships (2/27)...Broke her own school record at the Last Chance Qualifier, clearing 13-9 ¼ (3/7)...Came in 11th at the NCAA Championships with a mark of 13-3 ½ (3/14).
Outdoor (Freshman): Set a school record of 12-7 1/2 in the pole vault at the season-opening Baldy Castillo Invitational (3/20)...Went on to break her own school record three more times...Captured pole vault titles at five meets...Cleared school record height of 13-9 ¼ in a second place finish at the Drake Relays (4/23)...Set a meet record of 13-7 ¼ at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays (5/1)...Won the event at the Summit League Championships with a championship record mark of 13-1 ½ (5/14)...Finished fourth at the NCAA Midwest Regionaln (5/29)...Tied for 13th in the prelims at the NCAA Championships before finishing 12th at the NCAA Championships (6/10).

HIGH SCHOOL: Five-year letterwinner at Watertown High School...Won three straight state pole vault titles...Named 2007 Gatorade Track and Field Athlete of the Year...Holds the school and state record in the pole vault...Also holds the school triple jump record...Member of back-to-back state champion 4x400 relays in 2007 and 2008, also member of 4x200 state championship relay in 2008...Team MVP for field events from 2006-08...Also a six-year letterwinner in gymnastics, where she was a three-time all-tournament selection and helped team to 2006 state title...Competed at the IAAF Junior World Championships where she finished eighth.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Bryan and Teri Brost...Has five siblings: Wendy, Shelly, Ashley Ally and Tommy...Shelly competed in gymnastics for the Air Force Academy...Majoring in exercise science with minors in psychology and chemistry.