Martina Schultze

  • Martina
  • Schultze

  • Event
    Pole Vault
  • Class
    Junior
  • High School/Other
    University of Stuttgart
  • Hometown
    Uhingen, Germany

Updated: September 18, 2014

2014 Outdoor: Earned first-team All-American honors after finishing with the bronze medal in the pole vault at the NCAA Championships with a mark of 14-3.25 (4.35m) ... Won her fifth ACC Pole Vault Championship (2012 Outdoor, 2013 Indoor, 2013 Outdoor, 2014 Indoor, 2014 Outdoor) with a mark of 14-4.25 (4.38m)... Became only the second woman in ACC track & field history to win three straight outdoor titles.

2014 Indoor: Earned first-team All-American honors after finishing seventh in the pole vault at the NCAA Championships with a mark of 14-1.25 (4.30m) ... Won her fourth ACC Pole Vault Championship (2012, Outdoor, 2013 Indoor, 2013 Outdoor, 2014 Indoor) with a mark of 14-5.25 (4.40m).

2013 Outdoor: Earned first team All-America honors after finishing eighth in the pole vault at the NCAA Championship with a mark of 13-11.25 (4.25m) ... Reached the championship by not missing on an attempt at the NCAA East prelims, finishing with an clearance of 13-5.25 (4.10m) ... Successfully defended her ACC title in the pole vault with a clearance of 13-5.25 (4.10m) ... Won the pole vault at four straight meets prior to the postseason ... Cleared a season high height of 14-4 (4.37m) to close the regular season at the Roanoke/Virginia Tech Twilight ... Vaulted 14-2 (4.32m) at the Bob Pollock Invitational ... Topped a mark of 14-3.25 (4.35m) at the Liberty Twilight ... Cleared 14-2.5 (4.33m) at the Highlander Invitational.

2013 Indoor: Finished third in the pole vault at the NCAA Championship to garner first team All-America honors after clearing 14-7.25 (4.45m) ... Captured the ACC pole vault title with a winning mark of 14-5.25 (4.40m) ... Vaulted 14-45 (4.38m) at the VT Elite Meet ... Won the pole vault in four straight competitions prior to the NCAA Championship.

2012 Outdoor: Won the ACC title in the pole vault with a school record clearance of 14-1.25 (4.30m) ... Earned second team All-America honors with a tie for 13th at the NCAA Championship (13-7.25, 4.15m) … Initially set the school record in the pole vault (13-11.25, 4.25m) with a fourth place finish at the Texas Relays ... Qualified for the NCAA Championship with a ninth place finish at the East Prelims (13-5.25, 4.10m) ... Won the pole vault in her season debut at the UCF Invitational, setting a UCF facility record of 13-5.25 (4.10m) … Named team Co-Rookie of the Year.

2012 Indoor: Earned first team All-America honors with a seventh place finish in the pole vault at the NCAA Championships (13-11.25, 4.25m) ... Finished runner-up at the ACC Championship in the pole vault, tying the meet record with a season best 14-1.75 (4.31m), while helping the Hokies sweep the event … Debuted with a fourth place finish at the VT Elite Meet (13-8.5, 4.18m) … Runner-up at the SPIRE Division I Collegiate (13-6.25, 4.12m) … Took third at the VT Challenge (13-10.5, 4.23m).

Prior to Tech: Attended the University of Stuttgart ... Won the European Junior Championship in the pole vault in Novi Sad, Serbia in July of 2009 with a clearance of 13-9.25 (4.20m) ... Posted an outdoor personal best of 14-5.25 (4.40m) in July of 2010.

Personal: Born on September 12, 1990 in Kirchheim, Germany ... Daughter of Cornelius and Renate Schultze ... Has three older siblings.

Schultze's Collegiate Track & Field Bests
Indoor Outdoor
PV: 14-7.25 (4.45m)-SR PV: 14-9 (4.50m)-SR