05/21/2013 Lobo Track & Field Standouts Aim to Advance at NCAA Prelim Round18 New Mexico track & field athletes looks to advance to the NCAA Championships this weekend 05/16/2013 Lobo Track Qualifies 18 for NCAA Prelim-Round ActionJoe Franklin's Lobos are sending their best athletes to fight for a chance to compete at the NCAA Outdoor Championships 05/13/2013 Lobo Track Scores 23 All-Mountain West SelectionsFor the men, seven individuals claimed 10 total honors, while nine women and a relay team scored 12 total selections. 05/11/2013 Lobos Women Finish Second, Men Third at MW Outdoor ChampionshipsThe Lobo women racked up 145.5 team points over the four-day meet, while the men combined for 149 05/10/2013 Women in Second Place, Men Third after Third Day of MW ChampionshipsThe Lobo women are in second place while the men sit in third after the third day of action at the MW Track Championships. 02/08/2013 Don Kirby Elite InvitationalThe Lobos hosted a preeminent field of teams at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational at the Albuquerque Convention Center. 01/25/2013 New Mexico InvitationalUNM hosts the New Mexico Invitational, their second of four home meets, Jan. 25-26 at the Albuquerque Convention Center. 01/19/2013 Cherry & Silver InvitationalThe Lobos open their 2013 track & field campaign hosting the Cherry & Silver Invite in the Albuquerque Convention Center. 02/10/2012 Don Kirby InvitationalThe Lobos played host to some of the premier institutions across the nation at the Don Kirby Invite, Feb. 10, 2012. 01/28/2012 UNM Track - January 2012The Lobos start to 2012 year by travelling to the NAU Open and hosting the Cherry & Silver and the New Mexico Invite. NEW MEXICO2012 Indoor: Participated at six meets, all in the pole vault, and set the school record twice as the Lobos' top pole vaulter...Opened with a solid mark of 11-5 1/2 at the NAU Lumberjack Open, tying for third...Tied again, this time for second, at the Cherry & Silver Invitational with an 12-3 1/2 clearance...Reached 12-9 1/2 at the New Mexico Invitational, claiming second place...Tied for 12th at the New Mexico Classic with a 12-3 1/4 mark...Broke the school record at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational, clearing 13-4 1/4 to tie for fourth...Snapped her own school record with a 13-5 3/4 vault at the Mountain West Indoor Championships to claim runner-up honors. 2012 Outdoor: To make up for a redshirt season during the 2009 indoor season, Menke redshirted the the 2012 outdoor, giving her an indoor and outdoor season left to compete...Did vault twice as an unattached athlete...Placed second unattached at the Don Kirby Tailwind with a 12-6 3/4 mark and placed first unattached at the Brutus Hamilton Invitational with a 13-3 1/2 vault. 2011 Indoor: Competed at six meets in the pole vault...Picked up a second-place finish in the pole vault at the Lobo Open with a result of 12'-1.5" (3.70m)...Nabbed 8th place at the Cherry and Silver Invitational with a mark of 12'-7.5" (3.85m)...Finished fifth at the New Mexico Invitational in the Pole Vault with a mark of 12'3.5" (3.75m)...Posted an eleventh-place finish at the New Mexico Classic and Multis, vaulting 11'9.75" (3.60m)...Fifth-place finish at the Don Kirby Invitational with a season-best (and then personal best) mark of 12'10" (3.91m). 2011 Outdoor: Runner up in the pole vault at both the New Mexico Tailwind Invitational (13'-0.75"/3.98m, also her career record) and the Arizona State Invitational (12'-9.5"/3.90m)...3rd-place finish at the UTEP Invitational (12'-11.75"/3.96m)...4th place at the Brutus Hamilton Invitational (12'8"/3.86m)...2nd place at the MWC Outdoor Track and Field Championships, tying her career mark of 13'-0.75" (3.98m). 2010 Indoor: Participated at six meets in the pole vault...Rattled off four straight meets with a mark of 11'-7.75" (3.55m) in the pole vault, picking up first (Lobo Open), seventh (Cherry & Silver Invitational), third (Lobo Challenge), and 15th (New Mexico Classic & Multis)...Nabbed a second-place finish at the Air Force Invitational, vaulting a then-record 11'-11.75" (3.65m) mark...Registered the same mark at the MWC Indoor Championships, picking up ninth place. 2010 Outdoor: Competed at six meets, all in the pole vault...Recorded a personal best in the pole vault with a mark of 12'-0.5" (3.67m) at the Brutus Hamilton Invitational at Cal Berkeley for 2nd place...Hit a mark of 11'-9.75" (3.60m) at the TCU Invitational. 2009 Indoor: Redshirt season...Participated unattached at the New Mexico Invitational (3rd place, 10'10"/3.30m) and New Mexico Classic (11th place, 10'-11.75"/3.35m). 2009 Outdoor: Competed in the seven meets, all in the pole vault...Opened her first season with the UNM Track and Field team at the UTEP Springtime, posting a 10'2" (3.10m) vault on route to a sixth-place finish...Recorded a season-high 11'-1.75" (3.40m) mark at the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational, good for fourth place...Placed fifth at the New Mexico Tailwind Invitational, reaching10'-11.75" (3.35m). HIGH SCHOOLA 2008 graduate of Albuquerque's Cibola High School...Four-year letterwinner for coach Scott Carleton...School record holder in the triple jump....Helped the Cougars capture three-straight district titles and finish 2nd at the 2008 class 5A state meet...6th in the state triple jump (34-06.00) and long jump (17-01.75) as a senior...17th in the heptathlon at the Great Southwest meet...Also lettered with the Cougar cheer squad. PERSONALBorn in Albuquerque, N.M....Full name is Amber Susan Menke...Daughter of Paul and Susan Menke...has an older brother, Patrick...Was an accomplished gymnast (level 10). PERSONAL RECORDSIndoor Outdoor TRACK & FIELD HONORS All-Mountain West Indoor Team, 2012 * indicates a performance that has been adjusted based on the NCAA altitude conversion protocol |
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