| Amber Nolte |
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 | Class:
Senior
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| Hometown:
Sparks, Nev.
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| High School:
Edward C. Reed HS
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| Height:
5-5
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| Event:
Pole Vault, Heptathlon
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| Birthdate:
01/25/1983
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| Experience:
3L
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NEW MEXICO:
One of the Lobos' most experienced, versatile athletes...has competed in virtually every event over her career, including the heptathlon...pole vault specialist, who can also contribute in the 100m hurdles as well...has been one of the league's 10 best vaulters since 2002...standout in the classroom as well, earning Academic All-MWC honors each of the past three years.
2004: (outdoor) Appeared in five meets...recorded a season-best pole vault mark of 11-10.00 in a third place finish at the Mesa Classic...height was ranked fifth on the team and 10th in the MWC...Academic All-MWC honoree...
(indoor) UNM's top-ranked pole vaulter with a season-best mark of 11-05.00...top mark came in a third place finish at Northern Arizona...also placed fourth in the seeded competition at the Air Force Invite...clocked the team's No. 3 time in the 60m hurdles (9.62) in an eighth place finish at NAU.
2003: (outdoor) Was the Lobos' second-ranked competitor in the pole vault and heptathlon...earned her first career victory at the NMSU Invitational and recorded a season-best mark of 11-06.25 at the UTEP Twilight meet...finished ninth in the heptathlon at the MWC Championships with a score of 3,840...tied for ninth in the MWC pole vault as well (11-04.25)...Academic All-MWC honoree...
(indoor) Competed in 10 events at four meets...was forced to pull out of her first career pentathlon at the MWC Championships due to an injury...season-best mark of 10-08.75 in the pole vault.
2002: (outdoor) Recorded the team's top-five marks in the pole vault, including a season-best of 12-feet at UTSA, which was tied for sixth in the MWC...finished among the top-three in five of her six pole vault competitions...placed sixth at the MWC Championships...also made her heptathlon debut at the conference meet, finishing eighth, and clocked the team's fifth-fastest 100m hurdles time (15.42)...competed in 18 events...Academic All-MWC honoree...
(indoor) Shattered the three-year-old UNM indoor pole vault record with a top mark of 11-11.75 at Northern Arizona...owned the team's top-three marks in the event and had the squad's No. 3 time in the 60m hurdles (9.15)...finished seventh in the pole vault at the MWC Championships.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Two-time Nevada state pole vault champion at Edward C. Reed High School in Sparks, Nev....owns freshman and sophomore school records of 11 feet...also won the pole vault at the elite 1999 and 2000 Great Southwest Track Meet...an outstanding hurdler as well...helped lead Reed High School to state titles in `98 and `99...earned Golden Raider, Energizer, Most Inspirational and Best Field awards during her high school career...four-year letterwinnner in track under her father, head coach Dave Nolte...member of the Honor society, Silver Scholar Award winner and graduated with a 4.0 GPA.
PERSONAL:
Born on Jan. 25, 1983 in Sparks, Nev....age is 22...full name is Amber Renee Nolte...daughter of Dave and Sheryl Nolte...sister, Lori (25) is in her third year as assistant track coach at UNM...enjoys drawing and writing...major is Health Education.
COLLEGIATE BESTS - INDOOR
Pole Vault: 11-11.75, 60m Hurdles: 9.15
COLLEGIATE BESTS - OUTDOOR
Pole Vault: 12-00.00, 100m Hurdles: 15.42
