Natalie Devine

Class:
Junior
High School:
Litchfield
Hometown:
Litchfield, Minn.

Career Highlights: An NCAA Preliminary Round competitor in the high jump in 2010, NCAA regional in 2008 • ranked on both the indoor and outdoor top-10 lists in the high jump • tied for fourth on the indoor (5-8 1/2) and tied for third outdoor lit (5-9 1/4) Minnesota top-10 lists.

2010 Season - Indoor: Competed in five meets, including the Big Ten Championships • placed 16th at Big Tens (5-7) Parents[apos] Day Open champion (5-7). Outdoor: NCAA Preliminary Round participant • tied for 14th at NCAA Prelim matching a season-high height of 5-8 1/2 • placed eighth in Big Ten Championships at same height • won Tommie Twilight title • earned third varsity letter.

2009 Season - Indoor: Finished 10th (5-7 1/4) at the Big Ten Championships • placed first at the Jack Johnson Classic with a height of 5-8 1/2. Outdoor: Tied for sixth place (5-7) at the Big Ten Championships • placed first at both the Minnesota Open (5-7) and Hamline Twilight (5-7) • placed second at Hamline Unsaintly with a height of 5-7 1/4 • earned second varsity letter.

2008 Season - Indoor: Placed seventh (5-7) at the Big Ten Championships • cleared 5-7 1/4, seventh on the all-time indoor list, to win the event at the Parents[apos] Day Open. Outdoor: Placed eighth in the high jump at the NCAA Midwest Region Championships with a career-best height of 5-9 1/4, tying the third-best mark in school history • placed fourth (5-8 3/4) in the Big Ten meet • varsity letterwinner.

2007 Season: Redshirted the indoor and outdoor seasons.

High School: A 2006 graduate of Litchfield High School • high school coach was Tait Christensen • 2006 Minnesota Class A high jump champion (5-6) • state runner-up in triple jump (36-3 1/2) and 100m hurdles (15.9) • a seven-time all-state performer • won four consecutive Wright County Conference titles in the high jump, three in both long and trip jump • cleared a best of 5-8 1/4 in high school career • lettered six times in track • three-time volleyball letterwinner, twice in basketball • earned all-conference acclaim in both sports • graduated with a 3.82 grade point average • member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Born Nov. 5, 1987 • intends to major in advertising or journalism • daughter of Pat and Kathy Devine • both parents competed in collegiate athletics, Pat in basketball at Minn.-Crookston and Black Hills State and Kathy in field hockey at Bemidji State. • has two brothers: Dan and Dominic • enjoys singing.