Eastern Michigan Athletics
2017-18 Women's Track Roster
Roster
Pollatz, Janina

Janina Pollatz
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Grandville, Mich.
- High School:
- Grand Rapids Christian
Bio
EMU: 2017-18: Outdoor: Competed at seven meets in pole vault, including both the NCAA East Preliminary, May 24-26, and the MAC Championships, May 10-12…Put together the second-best vault of the season at the preliminaries, reaching a height of 4.08m…Finished fifth at the MAC Championships with a vault of 4.02m…Set a personal-record and the third-best outdoor pole vault in school history at the Jesse Owens Track Classic, April 20-21, marking a height of 4.17m to place first…Claimed gold at the Hillsdale “GINA” Relays, April 26-28, vaulting to a height of 3.97m…Earned Google Cloud Academic All-American Honors…Was a MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete honoree…Named an Academic All-MAC honoree…Indoor: Did not compete...2016-17: Indoor: Competed in three meets, including the MAC Championship, where she took home bronze in the pole vault with a mark of 3.97m…Notched an indoor career-high 4.10m in the pole vault at the EMU Triangular, placing second in the event…Outdoor: Did not compete…2015-16: Indoor: Took part in eight meets...Posted a pair of top-six finishes at the MAC Championships, Feb. 26-27, taking fifth in the long jump with a mark of 5.82 meters/ 19 feet 1.25-inches, which was a career-best, and sixth in the pole vault with a mark of 3.85 meters/ 12 feet 7.5-inches...Nabbed a runner-up finish in the long jump at the GVSU Big Meet, Feb. 12, jumping 5.72 meters/ 18 feet 9.25-inches...Took third in the pole vault at the Penn State National, Jan. 29, finishing with a vault of 3.85 meters/ 12 feet 7.5-inches...Won the pole vault at the EMU Triangular, Jan. 23, vaulting 3.92 meters/ 12 feet 10.25-inches, which was a career-best and also the seventh-best in EMU history...Opened the season with a fifth-place pole vault finish at the GVSU Holiday Open, Dec. 4...Outdoor: Competed in nine meets...Academic All-MAC...Qualified to the NCAA East Regional, May 26-28, in the pole vault, finishing 39th with a mark of 3.95 meters/ 12 feet 11.5-inches...Took seventh in the pole vault and 13th in the long jump at the MAC Championships, May 12-14, finishing with marks of 4.03 meters/ 13 feet 2.5-inches and 5.59 meters/ 18 feet 4.25-inches, respectively...Posted the fifth-best pole vault in EMU history at the Jesse Owens Classic, April 22-23, notching a personal-best mark of 4.10 meters/ 13 feet 5.25-inches to win the event...Began the outdoor season with a pair of second-place finishes in the long jump and pole vault at the Bronco Classic, April 1...2014-15: Indoor: Competed in nine meets…Set personal records in the pole vault in every meet leading up to the MAC Championships, with a career-best vault of 3.88 meters/12 feet 8.75-inches to finish second at the GVSU Big Meet, Feb. 13, which is the seventh-highest clearance in EMU history…Placed seventh in the pole vault at the MAC Championships at 3.73 meters/12 feet 2.75-inches, Feb. 27….Had five top-10 finishes in the long jump out of six appearances, with a season-best jump of 5.40 meters/17 feet 8.76-inches at the Silverston Invitational to finish third, Feb. 21…Academic All-MAC...Outdoor: Competed in seven meets for the Eagles… Set personal records in all but one meet in the pole vault, culminating with a bronze medal finish at the MAC Championships after vaulting 3.86 meters/12 feet 8-inches, May 14-16, which ranks eighth on EMU’s all-time list…Also competed in the long jump throughout the season, notching a personal best of 5.77 meters/18 feet 11.25-inches to finish third at the Toledo Invitational, May 8, and went on to jump 5.64 meters/18 feet 6-inches to take 10th at the MAC Championships…Academic All-MAC...2013-14: Competed in three indoor and seven outdoor meets as a freshman…Indoor: Set a personal record in the pole vault when she took second at the EMU Holiday Meet, Dec. 7, with a clearance of 3.85 meters/12 feet 7.50-inches…Finished third in the long jump at the EMU Triangular with a leap of 5.44 meters/17 feet 10.25-inches, Jan. 10…Outdoor: Won the long jump at the Spartan Invite, April 5, in 5.46 meters/17 feet 11-inches…Set her personal record in the long jump at the Billy Hayes Invitational, May 3, with a mark of 5.58 meters/18 feet 3.75-inches…Nearly recorded a podium finish in the long jump at the 2014 MAC Championships, May 15-17, taking ninth with a jump of 5.55 meters/18 feet 2.50-inches…Set her career high in the pole vault at the Jesse Owens Classic with a jump of 3.55 meters/11 feet 7.75-inches, April 19…High School: A four-year letterwinner in track and field…Two-time MVP…All-state in the pole vault and long jump…Two-time state champion in pole vault…State champion in long jump during senior season…Was a member of National Honor Society…Personal: Full Name: Janina Christine Pollatz…Daughter of Craig and Jeannette Pollatz…Has one brother, Collin…Major: Electronic media and film.
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