WESTFIELD, Mass. -- Sophomore two-sport standout Natasha Frisch (Mendota Heights, MN) needed only four outdoor meets this year to establish a program record in the pole vault when she recorded a mark of 11-5 3/4 in winning the event at the Westfield State University Jerry Gravel Invitational at the Gravel Track Saturday.

Frisch, a 100 yard individual medley Little East Conference swimming champion and captain on the conference championship women's swim team this past winter, broke the previous pole vault record of 10-feet-8 inches set by Erika Barber in 2010 and equalled by Amy Huhn two years later.  Frisch had jumped 10-feet-2 inches in each of this year's previous meets, winning the event in a field of 11 at the UMass Dartmouth Corsair Classic two weeks ago.

Frisch's winning jump of 11-5 3/4 is the best in the Little East Conference this year, well above University of Southern Maine sophomore Riley Reitchel, who posted a mark of 10-feet-2 inches April 6 at the U.S. Coast Guard Spring Invitational.

Saturday, Frisch passed on the first five heights, cleared heights in her first try at 8-10 1/4 and 10-2, tied the program record on her first jump at 10-8, then broke the record in her first attempt at 10-11 3/4, and extended the program record to 11-5 3/4 on her third attempt at that height. Her three bids at 11-11 3/4 failed, but her record jump of 11-5 3/4 was more than enough to best freshman runner-up Maizie Poulakis (8-10 1/4) of Utica College.

As a team, the Eastern women placed fifth in a seven-team field with 36 points, while the men were fourth among four teams with 84 points.

Those from Eastern finishing among the Top 40 percent in their events Saturday:

WOMEN
Natasha Frisch, PV, 1st place of 7 (11-5 3/4+)
Shannon Burby, JT, 1st of 17 (101-9)
Kate Malczynski-Griffin, SP, 2nd of 8 (35-2)
Haley Robertson, 400m, 3rd of 12 (1:05.75)
Ashley Gentile, 200m, 7th of 20 (28.75)
Shannon Burby, HT, 8th of 24 (120-0)
MEN
Aidan Hennessy, TJ, 1st of 7 (45-1+)
Mike Collins, LJ, 2nd of 14 (21-8 1/4)
Kyle Nedrick, 200m, 2nd of 17 (22.71)
James Saint-Jean, 400m, 2nd of 10 (51.23)
Dustin Sannasi, HJ, 2nd of 7 (6-1 1/2)
Jehu Angelo Armonio, HT, 5th of 15 (145-2)
Mike Prizio, SP, 6th of 16 (39-7)
Mike Prizio, DT, 7th of 18 (123-0)
Kyle Nedrick, 100m, 7th of 18 (11.58)
+-Best this year in the Little East Conference