2024 Track and Field Roster
Tehrani, Natasha
Natasha Tehrani
- Position:
- Jumps
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Junior
- Major:
- Psychology
- Hometown:
- Fremont, Calif.
- High School:
- Irvington HS
- Prev School:
- Hawai'i
Bio
Natasha Tehrani - Season/Career Statistics
Long Beach State Top 10 – Indoor Pole Vault (12-9 1/2, 4th)
Long Beach State Top 10 – Outdoor Pole Vault (13-0 1/4, 4th)
2024 (Junior)
Outdoor: Won the pole vault at the Big West Challenge Cup with the fourth-highest mark in school history, 13-0 1/4 ... Finished seventh in the pole vault at the Big West Championships (11-10 3/4) ... Was fifth in the Pole Vault at the Beach Opener (11-7 3/4) ... Competed in the long lump for the first time at the Beach Opener and went 17-2 1/4.
Indoor: Tied for second with teammate Annie Murphy in the pole vault at the MPSF Championships as both cleared 12-9 1/2 ... Her 12-9 1/2 is the fourth best in school history ... Was fifth in the pole vault at the season opening Air Force Lindeman Invitational... Named to the MPSF All-Academic Team.
2023 (Sophomore)
Outdoor: Competed in 10 meets … Finished fifth in the pole vault (12-3 1/4), 14th in triple jump (35-11 1/2), and 14th (109-4) in the javelin at the Big West Championships … Moved into fifth in the school record book in the Pole Vault with a clearance of 12-10 1/4 at the Beach Invitational … Won the pole vault (12-7 1/5) at the Challenge Cup ... Posted season bests in the javelin (120-1) and triple jump (35-11 1/2) at the Steve Scott Invitational.
Indoor: Competed in three meets … Finished ninth in the Pole Vault at the MPSF Championships by tying season best in the event (11-11 1/4) ... Finished season best seventh in the pole vault (11-5 3/4) at the Air Force Lindeman Invitational.
Prior to LBSU: A member of the track and field team at the University of Hawai'i from 2021-22 ... Took a redshirt in 2021… As a freshman in 2022, she posted bests of 12-6 1/4 in the pole vault and 35-9 1/4 in the triple jump ... Finished in fifth place in both events at the MPSF Championships … Finished 10th in the pole vault (11-3 1/2) at the Big West Championships … Best finish of the season was a second-place finish in the pole vault (12-0 1/2) at the OSU High Performance Meet.
High School: Played volleyball and competed in track and field all four years at Irvington High School … Was the 2019 MVAL Triple Jump Champion as a sophomore … Was the 2018 MVAL Long Jump Champion as a freshman … Lost both junior and senior seasons to COVID … Also spent nine years as State and Regional Qualifier in Gymnastics.
Personal: Daughter of Gilda Defaii and Nik Tehrani … Has a younger sister, Natailia, who is committed to Cornell for Gymnastics … Majoring in Psychology.
Long Beach State Top 10 – Indoor Pole Vault (12-9 1/2, 4th)
Long Beach State Top 10 – Outdoor Pole Vault (13-0 1/4, 4th)
2024 (Junior)
Outdoor: Won the pole vault at the Big West Challenge Cup with the fourth-highest mark in school history, 13-0 1/4 ... Finished seventh in the pole vault at the Big West Championships (11-10 3/4) ... Was fifth in the Pole Vault at the Beach Opener (11-7 3/4) ... Competed in the long lump for the first time at the Beach Opener and went 17-2 1/4.
Indoor: Tied for second with teammate Annie Murphy in the pole vault at the MPSF Championships as both cleared 12-9 1/2 ... Her 12-9 1/2 is the fourth best in school history ... Was fifth in the pole vault at the season opening Air Force Lindeman Invitational... Named to the MPSF All-Academic Team.
2023 (Sophomore)
Outdoor: Competed in 10 meets … Finished fifth in the pole vault (12-3 1/4), 14th in triple jump (35-11 1/2), and 14th (109-4) in the javelin at the Big West Championships … Moved into fifth in the school record book in the Pole Vault with a clearance of 12-10 1/4 at the Beach Invitational … Won the pole vault (12-7 1/5) at the Challenge Cup ... Posted season bests in the javelin (120-1) and triple jump (35-11 1/2) at the Steve Scott Invitational.
Indoor: Competed in three meets … Finished ninth in the Pole Vault at the MPSF Championships by tying season best in the event (11-11 1/4) ... Finished season best seventh in the pole vault (11-5 3/4) at the Air Force Lindeman Invitational.
Prior to LBSU: A member of the track and field team at the University of Hawai'i from 2021-22 ... Took a redshirt in 2021… As a freshman in 2022, she posted bests of 12-6 1/4 in the pole vault and 35-9 1/4 in the triple jump ... Finished in fifth place in both events at the MPSF Championships … Finished 10th in the pole vault (11-3 1/2) at the Big West Championships … Best finish of the season was a second-place finish in the pole vault (12-0 1/2) at the OSU High Performance Meet.
High School: Played volleyball and competed in track and field all four years at Irvington High School … Was the 2019 MVAL Triple Jump Champion as a sophomore … Was the 2018 MVAL Long Jump Champion as a freshman … Lost both junior and senior seasons to COVID … Also spent nine years as State and Regional Qualifier in Gymnastics.
Personal: Daughter of Gilda Defaii and Nik Tehrani … Has a younger sister, Natailia, who is committed to Cornell for Gymnastics … Majoring in Psychology.
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