Clara Amat-Fernandez

Photo by: Joe Murphy

Photo by: Joe Murphy

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Barcelona, Spain
Prev School:
IES Manuel Carrasco i Formiguera

Academic Honors
Memphis Tiger 3.0 Club Fall 2015.

2014-15 (Junior)
INDOOR: Competed in eight meets ... Posted a top-5 finish at the American Indoor Track and Field Championships (5th; 3.98m, 13'0.75") ... Claimed second at the 2015 Redhawks Invite after clearing 3.89m, 12'9" ... Notched three top-5 finishes for Memphis at the LSU High Performance Meet (4th; 3.93m, 12'10.75"), the Tiger Invitational (3rd; 3.96m, 12'11.75") and the ASU Invitational (4th; 4.01m, 13'1.75") ... At the season-opening Vanderbilt Music City Invitational, cleared 3.90m, 12'9.5" to earn a third-place finish.

2013-14 (Sophomore)
OUTDOOR: Competed in four meets for the Tigers in the pole vault ... At the American Outdoor Track and Field Championships, cleared 3.98m, 13’0.75” for a third place finish ... Won the title at the Ole Miss Open with a mark of 4.00m, 13’1.5” ... Posted a second place finish at the 2014 Red Wolf Open after clearing 4.02m, 13’2.25” ... At the Memphis Invitational, took the bronze (3.69m, 12’1.25”).

INDOOR: Competed in five meets ... Earned All-Conference AAC honors at the American Indoor Track and Field Championships for her second place performance and personal-best record in the pole vault (4.08m, 13’4.5”) ... Cleared 3.85m, 12’7.5” to take first place at the Illini Classic ... Notched a top-5 finish at the Vanderbilt Indoor Classic (5th; 3.85m, 12’7.5).

2012-13 (Freshman)
OUTDOOR: Set a new outdoor pole vault school-record clearing 3.95m (12’11.5”) in a second place finish at the Red Wolves Open ... Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary where she finished tied for 33rd at a height of 3.85m ... Notched five top-10 performances with four of those being top-five finishes ... Took second at the War Eagle Invitational at a height of 3.87m (12’8.25”) ... At the Ole Miss Invitational, placed second clearing 3.85m (12’7.5”) ... Named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team.

INDOOR: Earned All-Conference USA second team honors and took silver at the 2013 C-USA Indoor Championship with a personal-best vault of 3.94m (12’11”) ... Recorded six top-10 finishes with four of those being top-five performances ... Took third at the McCravy Invitational clearing the bar at 3.90m (12’9.5”) ... Placed second at the John Craft Invitational at a height of 3.85m (12’7.5”) ... At the Samford Multi and Invitational, placed second with a vault of 3.80m (12’5.5”).

PRIOR TO MEMPHIS
Competed in track and field for IES Manuel Carrosco i Formiguera and INS CAR focusing on the pole vault ... Two time member of the Spain World Junior Team (2012, 2011) ... Member of the 2011 Spain World Youth Team ... Holds the Spanish youth and the Catalonian youth pole vault records at a height of 3.90m (12’9.5”) ... Hold the Catalonian junior pole vault record with a mark of 4.05m (13’3.5”) ... Has an indoor pole vault personal-best of 3.85m (12’7.5”) and an outdoor personal-best of 4.05m (13’3.5”).

PERSONAL
Daughter of Ana and Carles Fernandez ... Birthday is July 31 ... An exercise and sport science major.