Lark Pokladnik

Position:
All-Around
Height:
5-0
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Dallas, Texas

Career Highs:
* Floor: 9.800 (Twice, last vs. Florida, 2014)

Freshman:
* Established two new career-highs in 2014 for the Tigers.
* Led Mizzou on floor on Mar. 7 meet at Auburn.
* Made Mizzou floor lineup in five of last six meets.
* In back-to-back meets, recorded her career-high score of 9.800 on floor (Mar. 7 at Auburn and Mar. 14 vs. Florida).

Prep:
* Trained at the No. 1-ranked Metroplex Gymnastics in Allen, Texas.
* She is a former Elite gymnast, and qualified for the NIT four times in her career.
* Is a Texas State Bar Champion and she won the Houston National Invite All-Around title.
* Placed sixth in the all-around at the 2011 Level 10 Texas State Championship, and she took home the vault and beam titles at the Alamo Classic.
* In 2010, Pokladnik earned the Level 10 Texas State uneven bars title as well.

Personal:
* Daughter of Robin and Charles Polkadnik.
* Came to Mizzou from Dallas, Texas.
* Is a three-year honor graduate and an academic letter winner.
* Was a member of the National Honor Society and a Garland ISD Star Scholar.
* Studied psychology at Mizzou with plans to pursue a career in sports psychology.