Former Wharton High track and field standout Natalie Moser, a senior at the University of Florida, has qualified for the U.S. Olympic Trials in the pole vault.

Moser had been on the bubble to make the trials. She was tied for the 24th and final qualifying spot with three other vaulters with a mark of 14 feet, 1.25 inches. Wednesday, USA Track and Field officials decided to take the entire field of 24 qualifiers in both the women’s and men’s pole vault.

Moser was a state champion for Wharton her senior year and the Southeastern Conference indoor winner last year. She went on to set the Gators’ indoor pole vault record at the NCAA Indoor Championships by clearing 14-1.25. With that mark, she wound up second at the NCAAs after three rounds of a jump-off.

Moser has since been hampered by a knee injury but has recovered this spring and summer to return to the vault and the U.S. trials. The top three finishers in the women’s vault earn spots in the Beijing Olympic Games. The top seed is 2008 World Indoor Champs silver medalist and two-time USA Outdoor champion Jenn Stuczynski, who is the current American record holder at 16-0.75.

Joining Moser at the meet as a Wharton and UF alumnus will be Alex Harris, who qualified in the triple jump with his mark of 52 feet, 2 inches.