CLEVELAND, Ohio -- North Royalton senior pole vaulter Kristen Denk, an Ohio State track and field signee, is the girls high school national champion after clearing a height of 13 feet, eight and one-half inches on Sunday at the New Balance Nationals indoor track meet in New York.

Denk, who entered the meet ranked No. 4 in the country for the current indoor season, set a new personal best. Her previous high mark was 13-feet-5, which she posted last week in winning the indoor state meet in Akron.

Check out a video of Denk's championship-winning vault here from her Instagram account.

In the last three weeks, Denk has literally raised the bar for girls pole vaulters in Ohio, eclipsing the previous state record set last June at the Ohio High School Athletic Association state outdoor championships by Allyson Simmons of Fairless at 13-feet-4¼.

Denk has earned invitations to compete at the New Balance outdoor national championships in Greensboro, N.C., and the USATF Junior Nationals in Eugene, Ore., where she will compete against college freshmen in June.

Royalton senior @kkdenk is a NATIONAL CHAMPION in pole vault! Clearing 13' 8.5" at the new balance nationals in New York City!!!!! — NoRoNation (@NoRoNation) March 15, 2015