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SEVENTH ANNUAL AKRON POLE VAULT CONVENTION
Field Set for Seventh Annual Akron Pole Vault Convention
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AKRON, Ohio – A talented cast – including Olympians, national and world champions and NCAA national champions – will highlight the list of competitors putting their elite skills on display at the seventh annual Pole Vault Convention, hosted by The University of Akron track and field program this Saturday, Jan. 11, at Stile Athletics Field House.
In all, the elite pole vault competition will feature 12 athletes (eight men's competitors and four women's competitors) and is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. Tickets are $10 cash only. Akron students are free with ZipCard. Tickets can be purchased inside the Recreation and Wellness Center along the ramp to the Field House. Gates open at 2 p.m. on Saturday.
The list of men's competitors includes 2016 Olympic finalist, 2015 IAAF World Champion, Canadian record holder, three-time NCAA champion and six-time Akron All-American Shawn Barber as well as Matt Ludwig, a seven-time USTFCCCA All-American and 2017 NCAA Outdoor champion for the Zips.
Akron senior All-American Matt Keim (Bollivar, Ohio), Jason Colwick, Devin King, Deryk Theodore, Cole Wigal and Jacob Wooten, will also comprise the men's field.
Akron standout senior Lucy Bryan (Bristol, England), a five-time USTFCCCA All-America honoree, three-time Mid-American Conference champion and 54th-rated pole vaulter in the world headlines the women's field.
She is joined by a pair of Canadians in Erika Fiedler, who is ranked No. 3 in Canada and placed fifth at 2019 Canadian Outdoor Championships, and Meghan Lim, who owns the No. 11 ranking in Canada.
Akron senior Abby Helminiak (Toledo, Ohio), who garnered second-team All-MAC outdoor honors in 2019 eclipsing 3.87m (12-8 1/4) rounds out the women's field.
Akron's annual Pole Vault Convention is an all-inclusive pole vault experience for athletes, coaches and parents that features classroom sessions, learn-by-doing clinics, and competitions.
A number of the elite competitors will speak to convention participants in an interactive learning opportunity following the conclusion of the elite competitions on Saturday.
The convention, which is the vision of Zips' head track and field coach Dennis Mitchell begins with registration Saturday at 8:30 a.m. Mitchell has coached more than 100 All-American honors during his career, including All-Americans in the pole vault at the University of Texas, University of North Carolina, and University of Akron.
2020 AKRON POLE VAULT CONVENTION PARTICIPANT HIGHLIGHTS
MEN'S COMPETITORS
SHAWN BARBER – CANADA/AKRON (FORMERLY)
• 2015 IAAF World Outdoor Pole Vault Champion
• 2016 Olympic Finalist
• 2017 IAAF World Outdoor Championship Finalist
• 2015 Pan American Games Champion
• 2015 NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Pole Vault Champion
• Six-time USTFCCCA All-American (2015 Outdoor (1st), 2015 Indoor (1st), 2014 Outdoor (1st), 2014 Indoor (1st), 2013 Outdoor (1st), 2013 Indoor (1st))
• 2014 NCAA Indoor Pole Vault Champion
• 2012 World Junior Championships Bronze Medalist
• Canadian Pole Vault Record Holder
Career-Best Marks
Outdoor – 5.93m (19-5 1/2) [7/25/15]
Indoor – 6.00m (19-8 1/4) [1/15/16]
JASON COLWICK – UNITED STATES/RICE (FORMERLY)
• Two-time NCAA Champion winning titles at the 2009 NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships with marks of 5.60m (18-4 1/2) and 5.70m (18-8 1/4)
• Four-time USTFCCCA All-American (2010 Outdoor (HM), 2010 Indoor (1st), 2009 Outdoor (1st), 2009 Indoor (1st))
• Recorded career-best outdoor mark of 5.72m (18-9 1/4) to win the 2009 Texas Relays (4/4/09)
• Registered career-high indoor mark of 5.67m (18-7 1/4) at Lincoln Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational (2/6/10)
Career-Best Marks
Outdoor – 5.72m (18-9 1/4) [4/4/09]
Indoor – 5.67m (18-7 1/4) [2/6/10]
MATT KEIM – UNITED STATES/AKRON
• Four-time USTFCCCA All-American (2019 Outdoor (HM), 2018 Outdoor (1st), 2018 Indoor (1st), 2017 Outdoor (2nd))
• 2019 NCAA Outdoor Championship qualifier
• Posted career- and season-high outdoor mark of 5.31m (17-5) en route to earning qualifying berth to 2019 NCAA Outdoor Championships at 2019 NCAA East Preliminary Round (5/23/19)
• NCAA Division III national runner-up at Mount Union at 2018 NCAA Indoor Championships with a mark of 5.05m (16-6 3/4)
• Registered career- and season-best indoor mark of 5.20m (17-0 3/4) at the Zips Invitational (2/15/19)
Career-Best Marks
Outdoor – 5.31m (17-5) [3/31/18]
Indoor – 5.20m (17-0 3/4) [2/15/19]
DEVIN KING – UNITED STATES/SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA (FORMERLY)
• Holds No. 50 World Ranking in Pole Vault
• Ranked No. 11 in United States in pole vault (2019)
• Six-time USTFCCCA All-American (2019 Indoor (2nd), 2018 Outdoor (HM), 2017 Outdoor (2nd), 2017 Indoor (2nd), 2016 Outdoor (1st), 2016 Indoor (1st)
• Garnered first-team All-America honors placing third at the 2016 NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships with marks of 5.35m (17-6 1/4) and 5.45m (17-10 1/2), respectively
• Placed first in pole vault at 2016 San Salvador NACAC U23 Championships with a clearance of 5.10m (16-8 3/4)
• Recorded 2019 season-best indoor and outdoor marks of 5.63m (18-5 1/2) and 5.72m (18-9 1/4) at the Tyson Invitational (2/8/19) and Texas Relays (3/30/19)
• Placed fourth at the 2014 World U-20 Championships in Eugene, Ore., with a mark of 5.50m (18-0 1/2)
Career-Best Marks
Outdoor – 5.80m (19-0 1/4) [3/31/18]
Indoor – 5.68m (18-7 1/2) [2/2/18]
MATT LUDWIG – UNITED STATES/AKRON (FORMERLY)
• Holds No. 47 World Ranking in Pole Vault
• Ranked No. 9 in United States in pole vault (2019)
• 2017 NCAA Outdoor Pole Vault champion
• Seven-time USTFCCCA All-American (2019 Outdoor (2nd), 2019 Indoor (1st), 2018 Outdoor (1st), 2018 Indoor (1st), 2017 Outdoor (1st), 2017 Indoor (1st), 2016 Outdoor (2nd))
• Earned runner-up finish at 2018 NCAA Outdoor Championships with a clearance of 5.55m (18-2.50)
• Finished third at the 2017 NCAA Indoor Championships
• Placed fourth at 2019 and 2018 NCAA Indoor Championships with mark of 5.60m (18-4 1/2) and 5.68m (18-7.50), respectively
• Five-time Mid-American Conference champion
• Competed at the 2019 and 2017 USATF National Outdoor Championships
• Placed 10th at 2016 NCAA Outdoor Championship while competing for Missouri
Career-Best Marks
Outdoor – 5.71m (18-8 3/4) [4/21/18]
Indoor – 5.83m (19-1 1/2) [1/25/19]
DERYK THEODORE – CANADA
• Two-time Canadian National Champion with winning marks of 5.20m (17-0 3/4) and 5.11m (16-9 1/4) in 2016 and 2019, respectively
• Ranked No. 1 in Canada in pole vault (2019)
• Posted a 2019 season-best outdoor mark of 5.41m (17-9) at the Bob Vigars Classic (6/23/19) in London, Ontario
* Registered a 2019 season-high indoor mark of 5.11m (x) at the York Open (2/2/19) in Toronto, Ontario
Career-Best Marks
Outdoor – 5.41m (17-9) [6/7/17 and 6/23/19]
Indoor – 5.38m (17-7 3/4) [2/12/16]
COLE WIGAL – UNITED STATES/AKRON (UNATTACHED)
• Captured 2019 Mid-American Conference Outdoor title with a career-best outdoor mark of 17-0 3/4 at the MAC Championships (5/11/19)
• Two-time NCAA East Preliminary Round qualifier, including registering a mark of 5.11m (16-9 1/4) in 2019
• Garnered second-team all-league honors with a runner-up finish in the pole vault with a mark of 5.06m (16-7 1/4) at the 2019 MAC Indoor Championships (2/23/19), while also placing second with a clearance of 5.07m (6-7 1/2) at the 2018 MAC Outdoor Championships
Career-Best Marks
Outdoor – 5.20m (17-0 3/4) [5/11/19]
Indoor – 5.25m (17-2 1/4) [1/12/19]
JACOB WOOTEN – UNITED STATES/TEXAS A&M (FORMERLY)
• Holds No. 49 World Ranking in Pole Vault
• Ranked No. 10 in United States in pole vault (2019)
• Seven-time USTFCCCA All-American (2019 Outdoor (2nd), 2019 Indoor (1st), 2018 Outdoor (1st), 2018 Indoor (1st), 2017 Outdoor (1st), 2016 Outdoor (2nd), 2016 Indoor (2nd)) at Texas A&M
• Posted career- and season-high indoor mark of 5.73m (18-9 1/2) en route to earning first-team All-America honors with a third-place finish at the 2019 NCAA Indoor Championships (3/8/19)
• Garnered second-team USTFCCCA All-America accolades with mark of 5.35m (17-6 1/2) at 2019 NCAA Outdoor Championships (6/5/19)
• Registered career- and season-best outdoor mark of 5.71m (18-8 3/4) at the Michael Johnson Invitational in Waco, Texas (4/20/19)
Career-Best Marks
Outdoor – 5.71m (18-8 3/4) [4/20/19]
Indoor – 5.73m (18-9 1/2) [3/8/19]
WOMEN'S COMPETITORS
LUCY BRYAN – GREAT BRITAIN/AKRON
• Holds No. 54 World Ranking in Pole Vault
• Ranked No. 3 in Great Britain in pole vault (2019)
• Five-time USTFCCCA All-American (2017 Indoor (1st), 2018 Indoor (1st), 2018 Outdoor (1st), 2019 Indoor (2nd), 2019 Outdoor (1st))
• Placed fifth at the 2019 NCAA Outdoor Championships with mark of 4.35m (14-3 1/4)
• Placed fourth at the 2017 NCAA Indoor Championships 4.40m (14-5 1/4)
• Owns Akron Indoor and Outdoor pole vault records
• Captured her third consecutive Mid-American Conference title with a stadium-record mark of 4.20m (13-9 1/4) at the 2019 MAC Outdoor Championships (5/9/19) in Muncie, Ind.
• Won her second MAC title, and first indoors, with a meet-record mark of 4.43m (14-6.25) at the 2019 MAC Indoor Championships in Kent, Ohio
Career-Best Marks
Outdoor – 4.50m (14-9) [7/15/17 & 6/29/13]
Indoor – 4.40m (14-5 1/4) [3/11/17]
ERIKA FIEDLER – CANADA
• Ranked No. 3 in Canada in pole vault (2019)
• Placed fifth at 2019 Canadian Outdoor Championships (7/27/19) with a mark of 3.96m (12-11 3/4)
• Posted a 2019 career- and season-best outdoor mark of 4.10m (13-5 1/4) at Classique de Montreal (7/31/19)
• Recorded 2019 season-high indoor clearance of 3.90m (12-9 1/2) at the Speed River Last Chance Meet in Guelph, Ontario (2/15/19)
• Finished fourth at 2018 Akron Pole Vault Convention (1/6/18) with a career-best clearance of 4.11m (13-5 3/4)
Career-Best Marks
Outdoor – 4.10m (13-5 1/4) [7/31/19]
Indoor – 4.11m (13-5 3/4) [1/6/18]
ABBY HELMINIAK – UNITED STATES/AKRON
• Garnered second-team All-Mid-American Conference honors eclipsing 3.87m (12-8 1/4)
• Registered mark of 3.92m (12-10 1/4) at NCAA East Preliminary Round (5/24/19) in Jacksonville, Fla.
• Earned a third-place performance at the 2019 MAC Indoor Championship (2/22/19) with a mark of 3.98m (13-0 3/4)
• Recorded season-best 2019 indoor and outdoor marks of 4.16m (13-7 3/4) and 4.03m (13-2 1/2), respectively, at the Akron Invitational (2/2/19) and Campbell/Wright Invitational (5/4/19)
Career-Best Marks
Outdoor – 4.05m (13-3 1/2) [4/28/18]
Indoor – 4.16m (13-7 3/4) [2/2/19]
MEGHAN LIM – CANADA/UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA (FORMERLY)
• Ranked No. 11 in Canada in pole vault (2019)
• Placed second at 2019 Canada West Indoor Championships (2/23/19) with a mark of 3.90m (12-9 1/2)
• Posted a 2019 season-best outdoor mark of 3.91m (12-10) at the Arizona State Invitational (3/23/19)
• Recorded 2019 season-high indoor clearance of 4.05m (13-3 1/2) at the Bison Classic in Winnipeg, Manitoba (2/2/19)
Career-Best Marks
Outdoor – 4.00m (13-1 1/2) [6/22/18]
Indoor – 4.10m (13-5 1/4) [3/9/18]
LIVE STATS | VIDEO STREAM | PREVIEW
AKRON, Ohio – A talented cast – including Olympians, national and world champions and NCAA national champions – will highlight the list of competitors putting their elite skills on display at the seventh annual Pole Vault Convention, hosted by The University of Akron track and field program this Saturday, Jan. 11, at Stile Athletics Field House.
In all, the elite pole vault competition will feature 12 athletes (eight men's competitors and four women's competitors) and is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. Tickets are $10 cash only. Akron students are free with ZipCard. Tickets can be purchased inside the Recreation and Wellness Center along the ramp to the Field House. Gates open at 2 p.m. on Saturday.
The list of men's competitors includes 2016 Olympic finalist, 2015 IAAF World Champion, Canadian record holder, three-time NCAA champion and six-time Akron All-American Shawn Barber as well as Matt Ludwig, a seven-time USTFCCCA All-American and 2017 NCAA Outdoor champion for the Zips.
Akron senior All-American Matt Keim (Bollivar, Ohio), Jason Colwick, Devin King, Deryk Theodore, Cole Wigal and Jacob Wooten, will also comprise the men's field.
Akron standout senior Lucy Bryan (Bristol, England), a five-time USTFCCCA All-America honoree, three-time Mid-American Conference champion and 54th-rated pole vaulter in the world headlines the women's field.
She is joined by a pair of Canadians in Erika Fiedler, who is ranked No. 3 in Canada and placed fifth at 2019 Canadian Outdoor Championships, and Meghan Lim, who owns the No. 11 ranking in Canada.
Akron senior Abby Helminiak (Toledo, Ohio), who garnered second-team All-MAC outdoor honors in 2019 eclipsing 3.87m (12-8 1/4) rounds out the women's field.
Akron's annual Pole Vault Convention is an all-inclusive pole vault experience for athletes, coaches and parents that features classroom sessions, learn-by-doing clinics, and competitions.
A number of the elite competitors will speak to convention participants in an interactive learning opportunity following the conclusion of the elite competitions on Saturday.
The convention, which is the vision of Zips' head track and field coach Dennis Mitchell begins with registration Saturday at 8:30 a.m. Mitchell has coached more than 100 All-American honors during his career, including All-Americans in the pole vault at the University of Texas, University of North Carolina, and University of Akron.
2020 AKRON POLE VAULT CONVENTION PARTICIPANT HIGHLIGHTS
MEN'S COMPETITORS
SHAWN BARBER – CANADA/AKRON (FORMERLY)
• 2015 IAAF World Outdoor Pole Vault Champion
• 2016 Olympic Finalist
• 2017 IAAF World Outdoor Championship Finalist
• 2015 Pan American Games Champion
• 2015 NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Pole Vault Champion
• Six-time USTFCCCA All-American (2015 Outdoor (1st), 2015 Indoor (1st), 2014 Outdoor (1st), 2014 Indoor (1st), 2013 Outdoor (1st), 2013 Indoor (1st))
• 2014 NCAA Indoor Pole Vault Champion
• 2012 World Junior Championships Bronze Medalist
• Canadian Pole Vault Record Holder
Career-Best Marks
Outdoor – 5.93m (19-5 1/2) [7/25/15]
Indoor – 6.00m (19-8 1/4) [1/15/16]
JASON COLWICK – UNITED STATES/RICE (FORMERLY)
• Two-time NCAA Champion winning titles at the 2009 NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships with marks of 5.60m (18-4 1/2) and 5.70m (18-8 1/4)
• Four-time USTFCCCA All-American (2010 Outdoor (HM), 2010 Indoor (1st), 2009 Outdoor (1st), 2009 Indoor (1st))
• Recorded career-best outdoor mark of 5.72m (18-9 1/4) to win the 2009 Texas Relays (4/4/09)
• Registered career-high indoor mark of 5.67m (18-7 1/4) at Lincoln Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational (2/6/10)
Career-Best Marks
Outdoor – 5.72m (18-9 1/4) [4/4/09]
Indoor – 5.67m (18-7 1/4) [2/6/10]
MATT KEIM – UNITED STATES/AKRON
• Four-time USTFCCCA All-American (2019 Outdoor (HM), 2018 Outdoor (1st), 2018 Indoor (1st), 2017 Outdoor (2nd))
• 2019 NCAA Outdoor Championship qualifier
• Posted career- and season-high outdoor mark of 5.31m (17-5) en route to earning qualifying berth to 2019 NCAA Outdoor Championships at 2019 NCAA East Preliminary Round (5/23/19)
• NCAA Division III national runner-up at Mount Union at 2018 NCAA Indoor Championships with a mark of 5.05m (16-6 3/4)
• Registered career- and season-best indoor mark of 5.20m (17-0 3/4) at the Zips Invitational (2/15/19)
Career-Best Marks
Outdoor – 5.31m (17-5) [3/31/18]
Indoor – 5.20m (17-0 3/4) [2/15/19]
DEVIN KING – UNITED STATES/SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA (FORMERLY)
• Holds No. 50 World Ranking in Pole Vault
• Ranked No. 11 in United States in pole vault (2019)
• Six-time USTFCCCA All-American (2019 Indoor (2nd), 2018 Outdoor (HM), 2017 Outdoor (2nd), 2017 Indoor (2nd), 2016 Outdoor (1st), 2016 Indoor (1st)
• Garnered first-team All-America honors placing third at the 2016 NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships with marks of 5.35m (17-6 1/4) and 5.45m (17-10 1/2), respectively
• Placed first in pole vault at 2016 San Salvador NACAC U23 Championships with a clearance of 5.10m (16-8 3/4)
• Recorded 2019 season-best indoor and outdoor marks of 5.63m (18-5 1/2) and 5.72m (18-9 1/4) at the Tyson Invitational (2/8/19) and Texas Relays (3/30/19)
• Placed fourth at the 2014 World U-20 Championships in Eugene, Ore., with a mark of 5.50m (18-0 1/2)
Career-Best Marks
Outdoor – 5.80m (19-0 1/4) [3/31/18]
Indoor – 5.68m (18-7 1/2) [2/2/18]
MATT LUDWIG – UNITED STATES/AKRON (FORMERLY)
• Holds No. 47 World Ranking in Pole Vault
• Ranked No. 9 in United States in pole vault (2019)
• 2017 NCAA Outdoor Pole Vault champion
• Seven-time USTFCCCA All-American (2019 Outdoor (2nd), 2019 Indoor (1st), 2018 Outdoor (1st), 2018 Indoor (1st), 2017 Outdoor (1st), 2017 Indoor (1st), 2016 Outdoor (2nd))
• Earned runner-up finish at 2018 NCAA Outdoor Championships with a clearance of 5.55m (18-2.50)
• Finished third at the 2017 NCAA Indoor Championships
• Placed fourth at 2019 and 2018 NCAA Indoor Championships with mark of 5.60m (18-4 1/2) and 5.68m (18-7.50), respectively
• Five-time Mid-American Conference champion
• Competed at the 2019 and 2017 USATF National Outdoor Championships
• Placed 10th at 2016 NCAA Outdoor Championship while competing for Missouri
Career-Best Marks
Outdoor – 5.71m (18-8 3/4) [4/21/18]
Indoor – 5.83m (19-1 1/2) [1/25/19]
DERYK THEODORE – CANADA
• Two-time Canadian National Champion with winning marks of 5.20m (17-0 3/4) and 5.11m (16-9 1/4) in 2016 and 2019, respectively
• Ranked No. 1 in Canada in pole vault (2019)
• Posted a 2019 season-best outdoor mark of 5.41m (17-9) at the Bob Vigars Classic (6/23/19) in London, Ontario
* Registered a 2019 season-high indoor mark of 5.11m (x) at the York Open (2/2/19) in Toronto, Ontario
Career-Best Marks
Outdoor – 5.41m (17-9) [6/7/17 and 6/23/19]
Indoor – 5.38m (17-7 3/4) [2/12/16]
COLE WIGAL – UNITED STATES/AKRON (UNATTACHED)
• Captured 2019 Mid-American Conference Outdoor title with a career-best outdoor mark of 17-0 3/4 at the MAC Championships (5/11/19)
• Two-time NCAA East Preliminary Round qualifier, including registering a mark of 5.11m (16-9 1/4) in 2019
• Garnered second-team all-league honors with a runner-up finish in the pole vault with a mark of 5.06m (16-7 1/4) at the 2019 MAC Indoor Championships (2/23/19), while also placing second with a clearance of 5.07m (6-7 1/2) at the 2018 MAC Outdoor Championships
Career-Best Marks
Outdoor – 5.20m (17-0 3/4) [5/11/19]
Indoor – 5.25m (17-2 1/4) [1/12/19]
JACOB WOOTEN – UNITED STATES/TEXAS A&M (FORMERLY)
• Holds No. 49 World Ranking in Pole Vault
• Ranked No. 10 in United States in pole vault (2019)
• Seven-time USTFCCCA All-American (2019 Outdoor (2nd), 2019 Indoor (1st), 2018 Outdoor (1st), 2018 Indoor (1st), 2017 Outdoor (1st), 2016 Outdoor (2nd), 2016 Indoor (2nd)) at Texas A&M
• Posted career- and season-high indoor mark of 5.73m (18-9 1/2) en route to earning first-team All-America honors with a third-place finish at the 2019 NCAA Indoor Championships (3/8/19)
• Garnered second-team USTFCCCA All-America accolades with mark of 5.35m (17-6 1/2) at 2019 NCAA Outdoor Championships (6/5/19)
• Registered career- and season-best outdoor mark of 5.71m (18-8 3/4) at the Michael Johnson Invitational in Waco, Texas (4/20/19)
Career-Best Marks
Outdoor – 5.71m (18-8 3/4) [4/20/19]
Indoor – 5.73m (18-9 1/2) [3/8/19]
WOMEN'S COMPETITORS
LUCY BRYAN – GREAT BRITAIN/AKRON
• Holds No. 54 World Ranking in Pole Vault
• Ranked No. 3 in Great Britain in pole vault (2019)
• Five-time USTFCCCA All-American (2017 Indoor (1st), 2018 Indoor (1st), 2018 Outdoor (1st), 2019 Indoor (2nd), 2019 Outdoor (1st))
• Placed fifth at the 2019 NCAA Outdoor Championships with mark of 4.35m (14-3 1/4)
• Placed fourth at the 2017 NCAA Indoor Championships 4.40m (14-5 1/4)
• Owns Akron Indoor and Outdoor pole vault records
• Captured her third consecutive Mid-American Conference title with a stadium-record mark of 4.20m (13-9 1/4) at the 2019 MAC Outdoor Championships (5/9/19) in Muncie, Ind.
• Won her second MAC title, and first indoors, with a meet-record mark of 4.43m (14-6.25) at the 2019 MAC Indoor Championships in Kent, Ohio
Career-Best Marks
Outdoor – 4.50m (14-9) [7/15/17 & 6/29/13]
Indoor – 4.40m (14-5 1/4) [3/11/17]
ERIKA FIEDLER – CANADA
• Ranked No. 3 in Canada in pole vault (2019)
• Placed fifth at 2019 Canadian Outdoor Championships (7/27/19) with a mark of 3.96m (12-11 3/4)
• Posted a 2019 career- and season-best outdoor mark of 4.10m (13-5 1/4) at Classique de Montreal (7/31/19)
• Recorded 2019 season-high indoor clearance of 3.90m (12-9 1/2) at the Speed River Last Chance Meet in Guelph, Ontario (2/15/19)
• Finished fourth at 2018 Akron Pole Vault Convention (1/6/18) with a career-best clearance of 4.11m (13-5 3/4)
Career-Best Marks
Outdoor – 4.10m (13-5 1/4) [7/31/19]
Indoor – 4.11m (13-5 3/4) [1/6/18]
ABBY HELMINIAK – UNITED STATES/AKRON
• Garnered second-team All-Mid-American Conference honors eclipsing 3.87m (12-8 1/4)
• Registered mark of 3.92m (12-10 1/4) at NCAA East Preliminary Round (5/24/19) in Jacksonville, Fla.
• Earned a third-place performance at the 2019 MAC Indoor Championship (2/22/19) with a mark of 3.98m (13-0 3/4)
• Recorded season-best 2019 indoor and outdoor marks of 4.16m (13-7 3/4) and 4.03m (13-2 1/2), respectively, at the Akron Invitational (2/2/19) and Campbell/Wright Invitational (5/4/19)
Career-Best Marks
Outdoor – 4.05m (13-3 1/2) [4/28/18]
Indoor – 4.16m (13-7 3/4) [2/2/19]
MEGHAN LIM – CANADA/UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA (FORMERLY)
• Ranked No. 11 in Canada in pole vault (2019)
• Placed second at 2019 Canada West Indoor Championships (2/23/19) with a mark of 3.90m (12-9 1/2)
• Posted a 2019 season-best outdoor mark of 3.91m (12-10) at the Arizona State Invitational (3/23/19)
• Recorded 2019 season-high indoor clearance of 4.05m (13-3 1/2) at the Bison Classic in Winnipeg, Manitoba (2/2/19)
Career-Best Marks
Outdoor – 4.00m (13-1 1/2) [6/22/18]
Indoor – 4.10m (13-5 1/4) [3/9/18]
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