Rebecca Pietsch

Event:
Pole Vault
Class:
Fifth Year
Hometown:
Dusseldorf, Germany

Results

2018 Outdoor: Competed in five meets for Akron in the pole vault...registered a season-best clearance of 12-5.50 (3.80m) to place third in the pole vault at the Ashland Alumni Open (4/28)...eclipsed 12-3.50 (3.75m) at Pacific Coast Intercollegiate (4/19), Beach Invitational (4/21) and Campbell/Wright Invitational (5/5).

2018 Outdoor Accolades: Earned Academic All-MAC accolades.

2018 Indoor: Competed in three meets for the Zips in the pole vault...recorded a season-best mark of 12-7.50 (3.85m) at the Akron Pole Vault Convention (Jan. 7)...placed fourth in the pole vault with a clearance of 12-6.25 (3.82m) at the Kent State Dual (Jan. 19)...jumped 12-3.50 (3.75m) to place seventh in the pole vault at the Kentucky Invitational (Jan. 13).

2017 Outdoor: Garnered top-10 performances in the pole vault in eight meets, including placing ninth at the Mid-American Conference Championships (May 12) with a clearance of 11-8.75 (3.58m)...recorded a season-best mark of 12-10 (3.91m) at both the Texas Relays (March 31) and Ashland Alumni Open (April 29)...finished second in the pole vault at the Spec Towns Invitational (April 7) eclipsing 12-0 (3.66m)...placed sixth at the LSU Alumni Invitational (April 22) in the pole vault with a mark of 12-2.50 (3.72m)...tabbed as an Academic All-MAC and MAC Distinguished Scholar honoree...2017 Indoor: Posted five top-10 performances in the pole vault on the campaign, including placing eighth at the Mid-American Conference Championships (Feb. 24) with a clearance of 12-6.25 (3.82m)...turned in a season-best mark of 13-3.50 (4.05m) at the Kent State Dual (Jan. 20)...recorded marks of 12-8.75 (3.88m) and 13-0.25 (3.97m) to place fourth in the pole vault at both the Spire Invitational (Feb. 11) and Zips Invitational (Feb. 17)...jumped 12-0.75 (3.68m) to finish ninth at the Penn State National (Jan. 28)...tabbed as an Academic All-MAC and MAC Distinguished Scholar honoree.

2015-16: Outdoor: Finished second in the pole vault at the Mid-American Conference Championships (May 12) on the strength of a season-best jump of 13-6.50 (4.13m) to earn second-team All-MAC accolades...posted six top-10 performances, including winning the pole vault at the Ashland Alumni Open (April 30) with a clearance of 13-3.75 (4.06m)...finished 32nd at the NCAA East Preliminary Round (May 27) with a mark of 12-11.50 (3.95m)...a USTFCCCA All-Academic honoree...Indoor: Registered four top-five finishes in the pole vault, including posting triumphs at the Penn State National (Jan. 29) and Zips Invitational (Feb. 19) with marks of 12-7.50 and 13-1.75, respectively.

Personal: Majoring in international business...daughter of Hartmot Pietsch and Monika Karrie.