NCAA Women's Pole Vault - Hutson 4.45, Sutej 4.40, Pena 4.30

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Kari Clark, the lone competitor for BYU women's team on Friday, withdrew from the pole vault finals due to injury.

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Soceka rises to occasion as sun sets on career

Senior earns All-America honors with eighth-place finish in pole vault at NCAA championships

Senior Jenny Soceka wrapped up an outstanding career with an All-America finish in the pole vault Friday
June 11, 2010


EUGENE, Ore. -- Once the curtain was lifted on the 2010 outdoor season, Jenny Soceka’s talents began to shine through.

She continued to shine Friday as the sun set on Hayward Field and on her career with the Wisconsin women’s track and field team, with Soceka matching her season-best mark in the pole vault to earn All-America honors at the 2010 NCAA Outdoor Championships.

The Badgers senior successfully cleared the bar at 13 feet, 9 1/4 inches to secure an eighth-place finish and add a second NCAA trophy to the one she earned as a junior two years ago.

Indiana State senior Kylie Hutson defended her title in the event by clearing 14-7 1/4, with Arkansas sophomore Tina Sutej’s 14-5 1/4 good for second place.

Soceka was one of 10 competitors to get over the bar at 13-9 1/4 and finished eighth based on the criteria of misses.

She finished her career not only as a two-time All-American, but also a Big Ten champion after winning the outdoor league title in May. She also leaves Wisconsin as the Badgers’ school record-holder, both indoors and out.

“My goal was to become an All-American again and I did that, so I’m happy,” Soceka said. “I did want to go a little bit higher, but I really can’t complain.

“I’m so happy the way my year turned out.”

Soceka wasted little time working into a groove in her return to the NCAA meet, where she finished seventh in 2008 before redshirting the 2009 season.

She was clean through the first two bars, clearing the opening height of 12-9 1/2 on her first attempt and doing the same at 13-1 1/2.

That made Soceka one of eight competitors to advance through the first two heights without a miss, which helped solidify her position in the top eight.

She then picked up a second-attempt clearance at 13-5 1/2 and also needed two attempts to get over what ended up as her final clearance at 13-9 1/4.

In the end, Soceka’s initial miss at 13-9 1/4 knocked her out of what could have been a tie for sixth place. Had she been able to get over both that bar and the previous one, at 13-5 1/2, a fourth-place tie would have been in the cards.

Such is the life of a pole vaulter. There is little reward for being close.

“I felt great today, and my vaults at the earlier heights felt really good,” Soceka said. “When I got to 4.30 (meters), the bar I missed, it just wasn’t there for me.

“I feel like I can make that height, but I’m happy with how it turned out today.”

Despite feeling as though she could have gone higher, Soceka was all smiles as the accomplishments of her final season sunk in.

After a disappointing indoor campaign in which she failed to qualify for the NCAA championships, Soceka emerged re-focused for the outdoor season. She contends that adding the heptathlon to her competition load in actually helped her become a better, more consistent vaulter.

“Outdoor season is more fun in general, and this year was just more laid-back and more fun,” she said. “I really enjoyed having some other teammates since I’m the only pole vaulter, so doing the hep with Dorcas (Akinniyi) and Jess (Flax) really took the pressure off.”

It also helped her enjoy her last days as a Badger.

“Going into this meet, I just saw it as an opportunity,” Soceka said. “This is my last meet as a collegiate athlete so I just came into it with a positive attitude, and there’s nothing else I could have asked for.”

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Video of Sutej 4.40m: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plfaqc5xgJ4
Video of Hutson 4.45m: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHhhgkM7swY

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Oregon did file a protest over Gergel's jump, it was denied. You can see Lanana's comments at the very end of this video: http://www.runnerspace.com/video.php?do ... o_id=28432

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Hutson Wins Second Straight Pole Vault Title; Moore Sixth In 400 Hurdles
Courtesy: ISU Athletics
Release: 06/12/2010

NCAA Outdoor Championship Results

Courtesy: ISU Athletics
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KEVIN JENISON
GoSycamores.com

EUGENE, ORE. – Indiana State senior Kylie Hutson won her second straight NCAA Outdoor Championship in the women’s pole vault on Friday, clearing 14’-7.25” (4.45 meters) to successfully defend her title and establish a new NCAA Championship Meet record.

“It’s such a great feeling I can’t even explain it,” Hutson said. “I was behind the whole time until 4.45 (meters) and then we kept going back and forth. I loved competing in Eugene. My goal for the US Championships this summer is to do well again and maybe clear a 4.50 (meters) since I didn’t get it here.”

Also on Friday, Sycamore senior Erica Moore finished sixth in the women’s 400 meter finals with a time of 48.21 and junior Major Clay placed 11th in the men’s high jump by clearing 7’-0.25” (2.14 meters). The Sycamore women’s team is currently tied for 13th in the team standings with 13 points.

Hutson trailed Arkansas sophomore Tina Sutej through much of the competition. Hutson missed on her first attempt at 14’-5.25” which Sutej cleared and Hutson passed on her next two attempts to move the bar up. The Sycamore senior’s strategy worked as she cleared 14’-7.25” on her first attempt while Sutej could not clear the bar.

“Kylie was behind again but when she had to, she pulled out a big jump,” John Gartland, Indiana State women’s track & field coach said. “She is really unflappable. Jeff Martin really did an outstanding job of coaching Kylie at this meet and throughout the season. Erica had her highest finish ever in an NCAA meet. It wasn’t the prettiest of races but did she very well to get sixth and almost finished fifth. Clay is a sophomore and he will be back.”

Hutson broke the NCAA mark of 14’-5.5” (4.41 meters) while was set by Becky Holliday of Oregon in 2004.


Hutson concludes her Indiana State career by winning two straight NCAA Outdoor pole vault titles after winning two straight NCAA Indoor titles. She competed in the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships all four years as a Sycamore, earning five All-American recognitions (three indoor and two outdoor).

Hutson is the Indiana State and Missouri Valley Conference record holder in the outdoor pole vault with a jump of 14’-9.5” (4.51 meters) which was set at the Billy Hayes Invitational this year, and the indoor pole vault with a jump of 14’-9” (4.50 meters) which she set in winning the 2010 NCAA Indoor title.

A seven time Missouri Valley Conference champion and seven-time All-Conference selection, Hutson missed her final MVC Championship this past May due to a hand injury. She was named the 2010 Great Lakes Region Women Field Athlete of the Year for both the Indoor and Outdoor season and was recently named to the CoSIDA/EPSN the Magazine District V All-Academic Team.

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Sutej runner-up at NCAA pole vault

http://www.arkansasrazorbacks.com/ViewA ... 00Courtesy: Molly O'Mara, Athletic Media Relations
Release: 06/11/2010

EUGENE, Ore. - Sophomore Tina Sutej made history in the pole vault for No. 9 Arkansas Razorback women's track and field on day three of the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, in Eugene, Ore. The University of Oregon is hosting the event at Hayward Field.

Arkansas picked up three All-America honors on Friday and is sitting in 13th place with 13 points after three days of competition.

"We have points on the board and that's all that matters right now," head coach Lance Harter said. "Our goal was a top-10 finish and we are right on pace for that. Because of (assistant coach) Bryan Compton's training, our vaulters are prepared for any type of obstacle that might happen during a competition. I think they were very well prepared for this meet and they faced a lot of variables in the wind and the weather. Tina Sutej had a great competition. She gave (eventual winner) Kylie Hutson of Indiana State a run for her money at the end. She had some great attempts at the higher bars."

Sophomore Tina Sutej is the NCAA runner-up in the pole vault. She cleared a personal-best height of 14-5.25. Her jump is an improved Slovenian National record and the No. 2 jump in school history. Her placing matches former Hog Jodi Unger's 2007 runner-up finish as the best by a Razorback pole vaulter at an NCAA Championship meet.

"I'm so happy and so excited," Sutej said. "I'm really pleased with the height I cleared. I haven't been jumping well this outdoor season so I'm thrilled to get a personal best. I'm really happy with my jumping today. I had a lot of first-attempt clearances so I had a good rhythm going."

Senior Katie Stripling finished 11th in the pole vault with a clearance of 13-5.25. Senior Janice Keppler was 17th with a height of 12-9.5.