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

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Event 34 Women Pole Vault
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Starting Height: 3.90 -4.00 -4.10 -4.20 -4.30 -4.35 then 5cm
Single pit. 5-alive until fewer than 9 at a given height
One hour time limit (Rule 6-1.11) in effect
Name Year School Seed Mark
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Flight 1 Finals
1 Nicole Kazuba SR William & Mary 3.95m
2 Melissa Gergel JR Oregon 4.20m
3 Natalie Willer JR Nebraska 4.20m
4 Kari Clark SR BYU 4.20m
5 Katie Stripling SR Arkansas 4.15m
6 Brianna Neumann SR Purdue 4.00m
7 Brysun Stately SR USC 4.15m
8 Kat Majester SR Georgia 4.00m
9 Tori Pena SR UCLA 4.20m
10 Vica Shobe SR S. Carolina 4.00m
11 Rachel Laurent SO LSU 3.95m
12 Katy Viuf SR UCLA 4.20m
13 Jocelyn Witmer SO Penn St. 3.90m
14 Neal Tisher FR Ole Miss 3.90m
15 Katerina Stefanidi SO Stanford 4.20m
16 Kylie Hutson SR Indiana St. 4.00m
17 Katie Nageotte FR Dayton 3.90m
18 Tina Sutej SO Arkansas 4.20m
19 Kelsie Ahbe FR Indiana 4.00m
20 Carrie Kayes SR Akron 4.00m
21 Tiffany Maskulinski SR Buffalo 4.00m
22 Jenny Soceka SR Wisconsin 4.20m
23 Shade Weygandt FR Texas Tech 4.15m
24 Janice Keppler SR Arkansas 4.20m

[rainbowgirl28]

Should be dry, but it's pretty cool outside. It's probably going to be lower 60s, feeling colder with the breeze.

[zipsDIGSpv]

It is supposed to warm up and the sun is supposed to come out around 3 or 4...they are calling for almost 70 degrees and 10 to 15 mph north winds...hope this is true because it will make for a great comp!

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Live video stream: http://all-access.cbssports.com/player. ... dia=182243

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We are about to get underway!

Weather is OK. A little chilly, but the wind has been mostly a tailwind. It should not rain.

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They just finished introductions. Pretty strong tailwind, the wind blowing the pole into the bar could potentially be an issue at some of these lower heights.

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Kazuba kicks off the competition with a big ol blow through at 3.90

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Gergel passes.
Willer has an easy make.
Clark passes.
Stripling comes down on the bar.

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Passes for:
Neumann
Stately
Majester
Pena
Shobe
Viuf


Lauren bails.
Witmer has a close miss.

Kazuba scrapes over the bar on her second attempt. The pole stands straight up and down for several seconds until the official reaches in and grabs it (it did start falling to the side)
Tisher makes on her first.

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Stripling has a big second attempt clearance.

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Laurent makes on her second.

Wittmer has a close second attempt miss.

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Stefanidi and Hutson pass.

Nageotte brushes it off on the way up.