Air Force - Hutson 4.40 =WL, Holliday 4.15

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· Women’s Pole Vault field has 4 of the top 7-ranked USA vaulters from 2010, plus the #2-ranked Canadian:
o Becky Holliday, ranked #4 in US last year, #18 on World List
1. Competed collegiately at Univ of Oregon, won 2003 NCAA title
2. Best last season of 15’1” (4.60m)
o Melinda Owen, ranked #5 in US last year, #24 on World List
1. Competed collegiately at Univ of Idaho
2. Best last season of 14’10” (4.52m)
3. Read what she tweeted yesterday about the Air Force Academy: http://www.melindaowen.com/Melinda_Owen/Welcome.html
o Kylie Hutson, ranked #6 in US last year, #25 on World List
1. Competed collegiately at Indiana State Univ.
2. Best last season of 14’9 ½” (4.51m)
3. Won the last four (4) NCAA titles in pole vault—2009 Indoor and Outdoor, 2010 Indoor and Outdoor
4. Now representing Nike, this meet will mark Kylie’s professional debut
o April Steiner Bennett, ranked #7 in US last year
1. Competed collegiately at Univ of Arkansas
2. Best last season of 14’7 ¼” (4.45m), career best of 15’2 ¼” (4.63m)
3. Member of 2008 US Olympic team
4. In 2004 won the reality TV show, “Fear Factor”
5. Now representing Asics
o Kelsie Hendry, ranked #2 in Canada last year, #22 on World List
1. Best last season of 14’11” (4.55m)
2. Set the existing Cadet Field House record last February at 14’7 ¼” (4.55m)
3. Representing Canada, placed 13th at 2010 World Indoor Championships
4. Won Bronze Medal at last Fall’s Commonwealth Games

· Air Force senior Melissa Beerse, 13th at the 2009 NCAA Indoor Championships and with a personal best in the Pole Vault of 13’6 ½”, returns to competition after spending a year away from the Academy for family reasons.

· Air Force men’s School Record-holder (18’1”) and 3-time NCAA All-American in the Pole Vault, Nick Frawley, now training in Arizona as part of the USAF’s World Class Athlete program, returns to USAFA to open his first professional season;
o Also competing in the Men’s Pole Vault is 2008 NCAA Champion, Rory Quiller, now living in Boulder, is the son of long-time CU and Army coach, Jerry Quiller. Rory has a best of 18’6 ½”.
o 2007 World Champion Pole Vaulter, Brad Walker, has been training at the Air Force Academy all week but will not compete this Friday, opening his season later this Spring.

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Women Pole Vault
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    Name                    Year School                  Seed     Finals
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  1 Kylie Hutson                 Unattached             4.51m      4.40m   14-05.25
  2 Becky Holliday            SR Unattached             4.60m      4.15m   13-07.25
  3 Lauren Graham             SO UCCS                   4.00m      3.90m   12-09.50
  4 Melissa Beerse            SR Air Force              4.00m      3.65m   11-11.75
  4 Tawny Lambuth             JR Air Force              3.70m      3.65m   11-11.75
  6 Briana Suppes             JR Col Sch of Mines       3.37m      3.50m   11-05.75
  6 Kimber Shealy             JR Air Force              3.90m      3.50m   11-05.75
  8 Bizzy Mellado             SO Air Force              3.58m      3.35m   10-11.75
  9 Sara Page                 FR Colorado St.           3.60m      3.20m   10-06.00
  9 Paige Shirley             FR Air Force              3.50m      3.20m   10-06.00
  9 Morgan Griffin            FR Colorado St.           3.66m      3.20m   10-06.00
 12 Jessamy Barton            JR Air Force                         3.05m   10-00.00
 13 Alexandra Colvin             Unattached             3.50m      2.90m    9-06.25
 14 Teagan Hughes             FR UCCS                   3.00m      2.90m    9-06.25
 -- Melinda Owen               8 Team Elite A           4.52m         NH
 -- Kelsie Hendry                unat (Canada)          4.55m         NH