Michigan State University
NCAA Championships
Mickie Rzepka Finishes 10th In Pole Vault At NCAA Championships
6/11/2005 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track and Field
June 11, 2005
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Michigan State redshirt junior Mickie Rzepka (Novi, Mich.) placed 10th in the finals of the pole vault Saturday night at the NCAA Track and Field Outdoor Championships. Rzepka tied her own school record of 13-5 1/4 that she set during Thursday's qualifying round before bowing out.
Fourteen competitors entered the finals, where the opening height was 3.90m (12-9 1/2). Rzepka cleared the bar on her first try, but just one person was eliminated at that height. At 4.00m (13-1 1/2), Rzepka missed on her first try, but was successful on her second attempt. Again, just one other competitors dropped out at that height.
The bar then moved to 4.10m (13-5 1/4), where Rzepka tied her school mark on the first try. Once again, however, only one person was eliminated, leaving a field of 11 remaining. Rzepka was unable to break her record, and was eliminated at 4.20m (13-9 1/4). Only six entrants cleared that height, but three of the five who were eliminated had not missed before that point, meaning that Rzepka's one miss at 4.00m cost her a tie for seventh with those three.
Kate Soma from Washington went on to win the event with a top jump of 4.30m (14-1 1/4).
