NCAA Indoor Champs — Women’s Field

ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, March 10-11 — Our coverage of the NCAA Indoor will be divided into 4 parts: men & women, track & field. The sections will be updated as the weekend plays out.

To start, the women’s field events from Friday:

Pole Vault — Amanda Fassold (Arkansas) 14-7¼

Maintaining her undefeated season, Amanda Fassold won her first NCAA title with a clearance of 14-7¼ (4.45). Fassold’s last collegiate loss came when she finished 2nd at last year’s outdoor. Mindful of her place on the Razorback squad, the Arkansas junior said, “Obviously, I wanted to come out here and get 1st, but I was just trying to get points for the team.”

Fassold passed the opening height and after consecutive first-attempt makes was in a 3-way tie for the lead. But two misses at 14-3¼ (4.35) jeopardized her position, dropping her to 10th after clearing on her final attempt.

With the near catastrophe out of the way, Fassold cleared 14-5¼ (4.40) on her first try, moving into a tie for 3rd with Washington soph Sara Borton, and trailing South Dakota soph Marleen Mulla and first-year Virginia Techer Kenna Stimmel in 1st and 2nd.

Fassold cleared 14-7¼ (4.45) to move into 1st when Mulla, Stimmel and Borton all missed their first attempts. The only other vaulters to clear the height were Oklahoma soph Olivia Lueking — who trailed on total misses — on first try, and Mulla on second. The pair finished 2nd and 3rd when each of the remaining trio missed three times at 14-9 (4.50). /Dave Johnson/

RESULTS

1. *Amanda Fassold (Ar) 14-7¼ (4.45)

(13-9¼, 14-1¼, 14-3¼ [3], 14-5¼, 14-7¼, 14-9 [xxx]) (4.20, 4.30, 4.35 [3], 4.40, 4.45, 4.50 [xxx]);

2. **Olivia Lueking (Ok) 14-7¼ (4.45) PR

(13-5¼ [2], 13-9¼, 14-1¼, 14-3¼, 14-5¼ [3], 14-7¼, 14-9 [xxx]) (4.10 [2], 4.20, 4.30, 4.35, 4.40 [3], 4.45, 4.50 [xxx]);

3. **Marleen Mulla’ (SD-Est) 14-7¼ (4.45)

(13-5¼, 13-9¼, 14-1¼, 14-5¼, 14-7¼ [2], 14-9 [xxx]) (4.10, 4.20, 4.30, 4.40, 4.45 [2], 4.50 [xxx]);

4. ***Kenna Stimmel (VaT) 14-5¼ (4.40)

(13-5¼ [2], 13-9¼, 14-1¼, 14-3¼, 14-5¼, 14-7¼ [xxx]) (4.10 [2], 4.20, 4.30, 4.35, 4.40, 4.45 [xxx]);

5. **Sara Borton (Wa) 14-5¼ (4.40) PR

(13-5¼, 13-9¼ [2], 14-1¼ [2], 14-3¼, 14-5¼, 14-7¼ [xxx]) (4.10, 4.20 [2], 4.30 [2], 4.35, 4.40, 4.45 [xxx]);

6. *Nastassja Campbell (Wa) 14-5¼ (4.40)

(13-5¼, 13-9¼ [2], 14-1¼ [3], 14-3¼…