Jan. 26, 2007

Men's  Results

Women's Results

RENO, Nev. - Cedarville University senior Jason Scott soared to a school-record mark of 17-feet 6.50-inches to tie for first place in the college division of the National Pole Vault Summit. He was one of four athletes to clear the height, but tied Scott Roth from the University of Washington for top honors based on misses.

Scott added nearly six inches to his old school record of 17-0.75. He established that mark in winning the 2006 indoor title at the NAIA Championship.  Scott was also the NAIA outdoor champion as a freshman in 2004.

A number of pole vaulters with ties to NAIA schools competed at the National Pole Vault Summit, held at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada, on January 19-20.

Jessie Gallaher from Concordia University (Portland) won the Collegiate Women's competition with a jump of 13-7.25. This is just under her best of 13-8, set last summer in Seattle, and is the top collegiate mark in the country against all divisions. Her jump qualified her to the USA Track and Field Indoor Championships, where she hopes to follow in the footsteps of former Roberts Wesleyan vaulter Jenn Stuczynski who won the 2005 USA Track and Field Indoor National Championships while competing for Roberts Wesleyan.

Stuczynski, now competing for adidas, won the Elite competition at the Summit with a jump 15-5, currently tied for the world indoor leading mark, and making her the second best American female vaulter of all-time.

This is the first year that pole vaulters representing NAIA schools won both the men's and women's collegiate competition at the Summit. The event drew over 1000 competitors and 2200 attendees.

Pole Vault Power's Becca Gillespie and Cedarville Sports Information Director Mark Womack contributed to this story.