Stechschulte finishes 13th in pole vault at 2012 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships
By: Monique Bowman
Seniors Dan Smith, Jacob Schwab and Aubrie Stechschulte all competed Friday in day 1 of the 2012 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships, hosted by Grinnell (Iowa) College.
Stechschulte finished 13th in pole vault clearing 11-3.75. The event was won by Catherine Street of Linfield (Ore.) who cleared 13-5.25.
Smith finished sixth overall in the preliminary race of the men's mile in 4:16.99. He moves on to compete in the final race tomorrow at 3:30 p.m.
Schwab finished 10th overall in the prelims of the men's 400 dash at 49.59; the finals of the 400 will take place tomorrow at 4:15 p.m.
The national meet closes tomorrow with events beginning at 9 a.m. Also competing tomorrow will be sophomore Alison Steinbrunner in the 5,000 run.
