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Senior Lauren Stelten is a four-time All-American after capturing the 2011 pole vault title at the NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships

Stelten Earns National Championship Crown in Pole Vault

3/11/2011 7:51:12 PM

Albuquerque, N.M. --- The Minnesota State track and field program had two of its four NCAA Division II National Championship participants compete today, with Lauren Stelten earning top-honors in the pole vault.

Stelten vaulted a nation best 4.13m (13' 6 1/2") to earn first-place. She is the third women's pole vaulter to earn a national championship in MSU program history. She joins the likes of Amanda Frame (two-time indoor) and Katelin Rains (three-time indoor and one-time outdoor) who garnered top honors before her.

A native of Cologne, Minn., Stelten is now a four-time All-American in the indoor pole vault, having finished second in 2008, sixth in 2009 and second in 2010.

Also competing for the Mavericks was freshman Keyvan Rudd made his first trip to nationals and jumped 1.96m (6' 5") in the high jump, earning 12th.

The Mavericks will have two others competing for national titles tomorrow. Freshman Christopher Reed will compete in the shot put at 2:05 p.m., while junior Dan Novak will compete in the pole vault at 3:00 p.m.

To follow Novak and Reed, click here.

To view a list of past MSU Track and Field National Champions, click here.

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