The Redhawks competed at the ‘Golden Eagle Winter Welcome Back’ meet hosted by SUNY Brockport on January 20. It was the first team meet since December 8.
The meet was highlighted by Brynn King clearing 4.60 meters (15-feet 1-inch) in the women’s pole vault. King’s new personal best is the top mark in the nation among all collegiate divisions and qualifies her for the United States Olympic Trials and U.S. Indoor Nationals. King secured a spot to compete at the U.S. Olympic Trials with her 15-1 clearance. The trials will be held in June at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. She ranks No. 3 this year among American female competitors which is equal to No. 8 in the world.
“Going into the meet I was feeling pretty good,” said King. “I have been jumping well in practice so I have been just waiting for it to come together when it counts. I was so excited when I realized I cleared 4.60. I have been chasing that bar since I cleared it at practice and was really excited to be able to do it in a meet.
See a video of King’s record setting jump at https://www.facebook.com/reel/1096419891786836.
King is coached by Olympian Jenn Suhr, a Roberts alumnus who is now the assistant men’s and women’s track and field coach at the university after joining the athletics team in April 2023. Suhr achieved a record-breaking 17-year career, earning two Olympic medals in women’s pole vault — silver at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing and gold at the 2012 London Olympic games.
King also recently became the first NCAA DII female athlete to be named the M-F Athletic National Athlete of the Week three times during the indoor season.
At the ‘Golden Eagle Winter Welcome Back’ meet, King was joined by Melia Couchman in the pole vault who placed third with a clearance of 3.65 meters. Hailee Lowe was another top finisher in the field events for the Redhawks, taking second place in the high jump clearing 1.54m.
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