Schiffli ties school record in pole vault in outdoor season-opener
Marion, Ind. – The HU track and field program kicked off their outdoor season Friday at the Polar Bear Classic hosted by Indiana Wesleyan. Coach Austin Roark took a handful of his long distance athletes as well as some of his jumpers and pole vaulters to compete at this annual season-opening event.
Emma Schiffli highlighted the weekend by tying the school record in pole vault in her first collegiate outdoor outing with her mark of 3.20 meters which also landed her fifth place at the meet among a field of 21 competitors.
THE ESSENTIALS
Host: Indiana Wesleyan University
Meet: Polar Bear Classic
Location: Marion, Ind.
Date: March 21-22, 2025
NATIONAL QUALIFYING PERFORMANCES
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TOP 10 FINISHES IN HUNTINGTON HISTORY
Women's Pole Vault – Emma Schiffli (1st); Maeve Wilkinson (6th)
FULL RESULTS (WOMEN)
5000m – Amelia Strzechowski (23rd | 19:39.15); Lily Spaulding (31st | 20:22.55)
High Jump – Josey Reineman (6th | 1.56m); Erica Xayarath (7th | 1.56m); Anna Jeannin (12th | 1.51m)
Pole Vault – Emma Schiffli (5th | 3.20m); Maeve Wilkinson (9th | 2.90m)
Long Jump – Erica Xayarath (4th | 5.39m)
FULL RESULTS (MEN)
5000m – Kaden Vogel (19th | 15:43.03); Jonah Lemmon (30th | 16:09.50); Tyler Loucks (70th | 17:57.59)
High Jump – Kharrington Terry (9th | 1.81m)
LOOKING FORWARD
A group of HU athletes will head to the Lone Star State this coming week to compete in the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays slated for March 25-29.
The Huntington University Foresters compete in 18 intercollegiate sports for men-3-3. and women. In the past decade, Huntington has produced 160 NAIA All-America honors and 567 All-America Scholar Athlete honors. Huntington University is a comprehensive Christian college of the liberal arts offering graduate and undergraduate programs in more than 70 academic concentrations. U.S. News & World Report ranks Huntington among the best colleges in the Midwest.