Jan. 10, 2004
SAN DIEGO - The 2004 San Diego State indoor track and field season started off on a high note Saturday as junior Shayla Balentine (Los Osos, Calif.) cleared a school record 13-1.50 in the pole vault at the Pole Vault Summit in Reno, Nev.
"Today's meet was a great reflection of how much work they put in during the preseason," SDSU assistant coach Richard Fox said. "To have three of the four record personal bests and Julie (Hudlow) to win her division shows just how focused this group is."
Balentine's mark, which ranks third in Mountain West Conference history, beat her previous school record of 12-10.00, which she set at last year's Mountain T's Invitational in Flagstaff, Ariz.
Junior Julie Hudlow (San Diego, Calif.) also had an impressive performance Saturday, winning her division of the pole vault by clearing 11-0.00.
Newcomers Erin Asay (San Diego, Calif.) and Cara Walker (Huntington Beach, Calif.) each tallied personal bests in their Aztec debuts. Asay cleared 12-4.00 in her first career indoor meet, while Walker was four inches behind at an even 12-0.00, over 11 inches better than her previous indoor personal best of 11-0.75.
The Aztec pole vaulters and the rest of the women's track and field team return to action at the Mountain T's Invitational in Flagstaff, Ariz., Saturday, Feb. 7.