Roberts Wesleyan's Brynn King Repeats as NCAA Women's Indoor Pole Vault Champion

Recap courtesy of Roberts Wesleyan University Sports Information INDIANAPOLIS – Roberts Wesleyan University's Brynn King repeated as the NCAA Division II Indoor champion in women's pole vault on Thursday - and she did it in record-breaking fashion. King, a graduate student from The Woodlands, Texas, cleared 4.66 meters (15-feet, 3 ½ inches) on Thursday at the Fall Creek Pavilion at the Indiana State Fairgrounds to break her own mark of 4.65m (15-3) set while winning the 2024 title. The victory by King, who now owns three NCAA Division II crowns, capped a banner day for the Redhawks' pole vault program as sophomore Sarah Ferguson placed sixth, clearing a season-best 4.17m (13-8¼), to finish sixth and earn All-America honors. King, the only student-athlete from Roberts Wesleyan to win an NCAA title, passed on the first five heights before entering the competition at 4.32m (14-2), which she cleared on her first attempt. She passed at 4.37m (14-4) and and needed two attempts at 4.42m (14-6). Kyla Davis of Pittsburg State made her first attempt at 4.37, giving her a brief advantage over King. King immediately responded with a make at 4.47m (14-8) and surged back in front when Davis failed to clear the bar. Davis passed on her remaining attempts at 4.47m and both she and King passed at 4.52m (14-10), moving the bar to 4.57 (15-feet). King, the only woman in Division II history to surpass 15 feet, cleared on her first try. Davis missed her three attempts and, with the title secured, King then broke her own meet and DII record by clearing 4.66m. King then raised the bar to 4.75m (15-7) to attempt a new personal record, but was unable to convert her three attempts. Entering Thursday, King's best effort of the 2025 campaign had been 4.60m (15-1) while winning the Youngstown State University Last Chance Invitational on Feb. 14. After winning the 2024 indoor title, King went on to enjoy a record-breaking outdoor season that included setting the Division II outdoor record of 4.68m (15-4¼) while winning the Texas Relays on March 30 and set meet and facility records while clearing 4.6m (15-1) at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships in Emporia, Kan. King cleared a career-best 4.73 meters (15-6¼) on June 30 at the U.S. Olympic Trials, catapulting from eighth in the standings to finish third and earn a spot on Team USA for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Ferguson shines on big stage Ferguson, a transfer from the University of Washington, enjoyed her best day as a Redhawk on Thursday. The Lexington, Ky., rallied after two misses at 3.92m (12-10¼) before succeeding on her third attempt. She followed with makes at 4.07m (13-4¼) and 4.17 on her first tries to climb up the leaderboard. She missed on all three attempts at a career-best 4.27m (14-0) to secure All-America honors.   Mullen 15th in pentathlon Sophomore Jadyn Mullen was seeded 15th and finished in the pentathlon with 3,014 points. Mullen also tied her school record of 1.65m (5-5) while finishing seventh in the high jump. She placed sixth in the 800 meters (2:22.88). Mullen, a Batavia, N.Y., native set the Roberts record of 3,618 points on Feb. 21.  
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