Falcons' Studer and Kraybill Each 4th at NCAA Indoor
March 15, 2003

BOSTON (Mar. 15) -- Ally Studer and Sarah Kraybill, both of Seattle Pacific University, each took fourth place in their respective events to earn All-America status at the NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships Saturday at the Reggie Lewis Center.

Studer (Jr., Redmond, Wa./Redmond) actually tied for the highest clearance in the women's pole vault at 11 feet ,11 3/4 inches. However the winner, Jenny Simmons of Northwest Missouri, went over the bar on her first try while Studer missed twice before succeeding. Studer has been an outdoor All-America twice before.

Kraybill (Sr., Seattle, Wa./Ballard) broke her own indoor school record in the 800-meter run, staying with the lead pack before fading in the final 200 and finishing in 2 minutes, 9.53 seconds. Maria Medina of Saint Augustine's out-kicked favorite Steph Kuhlman to win by two-tenths of a second in 2:07.27.

The Falcons' other competitor, Danielle Ayers-Stamper (Fr., LaCrosse, Wa.) took a non-scoring 13th place in the high jump with a final clearance of 5-3 3/4. Abilene Christian's Maresa Cadienhead won at 6 feet.

Seattle Pacific's total of 9.5 points was the best in 10 years at indoor nationals.