Hogs’ Amanda Fassold wins national title in pole vault

Amanda Fassold was second in the outdoor championships last year. She wouldn’t be denied in 2023 indoors.

In June of last year, Amanda Fassold a mere .06 meters from capturing a national title in the pole vault at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.

Friday, she wasn’t going to come in second again.

Fassold won the NCAA Indoor Championship in the event in Albuquerque, New Mexico, vaulting 4.45 meters to beat Oklahoma’s Olivia Lueking and South Dakota’s Marleen Mulla to capture the crown.

Fassold, an Oregon native, did not qualify for the Championships in the indoor meet last year while Lueking and Rulla both did. She wasn’t afraid of the spotlight, however, after last year’s finish at the Outdoor Championships.

That trio were the only three to make the 4.50 bar height. Fassold had cleared the 4.45 mark on her first attempt.

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