NAPERVILLE, Ill. - Capital University senior
Doug Gibbons broke his own school record in the pole vault on Thursday evening at the 2009 Gregory Invitational hosted by North Central College. His jump was the 12th best in the nation this spring and sends him to the 2009 NCAA Championships next weekend.
Gibbons, a senior from Troy High School, cleared the bar at 15-09.75' to placed fourth in a field of 24 competitors. His previous school record was 15-06.25' set on April 4 at the Ohio Wesleyan Invitational. Gibbons placed third at the 2009 OAC Outdoor Championships and fourth at the 2009 OAC Indoor Championships.
The 2009 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships will be held at Marietta College May 21-23.