Hamilton College, New York –A funny thing happened to Hannah Jaiven’14 on the way to her ice hockey game. She got recruited to join the track & field team as a pole vaulter. Jaiven recently recalled the chain of events that began in Sage Rink in 2010. “As part of my hockey warm up I would do a series of back flips and other tumbling stunts. The pole vaulting coach noticed my acrobatics and he immediately wanted me to pole vault,” she explained. “When I heard the track & field team was interested in me, I was a little surprised, but with my competitive drive for sports I could not pass up the opportunity.”Jaiven’s story became a bit more unusual this year when she joined the indoor track & field team, thus competing on two varsity teams during the winter season. That demanding schedule was put to the test on Jan. 18 when she competed in a track and field invitational at nearby Colgate University in the morning, then returned to campus and played in an ice hockey game against Williams College at 3 p.m. more
