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The end of Zach Siegmeier’s pole vault season came a bit earlier than he had hoped. The former Crystal Lake Central standout and recent University of Minnesota graduate won’t be in Sacramento, California, this weekend for the USA Track & Field Outdoor Championships. A field of 18 pole vaulters are competing at the meet. Siegmeier learned late last week that he ranked 19th in the country. “I would say it’s a little bittersweet,” Siegmeier said of finishing one spot from the nation’s biggest track meet. Although he won’t compete in California, Siegmeier’s final two seasons at Minnesota included highlights galore. Over the past 12 months, he won two Big Ten Conference outdoor titles and one indoor crown in his event. Earlier this month, he became the Gophers’ first All-American in the pole vault since 1998 when he tied for fifth in the event in Eugene, Oregon. His vault of 18 feet, one-half inch made him the school’s top pole vault finisher in a national meet since 1993. more
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