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The air in Pueblo, Colo., may be thinner than many other places around the country, but the plotlines for the NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships to be held there Thursday through Saturday certainly run quite thick. The historic women’s pole vault trio of Ashland’s Katie Nageotte, Grand Valley State’s Kristen Hixson and Hillsdale’s Kayla Caldwell each cleared 13-11¼ (4.25m) at the DII Indoor Championships in what was one of the best pole vault competitions in division history. The outdoor rematch could be even more epic, with Nageotte having broken the division record at 14-6¾ (4.44m) — against Caldwell and Hixson at the GLIAC championships, no less — with Caldwell having cleared 14-2 (4.32m) this outdoor season and with No. 3 Hixson (13-11¼/4.25m) tasked with defending her outdoor title from a year ago. Texas A&M Kingsville further demonstrates its field event prowess on the men’s side with Jordan Yamoah as the top seed at 17-5 (5.31m) ahead of No. 2 Vince Frawley of Grand Canyon (17-2¾/5.25m) and No. 3 Corey Shank of Findlay (17-¾/5.20m) behind with team championship implications. more
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