Saturday, February 15
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Don Kirby Elite Invitational
Sweet 16: Amanda Moll Has Three Best Vaults In NCAA History
February 15, 2025 | Track & Field
Husky Classic
Results On TFRRS | Results PDF
Don Kirby Elite Invite
Results On TFRRS
SEATTLE – Sophomore Amanda Moll, from Olympia's Capital High School, turned in without question the greatest pole vault series in NCAA history today, breaking the collegiate record not once, not twice, but three different times at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational. Moll became the fourth American woman ever, and the first collegiate, to clear 16-feet, which is also the best clearance in the world in 2025.
Moll, who with her twin sister Hana has been breaking age-group records for several years, did her best to top the World Record run on Friday by the Husky men's distance medley relay. Three straight NCAA Records may have done just that.
The NCAA Record of 15-7 had stood since 2015, set by Demi Payne of Stephen F. Austin. Amanda finally topped that today at the Albuquerque Convention Center, as she cleared 15-7 1/4 on her first attempt. Hana went out today at 15-3 1/2 after making 14-11 1/2.
Amanda then set the bar at 15-9 1/4 or 4.81-meters, and she cleared that on just one attempt, the day's second NCAA Record.
From there she went for the even 16-feet or 4.88-meters, a true hallowed mark in the sport. The only Americans to make that height are a trio of Olympic Medalists: Jenn Suhr, Sandi Morris, and Katie Moon. The Gold Medal-winning height at the 2024 Paris Olympics was 4.90, or 16-0 3/4 and only Gold Medalist Nina Kennedy cleared it.
Moll missed her first attempt, but on her second try she flew up and over, brushing the bar lightly but it was never in danger of falling. She was mobbed on the mat by her sister and the rest of the Huskies down in New Mexico. Amanda chose to stop her competition at that point and did not continue for a possible fourth record. Her 16-foot clearance is the first in the world this year, and is higher than Moon's previous world-leading 15-10 from earlier this week in France.
Washington now owns both the indoor and outdoor pole vault NCAA Records, as 2020 grad Olivia Gruver maintains the outdoor mark at 15-6 1/4.
More Records Fall At Husky Classic
Moll stole the show on Saturday but there were more phenomenal UW School Records at the Husky Classic in the final day of the Dempsey home schedule.
Junior transfer Amina Maatoug crushed a 13-year-old School Record in the women's 3,000-meters inside the Dempsey, as she ran 8:46.20 to take down Katie Flood's mark by a full nine seconds. It was the second record in as many days for Maatoug after she anchored the DMR to a School Record time of 10:40.44.
In the same race, Mia Cochran became the fifth Husky to break nine minutes, as she came through in 8:59.65. Julia David-Smith also ran a PR to go to No. 10 in school history in 9:05.87.
The men's 800-meter group continues to jostle amongst itself for the top of the recordbooks. Today, Justin O'Toole claimed the men's 800m School Record by just .01 seconds over teammate Kyle Reinheimer, running 1:46.44. Reinheimer now ranks second with his 1:46.45 season-best, and Cole Lindhorst is third at 1:46.47. Those three are now No. 8-10 in the NCAA this season.
Right behind O'Toole and Reinheimer, freshman Martin Barco broke a 50-year-old freshman record in the 800-meters, going 1:47.30 to go to sixth in school history.
Mile City showed out for one more time this season, with several more Husky PRs. In the top heat of the women's mile, Maggie Liebich dropped her PR down to 4:34.63, nearly a two-second best. On the men's side, Thom Diamond lowered his PR by three seconds with a 3:55.53. He becomes the fifth Husky to go sub-3:56 this season. Rhys Hammond ran another PR in 3:57.50, and Ben MacMillan, racing unattached, ran 3:59.64, making for 12 total sub-four Dawgs this year, including unattached athletes MacMillan and Nathan Neil.
One could expand the sub-four group to count incoming freshmen as well, as another one of the stories of the day was UW commit Owen Powell of Mercer Island High School, and son of UW coaches Maurica and Andy Powell, becoming the first U.S. high school athlete to run a sub-four mile this year. And Powell went well under today, running 3:57.74, which is the second-fastest indoor mile in U.S. high school history, and No. 7 under all-conditions.
Tupu-South Shatters Shot Put Record In New Mexico
The first big highlight of Saturday came at the Don Kirby where Kaia Tupu-South shattered her own shot put School Record by nearly a foot-and-a-half, throwing 57-9 to move up to 12th in the NCAA this season. Tupu-South's first four attempts were all beyond her previous UW record of 56-4, as she looks to earn her first NCAA appearance.
The men's triple jump saw a third Husky reach the top-10 list this season, as sophomore Roman Hutchinson improved his PR to 49-11 1/4 to go to No. 9 in UW history. Trevontay Smith was just shy of his season-best, going 50-2 1/2, and Tim Luebbert went 48-5 1/4 today. In the women's triple jump, Rachel Bir had a best of 38-4.
After running the 400m legs on the record-setting DMRs on Friday, Bodi Ligons and Anna Terrell sped down to New Mexico to race the open 400-meters today. Both posted PRs. Ligons ran an altitude-converted time of 47.12 to go to No. 8 on the top-10 list, and Terrell had a time of 54.52 to improve her No. 3 all-time mark.
Terrell was back one more time to close out the day on the track as she was part of the Husky 4x400m relay that took third overall in 3:38.95. Terrell, Danielle Hunter, Kapiolani Coleman, and Mikayla Gardley also went to No. 3 in school history with that time.
Jonathan Frazier fell one spot short of the finals of the 60m hurdles, going 8.04 in the prelims. Danielle Hunter posted a 60m prelims time of 7.62 seconds. Elle Rutherford was sixth in the women's 800-meters in 2:14.46.
Results On TFRRS | Results PDF
Don Kirby Elite Invite
Results On TFRRS
SEATTLE – Sophomore Amanda Moll, from Olympia's Capital High School, turned in without question the greatest pole vault series in NCAA history today, breaking the collegiate record not once, not twice, but three different times at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational. Moll became the fourth American woman ever, and the first collegiate, to clear 16-feet, which is also the best clearance in the world in 2025.
Moll, who with her twin sister Hana has been breaking age-group records for several years, did her best to top the World Record run on Friday by the Husky men's distance medley relay. Three straight NCAA Records may have done just that.
The NCAA Record of 15-7 had stood since 2015, set by Demi Payne of Stephen F. Austin. Amanda finally topped that today at the Albuquerque Convention Center, as she cleared 15-7 1/4 on her first attempt. Hana went out today at 15-3 1/2 after making 14-11 1/2.
Amanda then set the bar at 15-9 1/4 or 4.81-meters, and she cleared that on just one attempt, the day's second NCAA Record.
From there she went for the even 16-feet or 4.88-meters, a true hallowed mark in the sport. The only Americans to make that height are a trio of Olympic Medalists: Jenn Suhr, Sandi Morris, and Katie Moon. The Gold Medal-winning height at the 2024 Paris Olympics was 4.90, or 16-0 3/4 and only Gold Medalist Nina Kennedy cleared it.
Moll missed her first attempt, but on her second try she flew up and over, brushing the bar lightly but it was never in danger of falling. She was mobbed on the mat by her sister and the rest of the Huskies down in New Mexico. Amanda chose to stop her competition at that point and did not continue for a possible fourth record. Her 16-foot clearance is the first in the world this year, and is higher than Moon's previous world-leading 15-10 from earlier this week in France.
From 16-feet up in the New Mexico skies...
— Washington Track & Field and Cross Country (@UWTrack) February 15, 2025
Amanda Moll with the third of her three @NCAATrackField RECORDS today.
She becomes the FOURTH American woman all-time over 16-feet. ????
UN. REAL. pic.twitter.com/Gm7FOZCF3g
Washington now owns both the indoor and outdoor pole vault NCAA Records, as 2020 grad Olivia Gruver maintains the outdoor mark at 15-6 1/4.
More Records Fall At Husky Classic
Moll stole the show on Saturday but there were more phenomenal UW School Records at the Husky Classic in the final day of the Dempsey home schedule.
Junior transfer Amina Maatoug crushed a 13-year-old School Record in the women's 3,000-meters inside the Dempsey, as she ran 8:46.20 to take down Katie Flood's mark by a full nine seconds. It was the second record in as many days for Maatoug after she anchored the DMR to a School Record time of 10:40.44.
In the same race, Mia Cochran became the fifth Husky to break nine minutes, as she came through in 8:59.65. Julia David-Smith also ran a PR to go to No. 10 in school history in 9:05.87.
?????????????????? ????????????
— Washington Track & Field and Cross Country (@UWTrack) February 16, 2025
Amina Maatoug stormed to her second School Record of the meet. ??
She ran 8:46.20 to break Katie Flood's 13-year-old record by NINE seconds
PRs also for Mia Cochran (8:59.65) and Julia David-Smith (9:05.87) as they go to No. 5 and 10 all-time. pic.twitter.com/D4U58OjPbN
The men's 800-meter group continues to jostle amongst itself for the top of the recordbooks. Today, Justin O'Toole claimed the men's 800m School Record by just .01 seconds over teammate Kyle Reinheimer, running 1:46.44. Reinheimer now ranks second with his 1:46.45 season-best, and Cole Lindhorst is third at 1:46.47. Those three are now No. 8-10 in the NCAA this season.
Right behind O'Toole and Reinheimer, freshman Martin Barco broke a 50-year-old freshman record in the 800-meters, going 1:47.30 to go to sixth in school history.
Mile City showed out for one more time this season, with several more Husky PRs. In the top heat of the women's mile, Maggie Liebich dropped her PR down to 4:34.63, nearly a two-second best. On the men's side, Thom Diamond lowered his PR by three seconds with a 3:55.53. He becomes the fifth Husky to go sub-3:56 this season. Rhys Hammond ran another PR in 3:57.50, and Ben MacMillan, racing unattached, ran 3:59.64, making for 12 total sub-four Dawgs this year, including unattached athletes MacMillan and Nathan Neil.
One could expand the sub-four group to count incoming freshmen as well, as another one of the stories of the day was UW commit Owen Powell of Mercer Island High School, and son of UW coaches Maurica and Andy Powell, becoming the first U.S. high school athlete to run a sub-four mile this year. And Powell went well under today, running 3:57.74, which is the second-fastest indoor mile in U.S. high school history, and No. 7 under all-conditions.
Tupu-South Shatters Shot Put Record In New Mexico
Kaia Tupu-South CRUSHES her own ???????????? ???????????? in the shot put today in Albuquerque!!
— Washington Track & Field and Cross Country (@UWTrack) February 15, 2025
Her first four attempts were all beyond the old record, and her best goes 5?7?-9? nearly a foot-and-a-half farther than the previous record.
She's up to 12th in the NCAA! pic.twitter.com/R2wS5OLwoP
The first big highlight of Saturday came at the Don Kirby where Kaia Tupu-South shattered her own shot put School Record by nearly a foot-and-a-half, throwing 57-9 to move up to 12th in the NCAA this season. Tupu-South's first four attempts were all beyond her previous UW record of 56-4, as she looks to earn her first NCAA appearance.
The men's triple jump saw a third Husky reach the top-10 list this season, as sophomore Roman Hutchinson improved his PR to 49-11 1/4 to go to No. 9 in UW history. Trevontay Smith was just shy of his season-best, going 50-2 1/2, and Tim Luebbert went 48-5 1/4 today. In the women's triple jump, Rachel Bir had a best of 38-4.
After running the 400m legs on the record-setting DMRs on Friday, Bodi Ligons and Anna Terrell sped down to New Mexico to race the open 400-meters today. Both posted PRs. Ligons ran an altitude-converted time of 47.12 to go to No. 8 on the top-10 list, and Terrell had a time of 54.52 to improve her No. 3 all-time mark.
Terrell was back one more time to close out the day on the track as she was part of the Husky 4x400m relay that took third overall in 3:38.95. Terrell, Danielle Hunter, Kapiolani Coleman, and Mikayla Gardley also went to No. 3 in school history with that time.
Jonathan Frazier fell one spot short of the finals of the 60m hurdles, going 8.04 in the prelims. Danielle Hunter posted a 60m prelims time of 7.62 seconds. Elle Rutherford was sixth in the women's 800-meters in 2:14.46.
These Dawgs carried the stick around in 3:38.95, the fastest Husky 4x4 in seven years!
— Washington Track & Field and Cross Country (@UWTrack) February 16, 2025
Mikayla, Anna, Danielle and Kapi are now #?3? in school history ????#GoHuskies pic.twitter.com/okPlFjds9Z
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