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Since I had so much fun telling Coach Compton last year " teach that girl to turn" when his freshman went over 13' on her back I must make a public apology because he must have taught her something, since she went 13'8 at the first meet of the year!

1 April Steiner Unattached 4.50m 4.22m 13-10.00 2 Katie Stripling Arkansas 4.00m 4.17m 13-08.25 3 Kate Sultanova Kansas 4.15m 4.12m 13-06.25 4 Sarah Landau Unattached 4.00m 4.02m 13-02.25 5 Alexandra Gonzalez K-State 3.95m 4.02m 13-02.25 6 Stephanie Irwin Arkansas 4.00m 3.92m 12-10.25 7 Julia Cummings Kansas 3.85m 3.82m 12-06.25 8 Tara Diebold Arkansas 3.80m 3.82m 12-06.25 9 Kristen Keith Arkansas 3.60m 3.67m 12-00.50 10 Libby Harmon Kansas 3.85m 3.52m 11-06.50 11 Tracy Partain Unattached 3.65m 3.52m 11-06.50 12 Nancy Harrington K-State 3.65m 3.52m 11-06.50
12 Kaleigh Teel Baylor 3.70m 3.52m 11-06.50 12 Megan Scott Arkansas 3.60m 3.52m 11-06.50
15 Britany Parker Kansas 3.85m 3.52m 11-06.50 16 Erica Culver Missouri Sou 3.78m 3.32m 10-10.75 16 Abby Jones Kansas 3.60m 3.32m 10-10.75 18 Ashley Korol Baylor 3.65m 3.32m 10-10.75 19 Kathleen Gancayco Louisiana Mo 3.50m 3.32m 10-10.75 20 Sarah O'neal Louisiana Mo 3.50m 3.12m 10-02.75 21 Ciara Lipsey Missouri Sou 3.61m 3.12m 10-02.75 21 Danielle Hayes Kansas 3.50m 3.12m 10-02.75 -- Anna German Cowley 3.12m NH -- Leslie Starnes Texas Christ 3.66m NH

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Stripling Honored By Conference
THIS ARTICLE WAS PUBLISHED ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2008 11:12 PM CST IN RAZORBACK CENTRAL
By Sean Saunders
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FAYETTEVILLE -- Arkansas pole vaulter Katie Stripling's personal best clearance of 13 feet, 8 1/4 inches at the Arkansas Invitational Friday night was enough to earn her Southeastern Conference Field Athlete of the Week honors, conference officials announced Tuesday.

Stripling's mark was enough to earn her a provisional qualifier for the NCAA Indoor Championships, which are March 14-15 at the Randall Tyson Track Center. She also bettered her indoor personal best by more than a foot.

Her mark and improvement since high school and her freshman campaign reflect the product produced by field assistant coach Bryan Compton, head coach Lance Harter said. Compton has a crop of three athletes who have cleared the 13-foot mark while two more, including one freshman, are close behind.

"This is another tribute to Brian Compton," Harter said. "When they have these pole vault summits and all the gurus of pole vaulting get together, for some reason Brian always gets overlooked. But as far as consistency goes in creating All-American athletes year in and year out, Brian is at the top of the class."

The award is Stripling's second athlete of the week honor. She earned her first SEC Field Athlete of the Week honor last outdoor season after she eclipsed the 13-foot mark to win the Penn Relays.

Compton gets even more credit for Stripling's success considering she came to Arkansas from Jonesboro with just one year of vaulting experience, Harter said. Before her senior season, she competed in the high jump, where she set the school record as a freshman.



She also has the highest mark in the country so far.

Congrats to Katie!

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Athletics: LaCava, McCorkel Earn Weekly Conference Honors



FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Razorbacks Daniel LaCava and Spencer McCorkel earned weekly awards given out by the Southeastern Conference, it was announced on Tuesday.

LaCava, a junior from Hurst, Texas, earned SEC Runner of the Week honors after winning the 3,000 meters at the Arkansas Invitational this weekend. Back from being sidelined in 2007 with a severe illness, he took more than 30 seconds off his 3,000-meter time when he clocked an 8:05.01 to win the championship heat of the event. He was also .01 seconds off of the NCAA provisional-qualifying time in his first collegiate 3,000-meter race.

McCorkel, a freshman from Bryant, Ark., was named the SEC Freshman of the Week after finishing second in the pole vault. He cleared the cross bar set at 17-0.75 and finished the pole vault in second place in his Razorback debut. His clearance sits at No. 7 on the national list and is an NCAA provisional-qualifying mark. His mark is also seventh-best all-time at Arkansas.

Arkansas will return to the track Jan. 25-26 for the Razorback Invitational. Log on to www.hogwired.com for more news about Razorback track and field.