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OFFICIAL ATHLETICS SITE OF UW-STEVENS POINT

Track & Field

Burke an All-American in pole vault, two others compete at indoor national championships

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Shannon Burke (Sussex, WI/Hamilton) earned All-American honors in the pole vault with a sixth-place finish to highlight the performances of three UW-Stevens Point participants at the 2015 NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships.
 
Results
 
Burke, who finished 17th in the country last season, placed sixth (3.70m, 12' 1.5") to becomes UW-Stevens Point's first-ever All-American in the pole vault. The junior had qualified 10th in the event.
 
Kadie Flynn (Appleton, WI/North) placed 10th in the weight throw (16.35m, 53' 7.75") after being seeded 12th in the event. Flynn was also appearing at the national championships for the second year in a row after qualifying in the discus and hammer throws in 2013-14.
 
Ana Breit (Wisconsin Rapids, WI/Pacelli) was also competing in her second-straight national championship meet and finished 16th in the preliminaries of the mile run (5:16.84).

Burke's 2.5 points from the pole vault put UW-Stevens Point in a tie for 34th in the team standings after the first day.
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Players Mentioned

Ana Breit

Ana Breit

Senior
Shannon  Burke

Shannon Burke

Junior
Kadie  Flynn

Kadie Flynn

Junior

Players Mentioned

Ana Breit

Ana Breit

Senior
Shannon  Burke

Shannon Burke

Junior
Kadie  Flynn

Kadie Flynn

Junior