Riebold Heading To US National Championships

CHARLESTON, Ill. – After a third place finish in the pole vault at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field National Championships, Eastern Illinois junior Jade Riebold will extend her summer of competition at this weekend's US Track & Field National Championships in Des Moines, Iowa.

Riebold qualified for the US National meet clearing 4.45m (14'5.25”) at the recent NCAA Championships.  The height was a career best for Riebold who owns both the EIU school and Ohio Valley Conference records in the event.  Riebold earned first team All-American honors for the outdoor season while being named the OVC Female Field Athlete of the Year.

During the indoor season Riebold was the national runner-up in the pole vault earning first team All-American honors and OVC Female Field Athlete of the Year accolades.

The National Championships open Thursday with the women's pole vault set for 1:30 p.m. on Sunday afternoon.  Fourteen athletes are currently declared for the event.