Grimes Wins the Women’s Pole Vault Open at AU Jud Logan

Friday, February 7

Ashland, OH

12:00 p.m.

Ohio State

AU Jud Logan Light Giver Indoor Open - Pole Vaulters

Photo by: Ohio State Athletics

Grimes Wins the Women’s Pole Vault Open at AU Jud Logan

2/7/2025 11:29:00 PM | Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field

All four competing athletes recorded top 10 heights in men’s and women’s events.

RESULTS

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State track & field program had four pole vaulters travel for the Ashland University Jud Logan meet. Bailey Fletcher (men's), Nicole Grimes and Samantha Potts (both women's) all participated in the open, while Morgan Fijalkowski competed in the elite.

All four athletes recorded top 10 height clearances with Grimes placing first, Fijalkowski, sixth, Potts, seventh and Fletcher, who tied for the 10^th best height clear.

MEN'S OPEN POLE VAULT RESULTS

Fletcher, the only male Buckeye to compete, tied for the 10^th best height clearance of 4.30m/14-01.25. He elected to bypass on five different rounds of heights before attempting 4.30m, where he cleared the height on his second attempt.

WOMEN'S OPEN POLE VAULT RESULTS

Grimes set a season best vault of 3.80m/12-05.50, placing first in the women's open competition. She bypassed the first five bar heights, succeeding in the 3.50m/11-05.75. On her second attempt, she cleared 3.65m/11-11.75. Grimes then went on to pass the height of 3.80m.
Potts tied for seventh after clearing a bar height of 3.35m/10-11.75. Leading up to her top height, she bypassed four heights before her successful attempt at 3.35m.

WOMEN'S ELITE POLE VAULT RESULTS

Fijalkowski landed in sixth place. After two rounds of bypassing (3.48m/11-05.00 & 3.64m/11-10.75), she cleared the 3.78m/12-04.75 bar height.

UP NEXT
The Buckeyes will be split between the David Hemery Valentine (Boston College) and Clemson Tiger Paw invitationals next Friday, Feb. 14 and Saturday, Feb 15. More information regarding each meet will be announced next week.

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