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SDSU's Shayla Balentine Earns All-America Honors in Pole Vault at NCAA Meet
Senior comes in fourth with career-best mark of 14 feet, 1 1/4 inches
June 11, 2005
SACRAMENTO - San Diego State senior Shayla Balentine (Los Osos, Calif.) earned her first career All-America honor after placing second in the pole vault with a career-best effort of 14 feet, 1 1/4 inches Saturday at the 2005 NCAA Track & Field Championships in Sacramento, Calif. The Aztecs finished 26th overall with nine points, their highest team finish in school history, despite only having two athletes compete in the meet. Balentine and three other athletes each vaulted 14-1 1/4, but Balentine was awarded second place based on prior misses at the lower bars. The 14-1 1/4 mark bettered her previous Mountain West Conference and Aztec record by one inch. "All you can do is ask for a PR (personal record) in your final collegiate meet," said assistant coach Rich Fox of Balentine. "She has worked so hard this year and I am thrilled for her." Balentine's runner-up finish is the best placing by an SDSU athlete since LaTanya Sheffield (400 hurdles) and Laura DeSnoo (discus) each were national champions in their respective events in 1985. She is also the 21st All-American in SDSU history and the 14th during Rahn Sheffield's 14-year tenure as head coach. For complete results from the 2005 NCAA Track and Field Championships, visit www.ncaasports.com.
2005 NCAA Championships
Team Results
Pole Vault Final
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