2014-15 Army Women’s Track & Field
Laurel Neposchlan - Team Captain
Senior | Pole Vault | Springfield, Ill. / Springfield
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PERSONAL BESTS 60m Dash: 9.08 - Crowell Open - 12/6/13-12/7/13 Pole Vault: 3.65m - Battle for Beantown - 1/18/14 Long Jump: 4.60m - Army -Way - 4/12/14
2013-14: Competed in the 60m dash, pole vault, long jump and 4x400m relay in her junior year at the Academy … opened the year at the Crowell Open, competing in the 60m dash and pole vault … took 17th in the 60m dash with a time of 9.08 … earned the individual title in the pole vault with a mark of 3.50m … competed in the pole vault for the reminder of the indoor season … earned her second-straight individual title in the pole vault at the Army 4-Way with a leap of 3.55m … posted a season-best mark of 3.65m en route to her third consecutive individual title at the Harvard Challenge … took fourth at the NYU Challenge with a mark of J3.45m … took fourth a the Star Meet vs. Navy with a mark of 3.45m … was the team’ No. 2 finisher at the Armory Invite with a jump of 3.50m … tied a season-best mark of 3.65m at the ECAC Championships en route to an eighth-place finish as Army’s No. 2 vaulter to close out the indoor season … opened the outdoor season at the Shamrock Invite … tied for sixth with a leap of J3.50m … took 10th at the Bobcat Invite with a mark of J3.55m … was the individual champion at the Star Meet vs. Navy with a mark of 3.55m … competed in the pole vault, long jump and 4x400m relay at the Army 6-Way … tied for fourth as Army’s top vaulter with a mark of 3.45m … took 21st in the long jump with a leap of 4.60m … helped the Black Knights’ No. 4 relay team to a 10th-place finish in the 4x400m relay with a time of 4:32.65 … competed in the pole vault for her final two meets of the season … tied for fifth at the Larry Ellis Invite with a mark of 3.55m … concluded the year at the Patriot League Championships … claimed sixth place with a mark of J3.40m. 2012-13: Participated in the pole vault during her sophomore campaign with the Black Knights … opened the indoor season with a ninth-place finish at the Crowell Open with a mark of 2.95m … took fourth at the Army 6-Way with a mark of 3.30m … placed fifth at the Harvard Challenge with a jump of 3.40m … was the seventh-place finisher at the Armory Invite with a leap of 3.15m … set a season-best mark of 3.45m for a second-place finish at the Star Meet vs. Navy … concluded the indoor season at the Patriot League Championships … tied for seventh as Army’s No. 2 vaulter with a mark of 3.45m … opened the outdoor season a the Shamrock Invite … took 11th with a mark of 3.20m … captured 10th-place at the Tribe Invite with a mark of 3.30m … tied for third at the Dick Shea Invite with a leap of 3.22m … earned a tie for second at the Star Meet vs. Navy with a mark of 3.42m … tied for third at the Army 5-Way with a mark of 3.27m … closed out the year at the Patriot League Championships … placed ninth with a mark of 3.27m as Army’s No. 2 valuter. 2011-12: Competed in the pole vault as a plebe at the Academy … was the team’s top finisher in each of her 11 competitions … opened the year with a second-place finish at the Crowell Open with a mark of 3.25m … earned a third-place finish at the Army 6-Way with a jump of 3.25m … took sixth at the Harvard Challenge with a season-best mark of 3.40m … took 10th at the SNATII with a jump of 3.20m … was the second-place finisher at the Star Meet vs. Navy with a mark of 3.30m … tied for fourth at the Lafayette-Rider Invite with a mark of 3.30m … concluded the indoor season at the Patriot League Championships … claimed third place with a jump of 3.30m … opened the outdoor season at the Bulls Invite … took 18th with a mark of 3.05m … placed fourth at the Swashbuckle Invite with a mark of 3.15m … finished second at the Star Meet vs. Navy with a jump of 3.35m … closed the year with an 11th-place finish at the Patriot League Championships with a mark of 3.25m. Personal: Laurel Jeanne Neposchlan … daughter of Julie and Jay Neposchlan … siblings, Michael and Linden … earned Central State Eight all-conference honors in 2009, 2010 and 2011 in track & field and diving … Illinois all-state in track & field in 2010 and 2011 … enjoys diving, gymnastics and crafting … credits her dad with having the most influence on her track & field career … engineering psychology major.
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