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AKRON, Ohio – Pole vaulter Mike Uhle, a senior on The University of Akron track and field team, currently owns the top mark in the nation after clearing 17-04.50 in a dual meet against Temple last Friday.
Uhle, who earned NCAA Indoor Pole Vault All-American status a year ago, is a six-time Mid-American Conference individual champion (three indoor and three outdoor). The native of Powell, Ohio, was one of 11 winners on the day on the men's side – including the Zips' 4x400 relay team – as UA cruised to its first win of the year against the Owls in Stile Athletics Field House.
Uhle secured his berth to the NCAA Indoor Championships last year by clearing a personal-record, 17-09.25 at the Virginia Tech Qualifier; a mark that ranks second on the Akron and Mid-American Conference all-time lists. Uhle enters the week leading Missouri's Brian Hancock (17-00.75), BYU's Chris Little (17-00.75), Eastern Illinois' Michael Viken (16-09.50) and Minnesota's Ben Peterson (16-08.75), who round out the nation's top five in the pole vault. See the full rankings by clicking here.
The Zips men's and women's track and field teams will be back in action again Friday night when arch rival Can't State comes to the Stile Athletics Field House for a dual meet beginning at 7 p.m.