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Guttormsen set a UCLA indoor pole vault record at 5.71m (18-8.75) at the Columbia Challenge.
Guttormsen Makes History at Columbia Challenge
January 26, 2019 | Track & Field
NEW YORK โ Pole vault sensation Sondre Guttormsen came to UCLA as a hot prospect. The freshman out of Ski, Norway, didn't disappoint in his collegiate debut, breaking the Bruins' indoor pole vault record, setting a Columbia Challenge meet record and setting the Norwegian national record.
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The six-foot product of Davis Senior High School cleared 5.71m (18-8.75) on his third attempt, which breezed past Mike Tulley's indoor effort of 5.62m (18-5.25) set for the Bruins in 1978. Guttormsen, the second athlete ever to clear 18 feet at the National Pole Vault Summit, also tied Tulley's outdoor mark of 5.71m. ย
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Overall, the men finished with 79 points to snag third place, just two points behind Ohio State and 10 points behind first-place BYU. On the women's side, the Bruins collected 46 points to snag eighth place, well past ninth-place Columbia (29) and BYU (22).
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In the men's weight throw, senior Justin Stafford mustered a first-place finish for the third consecutive meet, tossing 20.55m (67-5.25) to earn 10 points for the Bruins. On the women's side, sophomore Alyssa Wilson heaved 19.30m (63-4) to claim third place.
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Ten more points came from junior Robert Brandt, who broke the eight-minute barrier in the 3000m and clocked a collegiate-best time of 7:59.11, the fourth-fastest time in program history.
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Senior Meleni Rodney finished second in the 200m dash with a time of 24:05, while senior Leon Powell (21.70) and freshman Seth Holloway (21.87) went 5-6 for the men.
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Senior Michael Burke, the indoor record holder for UCLA in the high jump, captured eight points with a second-place finish, clearing 2.14m (7-0.25).
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Senior Dotun Ogundeji, who earned second in the college division of the shot put, advanced to the shot put invitational, where he finished third at 19.52m (64-0.5).
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In the 800m, junior Riley Kelly finished fourth with a time of 1:51.69, and junior Carter Blunt took fourth in the one-mile run with a time of 4:08.00.
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Sophomore Tate Curran also competed in the men's pole vault, finishing third at 5.10m (16-8.75).
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Next Meet
UCLA returns to action on Feb. 1-2 at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic in Albuquerque, N.M.
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The six-foot product of Davis Senior High School cleared 5.71m (18-8.75) on his third attempt, which breezed past Mike Tulley's indoor effort of 5.62m (18-5.25) set for the Bruins in 1978. Guttormsen, the second athlete ever to clear 18 feet at the National Pole Vault Summit, also tied Tulley's outdoor mark of 5.71m. ย
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?? SCHOOL RECORD ALERT! ??@sondre_pv has broken the UCLA indoor pole vault record with a mark of 5.71m (18-8.75)! This is also a meet record for the Columbia Challenge! ??
โ UCLA Track & Field (@UCLATrack_Field) January 26, 2019
Congrats, Sondre! ??#GoBruins pic.twitter.com/3EmmRZfLxk
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Overall, the men finished with 79 points to snag third place, just two points behind Ohio State and 10 points behind first-place BYU. On the women's side, the Bruins collected 46 points to snag eighth place, well past ninth-place Columbia (29) and BYU (22).
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In the men's weight throw, senior Justin Stafford mustered a first-place finish for the third consecutive meet, tossing 20.55m (67-5.25) to earn 10 points for the Bruins. On the women's side, sophomore Alyssa Wilson heaved 19.30m (63-4) to claim third place.
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Ten more points came from junior Robert Brandt, who broke the eight-minute barrier in the 3000m and clocked a collegiate-best time of 7:59.11, the fourth-fastest time in program history.
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Senior Meleni Rodney finished second in the 200m dash with a time of 24:05, while senior Leon Powell (21.70) and freshman Seth Holloway (21.87) went 5-6 for the men.
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Senior Michael Burke, the indoor record holder for UCLA in the high jump, captured eight points with a second-place finish, clearing 2.14m (7-0.25).
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Senior Dotun Ogundeji, who earned second in the college division of the shot put, advanced to the shot put invitational, where he finished third at 19.52m (64-0.5).
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In the 800m, junior Riley Kelly finished fourth with a time of 1:51.69, and junior Carter Blunt took fourth in the one-mile run with a time of 4:08.00.
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Sophomore Tate Curran also competed in the men's pole vault, finishing third at 5.10m (16-8.75).
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Next Meet
UCLA returns to action on Feb. 1-2 at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic in Albuquerque, N.M.
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