It was just destiny and a matter of not how, but when one of Findlay’s talented pole vaulters would become the new conference record holder.
The Oilers have been flirting with the previous conference record all season long, a mark that has held up relatively well since 2017 by Walsh’s Kaitlyn Barber (4.02m).
England is now the presumed favorite going into championship week among a host of provisional qualifiers around the league as she cleared 4.16m (13’ 7.75”) at the Grand Valley State Tune-Up on Friday.
That is good for fourth in Division II and she is one of seven auto qualifiers from around the country. The top mark is 4.17m so the sophomore is not far behind.
Just one week ago, England shared a PR with teammate Lindsey Kluesener at the Oiler Invite as both cleared 4.01m.