GREENVILLE, SC – Graduate student Brynn King set the NCAA pole vault record for outdoor track and field over the weekend and has been recognized for the second straight week by the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) with the Division I Track and Field National Athlete of the Week award.

King set the NCAA record with her winning jump pf 4.75 meters (15' 7") Saturday at the Texas Relays hosted by the University of Texas.

King also established a personal record, eclipsing the mark of 4.73m she set while placing third at the U.S. Olympic Trials in June.

Competing in a field made up of 12 student-athletes from NCAA Division I institutions on Saturday, King surpassed her own Division II and meet record (4.68m, 15-4¼) set at the 2024 Texas Relays.

The effort came 16 days after King set the Division II indoor mark of 4.66m in Indianapolis while repeating as DII indoor champion.

King has captured three NCAA DII championships (two indoor, one outdoor) since transferring to Roberts from Duke University in June 2023, but the latest was the most challenging because she battled several illnesses throughout the season.