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College of DuPage Athletes Set New Indoor Pole Vault Records
Kailee Rodeck and William Kallas broke COD indoor pole vault records at track and field events this February.
Two College of DuPage athletes broke COD indoor pole vault records at track and field events this February.
On the women’s track and field team, Kailee Rodeck planted a new indoor pole vault record of 3.63 meters on Feb. 13 at the North Central College Chicagoland Invitational. She surpassed her previous record-breaking vault of 3.57 meters, which she set on Jan. 24 at the Gately AU Grand Prix at Gately Park in Chicago.
“I work a lot better under pressure. So, if I have somebody else that I’m competing with, it helps me do better too,” said Rodeck.
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Similarly, on the College’s men’s track and field team, William Kallas set a new indoor pole vault record, reaching a height of 5.10 meters on Feb. 14 at the Chicagoland Invitational. As with Rodeck, Kallas broke his own record of 5 meters, which he cleared on Jan. 30 at the Olivet Nazarene University Invitational.
“I hit the bar on the way down, and I was shocked that it stayed up. Then right after that, I cleared 5 meters, 10 centimeters, first attempt,” said Kallas.
