Taylor Hahn

Jamie Statler

Two Missouri S&T pole vaulters who set a school record in the event and reached the NCAA Division II provisional qualifying standard in the process are the co-recipients of the Great Lakes Valley Conference's "Field Athlete of the Week" in women's track and field.

Juniors Taylor Hahn and Jamie Statler, both of whom cleared 11-5 3/4 -- the provisional qualifying standard -- Friday at the Central Missouri Classic in Warrensburg, Mo. The clearances that established the new school record in the event earned them each a third place finish in the event.

Hahn is from Salem, Ill., while Statler hails from Francis Howell North High School in St. Charles, Mo. They currently boast the top mark in the GLVC this season and will head to Crawfordsville, Ind., Saturday for the Great Lakes Valley Conference Championships.