Oxley Garners Second Team All-American Honors on Day 1 of NCAA T&F Championships

Photo by: Eric Evans

Oxley Garners Second Team All-American Honors on Day 1 of NCAA T&F Championships

6/8/2016 11:01:00 PM | Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field

EUGENE, Oregon- Kent State's Jesse Oxley finished in a tie for 12^th place in the men's pole vault on the first day of the 2016 NCAA National Track and Field Championship at the University of Oregon.

With his 12^th place finish, Oxley becomes the first All-American in the pole vault in Kent State men's track and field program history. On his first attempt of the championship, Oxley cleared the bar set at 5.15m (16' 10.75"), advancing to the 5.30m (17' 4.5") standard. Oxley barely clipped the bar on his second and final attempts at the 5.30m mark, which would have tied his personal and school records.

Jake Blankenship from Tennessee captured the pole vault championship at a height of 5.60m (18' 4.5").

Action for Kent State at the 2016 NCAA National Track and Field Championship continues tomorrow, Thursday, June 9, as Jackie Leppelmeier competes in the women's hammer throw at 2:00pm PDT/ 5:00 EDT.