Thurbon set a personal best as well as a school record in the pole vault as she cleared 12' 1.5" at the Nebraska Wesleyan Invitational last Friday. The Topeka, Kansas native is tied with two other student-athletes with the top mark in the event this season.

The Baker standout is the first Heart of America Athletic Conference competitor to claim a national award during the winter season and the inaugural HAAC student-athlete to win a Women's Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week award since the honor was first handed out last season.

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