BOULDER, Colo.  – The Nevada women's track and field team saw a school record broken on the second day of the Colorado Invitational today. Junior Gaby Palmer broke the pole vault record with a finish of 13' 6.25" (4.12 m).
 
"Gaby's performance today was huge! She has grown and matured, and her vaulting has skyrocketed," said head coach Shantel Twiggs. "She is hungry for more! I know there is more to come from the vault crew, they are poised to continue their assault on the Nevada record book."
 
Palmer entered the pole vault competition at the 11' 11.75" (3.65 m) mark, clearing it and the 12' 5.50" (3.8 m) marks each on the second attempt. Palmer then set a personal record at 12' 11.5" (3.95 m), moving her into second all-time at Nevada. The personal record would not last long; no one else in the field reached the mark, and the rest was all Palmer.
 
On her second attempt at 13' 3.5" (4.05 m), Palmer was successful. The height was just 1.75" short of the school record. The bar rose to 13' 6.25" (4.12 m), and on the third attempt Palmer moved to the top of the Nevada pole vault all-time list.
 
"Gaby's performance today didn't surprise me," said volunteer assistant coach Paul Heglar, who works with the pole vaulters. "She's been jumping 13' 6.25" (4.12 m) in practice consistently. She just needed to believe in herself."
 
Heading into the weekend, the performance sits at second in the Mountain West and 28th nationally.
 
Right behind Palmer in the standings was teammate Emily Etter. The senior from Reno finished second with a height of 12' 5.5" (3.8 m).
 
The day opened up with the long jump, where all three Wolf Pack representatives advanced to the finals. Sophomore Kayla Afoa led the way with a 17' 9.5" (5.42 m) jump, freshmen Gabby and Denver Fraser were right behind her with respective jumps of 17' 3.75" (5.28 m) and 16' 10.25" (5.14 m). Both Frasers set personal records, but Denver would break hers again in less than an hour.
 
In the finals, Denver set a new personal record at 17' 3.75" (5.28 m), matching her twin sister Gabby's personal record which was set in the prelims. Afoa's final jump of 17' 9.50" (5.42 m) landed her in sixth place, with Denver and Gabby finishing in seventh and eighth place, respectively.
 
The Frasers were back in competition soon enough, with both competing in the triple jump. Gabby led the way with a personal record 38' 0.25" (11.59 m) leap that landed her at ninth all-time at Nevada. The mark was good for a fourth place finish. Denver took 11th, finishing with a score of 35' 5.25" (10.8 m).
 
In the weight throw, sophomore Emma Dern finished with a top distance of 37' 10" (11.53 m), coming in 22nd place.
 
Wrapping up the day for Nevada was senior Lindsey Sickler with the mile run. Sickler ended with a time of 5:01.34, finishing in 12th place. The time is a personal record for Sickler
 
The Pack will conclude the meet tomorrow, with shot put kicking things off at 10:00 a.m. PST. Live results will be available at nevadawolfpack.com/tf