National Championship
2009
Indoor Pole Vault (12'8")
Outdoor Pole Vault (13'2 1/4") National Meet Record

2009 Indoor
Junior pole vaulter Rachel Secrest '10 vaulted a season-best 12'08", becoming the 99th individual national champion in school history at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships hosted by Rose Hulman Institute of Technology on March 13, 2009.

After skipping opening height, Secrest cleared the next five heights on her first try, setting up an opportunity to break former teammate Megan Rossi’s national meet record of 12’11.5”. Secrest was unable to clear 12’11.75”, but her spotless performance heading into the record-try gave her the necessary tiebreaker to edge out Anna Heim of Moravian College (Pa.) and Hayley Suckow of UW-Eau Claire, who both cleared 12'8".

2009 Outdoor
Secrest now has an outdoor national championship to place next to the indoor title on her mantle, as the junior completed her 2009 sweep of the two crowns on Friday, May 22, at the NCAA Division III Outdoor National Championships, hosted by Marietta College.

Secrest's winning vault of 13 feet, 2 1/4 inches (4.02 meters) was short of her season best of 13'5 1/4" set last week at North Central's Gregory Invitational, but was enough to keep her clear of the competition and establish a new Division III Championships record.

Secrest opened the competition along with 12 remaining competitors at 12'2 1/2", clearing on her first attempt. She also sailed over the bar at 12'6 1'4" and 12'10 1/4" on her first attempt, and only Anna Heim of Moravian College (Pa.) and Catherine Street of Linfield College (Ore.) remained as the bar was raised to 13'2 1/4". Secrest clinched the title with a clearance on her second attempt, as her two rivals' attempts at the height were unsuccessful.

Secrest's title is the first outdoor women's pole vault crown for the Cardinals and the fourth national title in the event overall, as well as the 101st individual national championship in North Central College history.