ALLIANCE, Ohio - Pole vaulters of the Westminster College men's and women's indoor track & field teams competed at the Jim Wuske Invitational hosted by the University of Mount Union on Saturday.

Titan All-American junior Marissa Kalsey (Waynesburg, PA / Waynesburg) won the pole vault out of 18 total vaulters, posting a season-best mark of 12 feet, six inches (3.81 meters). Westminster All-American sophomore Cassidy Shepherd (Greensburg, PA / Salem) placed second with the same mark, creating a new personal-best for indoor. Kalsey placed first because of the tiebreaker.

First-year Hailey Hall (Grove City, PA / Grove City Area) and senior Brittany Majors (Wampum, PA / Ellwood City) both placed in the top-10. Hall placed fifth with a mark of 10 feet, 6.25 inches (3.21 meters), while Majors placed eighth with a season-best mark of 10 feet, 0.5 inch (3.06 meters).

Junior Andrew Brannen (Pittsburgh, PA / Peters Township) placed 10th out of 25 vaulters with a mark of 13 feet, 1.75 inches (4.01 meters).

Westminster will next compete at Baldwin Wallace College next Friday.

About Westminster College...
Founded in 1852 and related to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Westminster College is a top-tier liberal arts college and a national leader in graduation rate performance, according to U.S. News Best Colleges guide. Westminster is also honored as one of 'The Best 379 Colleges' by The Princeton Review, and is named to the President's Honor Roll for excellence in service learning.

Nearly 1,600 undergraduate and graduate students benefit from individualized attention from dedicated faculty while choosing from 41 majors and nearly 100 organizations on the New Wilmington, Pa., campus. Visit www.westminster.edu/advantage to view 'Advantage: Westminster' A Strategic Plan 2010-2020.