Clark Tabbed RMHC Student-Athlete of the Week

Junior Megan Clark was tabbed Ronald McDonald House Charities Duke Student-Athlete of the Week after placing second in the women's pole vault at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships this past weekend. The selection marks the second of the season for the Fort Benning, Ga., native, also garnering the honor the week of March 4 after winning gold at the ACC Indoor Championships.

Earning first team All-America honors, Clark took runner-up honors in the women's pole vault with a school-record clearance of 14-9.00 (4.50), improving her own mark of 14-5.25 (4.40) set in 2014. Clark became the first Duke women's pole vaulter to finish second at an NCAA Championship since Olympic pole vaulter Jillian Schwartz took silver at the 2001 NCAA Outdoor Championships. After passing on her second and third attempts at 14-11.00 (4.55), Clark could not clear 15-1.00 (4.60), which would have tied the NCAA meet record set last spring.

The silver medal marks the seventh time this season that Clark finished either first or second in the pole vault. The first team All-America honor is the first of Clark's career, improving on her 14th-place performance at the 2014 NCAA Indoor Championships that earned her second team accolades.