FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 10, 2007

Selby finishes second in the shot put, Vaulters place three in top 10

Boston, Mass. -- Junior thrower Jessica Selby finished second in the shot put and all three men's vaulters placed in the top ten in the final day at the NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field National Championships today.

Selby placed second to Bemidji State's Sheena Devine. Selby tossed a new school record 50 feet, six and three quarters of an inch in her second attempt on the day. That bested her previous school record of 49 feet, three inches which she threw earlier in the year and stood as the longest toss in the event until Devine broke out a throw of 51 feet and a quarter inch in her final attempt to win the National Championship.

Jacob Williams, Russell Ellis and Seager Wilson finished fourth, sixth and eighth respectively in the men's pole vault. Williams vaulted to a height of 16 feet, four inches in his second to last vault to finish fourth. Ellis also cleared 16-4, while Wilson cleared 16 feet. The trio continued Southern's domination of the pole vault in recent years. The Lions were the only school to have multiple top ten finishers, much less three.

Earlier in the meet, Erica Culver finished 13th in the women's pole vault and Chris Brown was 10th in the high jump.

Both teams will have little time to rest as the Lions will open up the outdoor season next weekend at Pittsburg State.