Ahbe Takes Seventh At Junior World Championships

Freshman Kelsie Ahbe finished off a remarkable freshman campaign with a seventh-place finish at the IAAF Junior World Championships.

Ahbe Takes Seventh At Junior World Championships

7/24/2010 12:00:00 AM | Track and Field

July 24, 2010

MONCTON, Canada - Freshman Kelsie Ahbe finished off a remarkable freshman campaign with a seventh-place finish at the IAAF Junior World Championships. The pole vaulter tied with fellow American Shade Weygandt for the seventh spot.

Ahbe cleared 3.95m (12-11.5), which proved to be the sixth-place height. She tied with Weygandt on the number of misses. The Uniontown, Ohio native finished just ten centimeters out of the top four at her first world championship meet.

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