Rebekah Markel

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Photo by: Milton Lau

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Markel's Career Best Performances
Event	Time (Date)
*Indoor*
Pole Vault	4.33m (13-7.25) (2/8/19)
Outdoor
Pole Vault	4.31m (14-1.75) (5/11/19)

As a senior (2018-19)
Outdoor Track & Field

Reached the NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships where she placed 14th, clearing 4.20m (6/8)
Named a Second Team All-American
Earned first place at the NCAA Division I East Regional meet, clearing three heights on her first try before competition ended (5/23)
Took home a conference title at the American Outdoor Championships (5/10), setting her personal best with a clearance of 4.31m, breaking Tulane's all time record
Placed first in five of six regular-season meets
Was twice named the AAC Field Athlete of the Week

Indoor Track & Field

Reached the NCAA Indoor Championship for the first time in her career
Won the AAC Championship (2/22) in the pole vault, clearing 4.23 meters (13-10.5) and setting a conference meet record
Broke the school record in the pole vault with a personal best of 4.33m (14-2.5) at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational (2/8)
Had five top-five finishes, placed first in three out of the five regular-season meets

As a junior (2017-18)
Outdoor Track & Field

Reached the NCAA East Regional in the pole vault where she finished 13th, just missing a berth in the national championship; cleared 4.08 meters (13-4.5)
At the AAC Championship, came in second place with a personal record of 4.11 meters (13-5.75)
Had three consecutive pole vault wins to begin the year and four total
Cleared four meters in seven of her eight meets

Indoor Track & Field

Took second place at the AAC Championship (2/23) in the pole vault, clearing 3.99 meters (13-1)
Set a personal best indoors of 4.15 meters (13-7.25) at the Armory Challenge (1/25) for second place
Won the season-opening BSC Panther Indoor Icebreaker (12/1) by clearing 4.00 meters (13-1.5)
Never finished below sixth place in any of her seven meets and was at least fourth place in six of her seven meets

As a sophomore (2016-17)
Outdoor Track & Field

Reached the NCAA East Regional for the first time in her career, taking 25th place in 3.95 meters (12-11.5)
At the AAC Championship, took third by clearing 4.04 meters (13-3), setting a then-personal best
Never finished outside the top 10 in a pole vault competition during the regular season and finished in the top five in seven of her nine total competitions
Member of Tulane Athletics 3.0 Club spring 2017

Indoor Track & Field

Took 11th at the AAC Championship (2/24) with a clearance of 3.67 meters (12-0.5)
Had a second-place showing in the pole vault at the UAB Vulcan Invitational (1/14) by clearing 3.80 meters (12-5.5)
Had top-10 finishes in her first five meets of the season including four in the top five

As a freshman (2015-16)
Outdoor Track & Field

Competed in six regular-season meets and the American Outdoor Championships
Personal-best 3.90m in the pole vault and an eighth-place finish at the Longhorn Invitational (5/7)
Posted jumps of 3.80m on two occasions, at the Baylor Invitational (4/9) and the American Outdoor Championships (5/13)
Two fifth-place finishes at the Tulane Twilight Invitational (3.72m, 3/4) and the Southeastern Invitational (3.70m, 4/16)

Indoor Track & Field

Competed in four regular-season meets and the American Indoor Championships
Personal-best 3.55m (11-7.75) in the pole vault at the BSC Panther Icebreaker (12/4)
Tied for fourth at the Vulcan Invitational (3.50m/11-5.75, 1/16)