April 13, 2009

DAYTON, Ohio - University of Dayton track and team member Courtney Siebenaller garnered her third-straight Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week honor as announced by the league on Monday. Siebenaller earned this week's honor after tieing her second-best effort of the season in the pole vault on Saturday at the Miami Invitational.

Siebenaller cleared a height of 12-01.50 capturing first place honors in the event. The Freshman Flyer also placed seventh in the 100 meter hurdles with a time of 15.29.

The Toledo, Ohio native holds the Atlantic 10's best mark of the season (12-03.50) in the pole vault which she recorded at the Oliver Nikoloff Invitational on Mar. 28. The mark is a new school record.