University of Akron sophomore Matthew Ludwig cleared 18-4½ to win the national title in the men’s pole vault at the NCAA Division I Championships on Wednesday in Eugene, Ore.
Adrian Valles of Cincinnati was second at 18-2½.
Last season as a freshman at Missouri, Ludwig finished 10th to earn second-team All-America honors.
Zips junior Terrell McClain, seeded 11th, finished fourth in the men’s long jump with a mark of 25-7¼. McClain finished 10th a year ago to make the All-America second team.