“It's such a great feeling I can't even explain it,” Hutson said. “I was behind the whole time until 4.45 (meters) and then we kept going back and forth. I loved competing in Eugene. My goal for the US Championships this summer is to do well again and maybe clear a 4.50 (meters) since I didn't get it here.”

Also on Friday, Sycamore senior Erica Moore finished sixth in the women's 400 meter finals with a time of 48.21 and junior Major Clay placed 11th in the men's high jump by clearing 7'-0.25” (2.14 meters). The Sycamore women's team is currently tied for 13th in the team standings with 13 points.

Hutson trailed Arkansas sophomore Tina Sutej through much of the competition. Hutson missed on her first attempt at 14'-5.25” which Sutej cleared and Hutson passed on her next two attempts to move the bar up. The Sycamore senior's strategy worked as she cleared 14'-7.25” on her first attempt while Sutej could not clear the bar.

“Kylie was behind again but when she had to, she pulled out a big jump,” John Gartland, Indiana State women's track & field coach said. “She is really unflappable. Jeff Martin really did an outstanding job of coaching Kylie at this meet and throughout the season. Erica had her highest finish ever in an NCAA meet. It wasn't the prettiest of races but did she very well to get sixth and almost finished fifth. Clay is a sophomore and he will be back.”

Hutson broke the NCAA mark of 14'-5.5” (4.41 meters) while was set by Becky Holliday of Oregon in 2004.

Erica Moore was the first Sycamore to complete her competition on Friday as she ran in the finals of the 400 meter hurdles. Moore entered the finals with the sixth best time out of Wednesday's preliminaries and that is where she finished, running 58.12 in the finals.

Major Clay placed 11th in the men's high jump competition today, clearing 7'-0.25” (2.14 meters).

“It was a little disappointing because some of the guys on the podium were ones that he had beaten at some point during the season,” Gartland said. “The good news is that he is young and will be back to compete again.”

Indiana State senior Lauren Martin (Schaumburg, Ill.) concluded her career at Indiana State by finishing 13th in the women's triple jump on Thursday. Martin jumped 42'-0” (12.80 meters) on her third attempt but still fell short of making the top nine who advanced to the finals.

Hutson concludes her Indiana State career by winning two straight NCAA Outdoor pole vault titles after winning two straight NCAA Indoor titles. She competed in the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships all four years as a Sycamore, earning five All-American recognitions (three indoor and two outdoor).

Hutson is the Indiana State and Missouri Valley Conference record holder in the outdoor pole vault with a jump of 14'-9.5” (4.51 meters) which was set at the Billy Hayes Invitational this year, and the indoor pole vault with a jump of 14'-9” (4.50 meters) which she set in winning the 2010 NCAA Indoor title.

A seven time Missouri Valley Conference champion and seven-time All-Conference selection, Hutson missed her final MVC Championship this past May due to a hand injury. She was named the 2010 Great Lakes Region Women Field Athlete of the Year for both the Indoor and Outdoor season and was recently named to the CoSIDA/EPSN the Magazine District V All-Academic Team.

Moore is a two-time All-American while competing in five NCAA Championships (three outdoor and two indoor). She has won Missouri Valley Conference championships outdoors in the 400 meter hurdles (2007, 2009, 2010), heptathlon (2009, 2010), and as a member of the 4x400 meter relay team, and MVC Indoor titles in the 400 meters (2008), 800 meters (2009, 2010), pentathlon (2007), and as a member of the 4x400 meter relay team (2008, 2009, 2010).

Moore holds several school records including the indoor records for the 600 meters (1:29.50), 800 meters (2:04.94), 60 meter hurdles (8.69), pentathlon (4,030 points), and as a member of the 4x400 relay (3:43.76), and the outdoor records for the 400 meters (52.60), 100 meter hurdles (13.88), 400 meter hurdles (56.21), heptathlon (5,553 points), and as a member of the 4x400 relay (3:38.94).

Clay has been to three NCAA Championships (two outdoors and one indoors) and has improved his finish at each NCAA meet. He is a two-time MVC outdoor men's high jump champion and won his first MVC indoor title this past winter.

All four Sycamores who competed at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships are expected to be invited to the USA Track & Field National Championships later this month along with freshman Stacia Weatherford who will be competing in the junior nationals.