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SPORTS

Gebauer leaping to new heights with pole vault

Years ago, he was a small-town kid begging his dad to let him pole vault like his older brother. Now, senior Brad Gebauer has taken his family's tradition of pole vaulting to new heights after placing fourth in the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships on March 10, earning All-America honors with his 17-foot, 10.5-inch jump. Gebauer, seeded fifth for the meet, said he was pleased with the fourth-place finish among the nation's top 16 pole vaulters. "My goal was to become All-American and place fifth or better," he said.

SPORTS

Front and center

The State News recently caught up with MSU women's basketball junior guard Victoria Lucas-Perry. • Her favorite movie… "I love 'Dodgeball' — it's hilarious." • Her favorite song… "'Lean Wit It, Rock Wit It' (by Dem Franchize Boyz). Me and my teammates do a dance to it." • Her favorite ice cream… "Chocolate chip cookie dough.

NEWS

MSU student waits for boyfriend at war

Tye Erickson's voice is steady and strong as she flips through pictures of her and her boyfriend, Matt Pietrangelo, together at a party. As Erickson speaks, Pietrangelo, 21, is several weeks into his second deployment with the Marine Corps.