GENEVA, Ohio - Pole vaulters of the Westminster College men's and women's indoor track & field teams competed in the SPIRE Midwest Indoor Track & Field Open on Saturday.

Sophomore Cassidy Shepherd (Greensburg, PA / Salem) placed second out of 44 vaulters with a mark of 12 feet, 3.50 inches (3.75 meters). Sophomore Brooke Mancuso (Wexford, PA / North Allegheny) placed 10th, while junior Marissa Kalsey (Waynesburg, PA / Waynesburg) placed 13th.

Junior Andrew Brannen (Pittsburgh, PA / Peters Township) also competed.

The Titans will compete at Oberlin College on Friday and at the University of Mount Union on Saturday.

About Westminster College...
Founded in 1852 and related to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Westminster College is a top-tier liberal arts college and a national leader in graduation rate performance, according to U.S. News Best Colleges guide. Westminster is also honored as one of 'The Best 379 Colleges' by The Princeton Review, and is named to the President's Honor Roll for excellence in service learning.

Nearly 1,600 undergraduate and graduate students benefit from individualized attention from dedicated faculty while choosing from 41 majors and nearly 100 organizations on the New Wilmington, Pa., campus. Visit www.westminster.edu/advantage to view 'Advantage: Westminster' A Strategic Plan 2010-2020.