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Wichita State pole vault coach Aliyah Fertig and junior Arantxa Cortez join the podcast at the start of the outdoor track and field season. We discuss how Fertig's time as an athlete with coach Brooke Rasnick (a former Shocker vaulter) at Louisville led her into coaching and a spot on the WSU staff.

Cortez talks about how her background as a gymnast helps her vaulting and why she came to the United States to attend college and compete in the pole vault.

Fertig earned All-American honors five times in the pole vault at Louisville. She was coached by Brooke Rasnick, a former Shocker vaulter.
 
Cortez is from Peru. Her height of 13 feet, 3 inches ranks fourth on WSU's career list for the indoor vault. She ranks seventh on the outdoor list with a height of 12 feet, 10 inches.