FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Becoming the first-ever track & field student-athlete at Northern Colorado to qualify for the NCAA Division I Championship is quite an accomplishment for Rachael Stevens.

Clearing the opening height with butterflies bounding in her stomach is another. Stevens, a junior from MacPherson, Kan., cleared the bar at 5-7 on her second attempt, then missed all three attempts at 5-8.50 to finish tied for 22nd.

Stevens is the first track & field student-athlete to compete at nationals at the Division I level and the fourth this season to advance as Justin Gaethje, Tony Mustari and Mitchell Polkowske all represented the Bears at the NCAA Wrestling Championships earlier this year.