Derek and Natalie Dye
the origin of DyeStat - As many of you know, the germ of DyeStat was when our son, Derek, joined the Middletown MD high school track team in 1995. His sister, Natalie, joined the following year. When they both won the Maryland state meet in 1997 (Derek in high jump, Natalie in pole vault), we wanted to know how they compared with the rest of the country. Hence, DyeStat started covering the national scene. Now, Derek is graduated from college (UMBC) and is putting his computer skills to good use as a US Navy intelligence officer. Natalie put away her pole vault gear after a successful career at the University of Maryland (two ECAC titles, two ACC seconds, and 15th in the NCAA outdoor championships) and is now studying for a PhD in bio-chemistry at Stanford University. [John Dye]

. . . this is an exception.

University of Maryland senior Natalie Dye won the ECAC pole vault championship at Reggie Lewis Center in Boston by clearing 12-9.5 in a jumpoff with Yale freshman Molly Lederman after they tied at 12-7.5.

1 Lacy Janson               SO Florida State            4.18m*  13-08.50
     3.41 3.56 3.66 3.76 3.86 3.96 4.18 4.28                              
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  2 Natalie Dye               SR Maryland                 3.86m*  12-08.00
     3.41 3.56 3.66 3.76 3.86 3.96                                        
        P    O    O    O    O  XXX                                        
  3 Joanna Costa              SR Clemson                  3.76m*  12-04.00
     3.41 3.56 3.66 3.76 3.86                                             
        P    O    O    O  XXX                                             
  4 Tatyana Kirichenko        SO North Carolina           3.76m*  12-04.00
     3.41 3.56 3.66 3.76 3.86                                             
        O    O    O   XO  XXX                                             
  5 Rebecca Post              SR North Carolina           3.66m*  12-00.00
     3.41 3.56 3.66 3.76                                                  
        P    O   XO  XXX                                                  
  6 Victoria Osipenko         SR Virginia                 3.66m*  12-00.00
     3.41 3.56 3.66 3.76                                                  
       XO    O   XO  XXX                                                  
  7 Laura Chen                SO Duke                     3.66m*  12-00.00
     3.41 3.56 3.66 3.76                                                  
        O  XXO  XXO  XXX