VDU student and track and field athlete Rugilė Miklyčiūtė has been named Kaunas City Athlete of the Year.
Last year, she rewrote Lithuanian track and field history by improving her own Lithuanian pole vault record to 4.30 m. Her memorable season continued in Norway, where she raised the bar to 4.35 m. She currently holds eleven Lithuanian women’s pole vault records.
Meanwhile, track and field athlete and VDU alumna Oksana Dobrovolskaja was named Athlete of the Year with a Disability after throwing the discus 37 m and 24 cm in the F11 class at the World Championships for People with Disabilities and winning the bronze medal.




