Expect another big year in the girls pole vault, as a number of vaulters should approach the 13-foot barrier (and many already have during the indoor season).
The top returner from last outdoor season is Manheim Township's Sydney Horn. Now a junior, Horn jumped 12-6.25 at outdoor nationals. Her sister, Mackenzie Horn, had a season for the ages that saw her break the state record with a 13-7.25 jump at the District 3 Championships. Sydney Horn won the indoor state title with a clearance of 12-6 and then jumped her best at indoor nats (12-10.25). She was third in AAA at outdoor states last year.
Two other state medalists are back from last year in AAA and both hail from District 2: Scranton Preparatory's Victoria Atkinson and Abington Heights' Danielle Heine. Atkinson (sixth at outdoor states last year) had a huge indoor season, where she won at Millrose and placed second at indoor states to Horn (also clearing 12-6). Heine (fifth at outdoor states in 2018) jumped 12-0 this indoor season, ...
