AAA Boys Pole Vault Preview
Justin Rogers will look to cap off what has been a memorable season with a state title. The Hershey junior vaulted to PA No. 2 all-time a few weeks ago, clearing 16-6.25 at the Mid-Penn Championship. Rogers jumped 15-6 to win the District 3 title and he will be the one to beat on Saturday.
The state meet record sits at 16-6 from 2012. Rogers will certainly have a good shot at that. The all-time state record is 17-0, and with a big day and the energy of the state meet crowd behind him, maybe Rogers could make a play at the top of the record books.
Of course, the field outside of Rogers is very strong, and capable of giving him a run for his money for the state title. Four other boys have cleared 15 feet or better this spring. Upper Perkiomen's Hunter Flack jumped 15-6 (PA No. 2) earlier this spring. Shikellamy's Mason Brubaker cleared 15-2, and State College's Ian Dorefice and LaSalle College's Tommy Christie have both gotten over 15-0. All four could have a big day and make a run at the upset. Dorefice is the District 6 champion, while Christie took home the win in District 12.
This is a deep field overall. Unionville's Jack Miles beat Flack for the District 1 title last week with a clearance of 14-6. Miles jumped 15-2 during the indoor season. Hempfield Area's Tanner Barnhart jumped 14-10. He cleared 14-9 to win the WPIAL crown. Lewisburg's Adam Seasholtz jumped 14-9 to edge out Brubaker for the District 4 crown.
Penncrest's Daniel Munro (14-7 SB) and Warwick's Nate Good (14-6 SB) have also cleared big bars this spring. Rogers is the one to beat, but this is one of the deepest AAA pole vault fields we've ever seen.
ENTRIES:
Event 713 Boys Pole Vault AAA
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NFHS Record: 19-05.50 2018 Armand Duplantis, Lafayette HS, LA
PIAA Record: 16-06 2012 Chris Williams, Strath Haven 01
NFHS Hnr Rol: 16-00
14-03.00 SQS
Name Year School Seed Mark Finals
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1 Rogers, Justin 11 Hershey 03 15-06.00 SQS
2 Barnhart, Tanner 12 Hempfield 07 14-09.00 SQS
3 Seasholtz, Adam 12 Lewisburg 04 14-09.00 SQS
4 Brubaker, Mason 12 Shikellamy 04 14-09.00 SQS
5 Miles, Jack 12 Unionville 01 14-06.00 SQS
6 Good, Nate 12 Warwick 03 14-06.00 SQS
7 McGarrah, Tristan 11 Butler 07 14-03.00 SQS
8 Flack, Hunter 12 Upper Perk 01 14-00.00
9 Christie, Tommy 12 La Salle Cllg 12 14-00.00
10 Litwinovich, Haiden 12 So Fayette 07 13-09.00
11 Swope, Breckin 9 E Pennsboro 03 13-06.00
12 Engle, Jacob 11 Gov Mifflin 03 13-06.00
13 Hurlburt, Aiden 10 Emmaus 11 13-06.00
14 Scherch, Adam 12 O J Roberts 01 13-06.00
15 Teufel, Alex 11 Spring Ford 01 13-06.00
16 Munro, Daniel 11 Penncrest 01 13-06.00
17 Dorefice, Ian 11 State College 06 13-03.00
18 Shilala, Zachary 12 DuBois Area 09 13-03.00
19 Mangold, Nick 11 Cumberlnd Vly 03 13-00.00
20 Blose, Alexander 12 Fort Leboeuf 10 13-00.00
21 Clements, Aiden 11 Jim Thorpe 11 12-09.00
22 Weber, Charles 9 Indiana Area 07 12-09.00
23 Brown, Michael 12 La Salle Cllg 12 12-09.00
24 Zavada, Trenton 12 Wilkes-Barre 02 12-03.00