Veronica Vacca notched the first high school national title of her career and improved on her own freshmen class national record, winning the pole vault at Nike Indoor Nationals on Saturday.
The Mount Saint Joseph Academy (PA) ninth grader cleared 13 feet, 6.5 inches (4.13 meters) to win the Championship Pole Vault. That is a 4.5-inch improvement on Vacca's own indoor class record, which she set at the DVGTCA Meet of Champions on Feb. 18.
Event 34 Girls Pole Vault Championship
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Open at 11-1. Then 11-7, 12-0.75, 12-6.75, 13-0.75, 13-6.5,
13-10.5, 14-2.5, 14-6.25, 14-9.5
National: N 14-09 3/17/2019 Chloe Cunliffe, West Seattle, WA
National: N 14-09 2/27/2022 Amanda Moll, Capital, Olympia, WA
Meet: M 14-02.75 3/16/2014 Desiree Freier, Northwest,Justin,TX
Ocean Breeze: Z 13-06 3/3/2018 Alana Carroll, Averill Park, NY
Freshman: F 13-01.50 12/27/2020 Anna Willis, Classical,Co Spr, CO
Sophomore: O 14-01 2021 Molly Haywood, Tomball, TX
Junior: J 14-09 2/27/2022 Amanda Moll, Capital, Olympia, WA
Name Year School Finals
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1 # 1799 Veronica Vacca 25 Plymouth Meeting, P 4.13m 13-06.50
3.38 3.53 3.68 3.83 3.98 4.13 4.20
XO O O O O O XXX
2 # 857 Madelyn Kelley 24 Downingtown, PA 3.83m 12-06.75
3.38 3.53 3.68 3.83 3.98
O XO O XO XXX
3 # 1441 Nicole Prall 23 Portland, OR J3.83m 12-06.75
3.38 3.53 3.68 3.83 3.98
PPP O XO XXO XXX
4 # 1456 Peyton Proffitt 22 Orient, OH 3.68m 12-00.75
3.38 3.53 3.68 3.83
XO O O XXX
5 # 395 Kirstin Hoffman 23 Avondale, PA J3.68m 12-00.75
3.38 3.53 3.68 3.83
XO O XO XXX
6 # 1796 Kathryn Urbine 23 Quarryville, PA J3.68m 12-00.75
3.38 3.53 3.68 3.83
O O XXO XXX
7 # 722 Sophia Hill 24 Wayne, PA J3.68m 12-00.75
3.38 3.53 3.68 3.83
XO O XXO XXX The jump moves Vacca up to US No. 7 on the season entering Sunday. It also takes her to PA No. 3 all-time, now trailing just state record holder Chloe Timberg (13-10) of CB West and Katie Jones (13-9.25) of South Williamsport.
Vacca wasn't the only PA girl making noise in the Championship Pole Vault. In fact, five of the top seven girls were from Pennsylvania. Maddy Kelley (Villa Maria) was second with a 12-6.75 clearance. Kennett's Kirstin Hoffman was fifth (12-0.75), Solanco's Katie Urbine was sixth (12-0.75), and Radnor's Sophia Hill was seventh (12-0.75).
Check out an interview with Vacca below.