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Northwood High School Junior, Ben Altenburg, had an incredible day at the 3A indoor state championship meet! In the pole vault, Ben jumped two personal records of 15’6 .25 and 16′, both meet records! He also achieved a new PR in the 55m hurdles, winning that event, and then ran a school record time in the 4X4, a first place finish. With all the points added by Ben, his team finished as runners up, adding a silver medal to all…

Seaforth High School senior, Ryan Yoder, won the 5A indoor state chamionships! There was excellent competition in this contest, with 6 boys jumping 14′ and vying for the first place spot. Ryan stayed focused and was the only athlete to clear 15′, securing another gold medal for himself! #polevaultcarolina #polevaultcoaching #SeaforthHighSchool #NCHSAA

Needham Broughton High School senior, Isabella Palmquist, won the 8A indoor state championships! Isabella fought hard to take home her first state meet title! #polevaultcarolina #NeedhamBroughtonHighSchool #polevaultcoaching

Athens Drive High School junior, James Witt, not only won the 8A state meet, he achieved three personal bests while doing so! James jumped new PR’s of 15’4, 15’6, and 15’9! #polevaultcarolina #polevaultcoaching #AthensDriveHighSchool

9 state champions! 37 national qualifiers! 1 Nike nationals champion! 1 national silver medalist! 5 boys in the top 5 in North Carolina across all classifications! 4 girls in the top 10 in North Carolina across all classifications! 76’9″ improvement as a club! All Advanced Training Group seniors recruited! 3 seniors will jump in college at Dartmouth, University of North Carolina Wilmington, and Meredith College! 12 high school girls with personal records of 11′ or higher! 5 high school boys…

Pole Vault Carolina athletes have improved a total of 43’3″ feet so far this competition season.  6 high school boys are jumping 14′ or higher: Jack, Ryan, Ender, James, Justin, Ben 3 high school girls are jumping 11′ or higher: Danica, Ali, Larkin, Tessa, Anna 10 total high school girls are jumping 10′ or higher: Isabella, Gwyneth, Sage, Hannah, Claire Across all classifications in the state of North Carolina, 5 Pole Vault Carolina girls are ranked in the top 10:…

Cardinal Gibbons sophomore, Tessa Kranick is the 4A NCHSAA Girls Indoor State Champion! Tessa maintained her composure during a jump off with competitor, Noelle Childs. The contest ended in a tie and both athletes claimed the state title. Huge congratulations to both athletes! Tessa is the 49th state champion to train at Pole Vault Carolina!