Announcement
Spencer Parts finishes THIRD in Pole Vault! Emmet Hilly finishes FOURTH in Pole Vault at Whitney Young!
Posted by Jon Gordon on
Feb 05 2013
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04:00PM PST
On Wednesday, February 6, 2013, Northside Senior Spencer Parts, Junior Jay Yu, Freshman Emmet Hilly, Freshman Audrey Konow, and Freshman Isabella Kiser, and Northside Pole Vault Coach Dan Turvey traveled to Whitney Young High School in Chicago, Illinois for the Pole Vault portion of the Whitney Young Indoor Classic.
The Indoor Classic features Kenwood Academy, Walter Payton, Northside College Prep, and host Whitney Young. The Pole Vault portion of the meet commenced on Wednesday, and all of the remaining events will take place on Saturday, February 9, 2013 at the University of Chicago's Henry Crown Field house.
The following point scale is being used for Individual Events: 8-6-4-2-1 and for Relays: 8-6-4.
The Whitney Young Pole Vault Gymnasium is complete with upper deck seating. There were 15 vaulters in the competition, and spectators lined the Gym to watch it.
Whitney Young's Noah Sebek won it with a vault of 9'0. Whitney Young's J.T. Terry finished in second place with a vault of 7'6. Northside Senior Spencer Parts cleared 6'6 on his first attempt. Spencer Parts then cleared 7'0 on his second attempt. Spencer Parts then made three outstanding attempts at 7'6. Spencer Parts finished in THIRD place with a personal best vault of 7'0. Northside Freshman Emmet Hilly cleared 6'6 on his second attempt. Emmet Hilly then made three outstanding attempts at 7'0. Emmet Hilly finished in FOURTH place with a personal best vault of 6'6.
Northside Junior Jay Yu, Freshman Audrey Konow, and Freshman Isabella Kiser made three attempts at 6'6. Whitney Young's Meeghan Mleczek, Myla Claybourn, Angela Leung, Elsi Flores, and James Cheung also made three outstanding attempts at 6'6. There was also an exhibition vaulter from St.Ignatius (Elliot Gibson) that cleared 12'6!
Northside scored a total of 6 points in Pole Vault! No points for Kenwood or Walter Payton in Pole Vault.
The Northside Vaulters will compete next in the Spartan Classic at Glenbrook North High School on Wednesday, February 13, 2013.
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