Delsea senior Reese Gebhard equalled the No. 3 pole vault performance in Gloucester County history Thursday and broke the meet record at the Gloucester County Championships at Deptford.
Gebhard cleared 11-0, smashing her PR of 10-6, which she cleared both indoors in February at the Bubble and outdoors last week at the South Jersey Elite at Delsea.
She shattered the meet record of 10-2 set in 2012 by Clearview’s Christina Kursewicz.
Gebhard was clean all the way up through 11-6. She passed through the first three heights, then cleared 9-0, 9-6, 10-0, 10-6 and 11-0 all on her first attempt.
Runner-up Sophia Bostwick of Washington Township also PR’d with a 9-6 clearance on her first attempt. Freshmen took 3rd and 4th and both also PR’d at 8-6 – Cali Lacovara of Washington Township and Brynn Greenwood of Williamstown. Lacovara got 3rd based on fewer misses at 8-6.
Here’s a look at the all-time Gloucester County top-10:
12- 7 1/2 … Ashley Preston [Delsea], 2018
11-6 … Gabby Vetere [Washington Twp.], 2022
11-0 … Elizabeth Douglas [West Deptford], 2015
11-0 … Christina Kursewicz [Clearview], 2012
11-0 … Elissa Ingram [Kingsway], 2011
11-0 … Reese Gebhard [Delsea], 2023
10-10 … Miranda Roberts [Washington Twp.], 2012
10-10 … Katie Selfridge [Delsea], 2014
10-9 … Lexi Brown [Delsea], 2013
10-7 … Kaitlyn Smith [Gateway], 2022
10-6 … Claudia Theriault [West Deptford], 2013
10-6 … Erin Gray [Kingsway], 2017
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 