Moorestown senior Hannah Byrd-Leitner matched her indoor pole vault PR with a big 12-6 clearance at the Ott Center Saturday morning in her 2024-25 season opener.
Byrd-Leitner, the outdoor Meet of Champions winner, matched her indoor PR of 12-6 from a meet last December at Philly Jumps Club in Conshohocken. She’s tied for No. 9 in state history indoors and No. 3 in South Jersey history, and her 13-2 at the Meet of Champions last spring at Pennsauken is No. 3 in state history and No. 2 in South Jersey history.
Byrd-Leitner passed through 10 feet and then cleared 10-6, 11-0 and 11-6 on her first attempt. She needed three attempts to get over the bar at 12-0 and 12-6 and then took three tries at 13 feet.
Haddonfield senior Rebecca Hoover, the indoor Meet of Champions runner-up last winter placed 2nd at 10-6, the same height as Rancocas Valley junior La’el Yates, who was 3rd. Hoover has a PR of 12-8 from the Camden County meet last spring at Haddon Township and an indoor PR of 12-3 ¾ from Boston Nationals this past March. Yates has a PR of 10-8 from her win at South Jersey Group 4 sectionals last winter at the Bubble.
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 