From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank

Moorestown senior pole vaulter Hannah Byrd-Leitner earned All-America honors for the 2^ndstraight year Saturday with a 6^th-place finish in the pole vault at West Philly Nationals.

Byrd-Leitner cleared 12-5 ½ on her 1^st attempt, which made the difference between 6^th place and an All-America designation and 7^th place. Vaulters who cleared 12-5 ½ on their 2^ndattempt did not make All-America.

Byrd-Leitner, a three-time Meet of Champions winner, was clean through 11-5 ¾, 12-1 ½ and 12-5 ½ before going out at 12-9 ½. Last year, Byrd-Leitner finished 4^th at 12-7 ½.