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It was only two weeks ago that Castilleja senior Tori Anthony of Woodside said she “definitely wanted to get the national record” in the girls’ indoor pole vault. Well, Anthony got her wish.
A former gymnast who spent last fall playing goalie for the Castilleja water polo team, Anthony can now add national recordholder to her resume when she heads off to UCLA next fall.
Anthony became the No. 1 high school girls’ pole vaulter of all-time, indoors or out, when she cleared 14 feet, 2 ½ inches on Saturday during the Husky Classic indoor track and field meet in Seattle, Wash.
Anthony came into the meet with a personal best of 14-0 at the USATF National Pole Vault Summit in Reno, Nev. That tied her for No. 3 on the all-time list (indoors or out). That mark also equaled the No. 2 all-time indoor mark.
Anthony took aim at the all-time mark of 14-2, set by Mary Saxer of Lancaster, N.Y., in 2005, and surpassed Saxer with her 10th vault after passing at two heights. Anthony also surpassed the national outdoor record of 14-0, set by Tiffany Maskulinski (Iroquois High, Elma, N.Y.) in 2005.
Anthony started at 12-6, cleared 12-11 3/4 on her second try, made 13-1 3/4, 13-3 3/4 and 13-5 3/4 all on first attempts. She passed at 13-7 3/4 and cleared 13-9 3/4 on her first try. After passing at 13-11 3/4, she made 14-2 1/2 on her final attempt. She then missed three times at 14-3 1/2.
Anthony will continue her assault on the record book at the USATF National Indoor Championships in Boston in two weeks. After that will be the National Scholastic High School Indoor Championships in New York.
See Almanac cover story, “Reaching for the sky — Woodside teen is international pole vault competitor” http://www.almanacnews.com/story.php?story_id=2167
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