Weston's Emily Savage rewrites state's pole vault record

 

NEW HAVEN -- Emily Savage has now gone where no high school female pole vaulter in the state of Connecticut has ever gone.The Weston senior shattered her own state indoor record with a leap of 12 feet, 7 inches Thursday, helping the Trojans finish second in the CIAC Class S meet at the Floyd Little Athletic Center. Bloomfield won its fourth consecutive state title with 78 points, followed by Weston (67), Old Saybrook (42), Northwest Catholic (41) and Weaver (24)."We were hoping to win, obviously," Weston coach head Matt Medve said. "It doesn't feel good to lose, but I'm very proud of these girls for taking second place. To beat Bloomfield, who's the three-time defending champion, we would have had to have a perfect day and we just fell short in a couple areas.

 

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