Interlake’s German Breaks Mark With 16-Foot Pole Vault

Sat., May 25, 1996

Interlake’s Erik German cleared 16 feet in the pole vault to break the 24-year-old meet record Friday in Star Track XIV, the state high school Class AAA and AA track and field championships Friday in Tacoma.

German, a senior, bettered the record of 15-5-3/4 set in 1972 by Rick Baggett of Pasco and Judd Eddy of Ferris.

One other meet record fell during the opening 25 final events at Lincoln Bowl. Ellensburg junior JaWarren Hooker won the boys’ AA 100-meter dash in 10.69 seconds, breaking the old mark of 10.74 set by Ron Jackson of Franklin in 1980.

It was a repeat victory for Hooker.

Other repeat winners were Brian Merlett of Spanaway Lake at 23 feet, 7-1/2 inches in the boys’ AAA long jump to equal his winning effort of last year, Alison Beatty of Mead at 146-8 in the girls’ AAA javelin, and Joey Kirkpatrick of Tumwater at 7 feet in the boys’ AA high jump.

In the team scoring, two-time defending champion Mead led Spanaway Lake 30-25 in the boys’ AAA competition. The Mead girls led Garfield 27-18. Defending champ O’Dea was the boys’ AA team leader 24-19 over Lynnwood. And Ellensburg led Peninsula 23-20 in AA girls’ scoring.

Soccer

Eastlake and Mead posted victories to reach the finals of the state high school Class AAA boys’ soccer tournament at Puyallup’s Sparks Stadium.

Eastlake won 1-0 in outshooting Woodville 27-6.

Mead defeated Rogers-Puyallup, 2-1, Rogers’ Jordan Dunn put the Rams ahead 1-0 at the 16-minute mark and Mead’s Mark Lupton tied the score at 1-1 at 26:00. The Panthers outshot Rogers 22-15.

Eastlake (18-0-1) will face Mead (19-1) for the title Saturday at 8 p.m. Woodinville (14-5-1) will go against Rogers (16-1-3) for third place at 6 o’clock.

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