Val\'s gals fly high at PV Summit in Reno

Val\'s pole vault gals had exceptional showings at the Pole Vault Summit held in Reno, Nevada this past weekend. Val Osipenko is one of the best pole vault coaches in the state and works as a club coach to three of the state\'s best vaulters with Mills Godwin\'s Anne Marie Gordon, Westfield\'s Betsy Alter, and St. Catherine\'s Carrie Wortham. All three vaulters competed in the pole vault extravaganza held out west. Both Gordon and Alter were high school section winners at the Summit, while Alter and Wortham cleared personal bests of 11\'6\" and 10\'10\" respectively. State leader Gordon was not far off her 11\'9\" all-time best with a clearance of 11\'7\" to win section two.