Goolsby breaks own personal pole vault record, clears 17 feet
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The Highland County Press-
Hillsboro High School graduate and University of Cincinnati pole vaulter Austin Goolsby broke another personal record recently as he cleared 17 feet with a vault at the PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational in Louisville, Ky.
On Jan. 29, Goolsby finished “second in the pole vault at the PNC Lenny Lyles invitational with a new personal record of 5.26m (17-03.00),” according to UC Athletics. “This vault ranked him in the top 40 in the nation as of that date.”
As previously reported, Goolsby already set a new personal-best mark of 5.17m, or 16-11.50, this indoor track season at the Jim Green Invitational, held Jan. 14-15 in Lexington, Ky.
His outdoor PR is 16-2.75. He is also ranked in the top 9 in individual school history at UC in the indoor pole vault.
Goolsby, a 2018 Hillsboro graduate, is a former OHSAA state pole vault champion (junior year) and state runner-up (senior year).
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On Jan. 29, Goolsby finished “second in the pole vault at the PNC Lenny Lyles invitational with a new personal record of 5.26m (17-03.00),” according to UC Athletics. “This vault ranked him in the top 40 in the nation as of that date.”
As previously reported, Goolsby already set a new personal-best mark of 5.17m, or 16-11.50, this indoor track season at the Jim Green Invitational, held Jan. 14-15 in Lexington, Ky.
His outdoor PR is 16-2.75. He is also ranked in the top 9 in individual school history at UC in the indoor pole vault.
Goolsby, a 2018 Hillsboro graduate, is a former OHSAA state pole vault champion (junior year) and state runner-up (senior year).
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