GARNETT — Iola High’s Michael Wilson got in some extra pole vault work Thursday, and wound up matching a personal record in the process.
Wilson won the pole vault at Thursday’s Anderson County Invitational by clearing 12 feet, his best mark of the season. He also cleared 12 feet as a junior.
Wilson competed at the Anderson County meet after not being allowed to do the pole vault the previous week in Parsons.
“Since Parsons had no pole vault competition, we asked if (Anderson County) would allow Michael to vault,” IHS head track coach Marv Smith said.
Because Wilson was not officially a part of the competition, he did not receive a gold medal for his work.
“But he has a pot full of gold,” Smith said. “Vaulting in competition was better for him than a practice at this point in the season.”
