Ridgefield’s Moroknek fourth in pole vault at New Englands

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Ridgefield High senior Rachel Moroknek finished fourth and broke her own school record in the girls pole vault at the New England Interscholastic Outdoor Track & Field Championship on Saturday at Bridgewater State University in Bridgewater, Mass.

 

Moroknek cleared 11’3″, topping her previous best of 11’0″, which set a program record last year.

 

By finishing in the top six, Moroknek earned All-New England honors.

 

Fellow senior Laura Hergenrother finished eighth in the 3,200-meter run with a time of 5:02.89, while Hannah Fleming, Katie Jasminski, Kelsey Bordash and Hannah Mercorella combined to place 11th in the 4×800 relay (9:40.84).

 

For the Ridgefield boys, Gabe Altopp was 10th in the 3,200 (9:37.05) and Lucas Goff finished 11th in the discus (140’6″).