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May 30, 2024

Records Within Reach for Crenshaw

Step One: Repeat as State Champion

Step Two: Break D3 State Meet Record

Step Three: Break State Record

All above is possible for Bangor standout senior Sam Crenshaw at the 20224 State Championships. Crenshaw won the 2023 D3 pole vault with a mark of 15' 0", capping off an undefeated season. He is still undefeated this outdoor season, and most recently set a new PR of 16' 6", a mark which ranks #3 all-time in Wisconsin.

RANK	MARK	ATHLETE/TEAM	GRADE	MEET DATE PLACE
1	16-9.25	Glen Harold Brookfield East	2014	AAU Wisconsin Distrtict Qualifier 1st F Jun 21, 2014
2	16-8	Aaron Cummings Hartford Union	2023	2023 Wisconsin State Track & Field Championships 1st F Jun 2, 2023 - Jun 3, 2023
3	16-6	Sam Crenshaw Bangor	2024	WIAA Division 3 Bangor Sectional 1st F May 23, 2024
4	16-3	Kaden Rambatt Big Foot	2024	WIAA D2 Sectional - Big Foot 1st F May 23, 2024
5	16-0.5	Jake Wallenfang Green Bay Preble	2013	WIAA Division 1 Track & Field Sectional - De Pere 1st F May 23, 2013

Given the seed marks for the D3 boys pole vault, it almost seems a formality that Crenshaw will win his second straight title. With his seed of 16' 6", he is two and a half feet higher than any other boy qualifier. The question might now be, can he break the D3 state meet record of 15' 4" set by Noah Zastrow in 2017, and the state record of 16' 9.25" set by Glen Harold in 2014?