Jenn Stuczynski sets U.S. Mark in Pole Vault

Jenn Stuczynski bends the pole on her American record pole vault during the Boston Indoor Games athletics competition on Saturday.

Jenn Stuczynski set an American record in the pole vault with a height of 15 feet, 9 3/4 inches at the Boston Indoor Reebok Games, her fourth straight title at the meet.

February 8, 2009

Stuczynski, the defending indoor national champion, also won the event at last week's Millrose Games in New York, clearing 15-5 1/2.

"We've been trying (to break the record) for the last three years and finally tonight she broke it," said Stuczynski's coach Rick Suhr. "It was a very good night. It's a great jump and she's right where she needs to be."

American Stacy Dragila, the 2000 Olympic gold medalist, finished second.

Stuczynski, the Olympic silver medalist at the 2008 Beijing Games who also holds the American outdoor record, earned $25,000 from the sponsors of the Boston meet for breaking an American record.

Photo:  Jenn Stuczynski clears the bar to set a new American record on the pole vault at the Boston Indoor Games athletics meet on Saturday in Boston.

Source:  Rochester Democrat and Chronicle