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Okraska sets school record, Piper scores 26 points at May 6 L-N meet

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Okraska sets school record, Piper scores 26 points at May 6 L-N meet

Submitted by Edgar on Wed, 05/12/2021 - 5:00am
Okraska sets school record, Piper scores 26 points at May 6 L-N meet

Senior Ben Okraska, with this vault of 14’ 7” broke a seven-year-old school record at Harvard by one inch. The previous record was held by Josh McDowell, set during the 2014 season. TORY DUNCAN | CLAY COUNTY NEWS

Okraska sets school record, Piper scores 26 points at May 6 L-N meet

Senior Ethan Piper tallied 26 of the Cardinals’ 38 team points at the Russ Snyder Invite at Sandy Creek May 6. Here, Piper was second in the long jump, while on the track, he scored 18 points, winning the 100-meter dash and placing second in the 300-meter hurdles. TORY DUNCAN | CLAY COUNTY NEWS

Okraska sets school record, Piper scores 26 points at May 6 L-N meet

Ben Okraska watches video of his first attempt to clear 15-foot in the pole vault with coach Terry Owens after Okraska set the new Harvard school record of 14’ 7” May 6. TORY DUNCAN | CLAY COUNTY NEWS

The Russ Snyder Invitational, hosted at Sandy Creek High School by Lawrence-Nelson, proved to be a highlight reel for two Harvard seniors, as Ben Okraska and Ethan Piper accounted for 36 of the Cardinals’ 38 team points. Okraska was in a battle with BDS vaulter Aaron Mick for the gold medal ...

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