JEFFERSON — Flowery Branch senior Austin Eckenroth didn’t have his best day Thursday at the Georgia Olympics.Yet it was still better than the rest of the pole vaulting competition in Class AAAA. Eckenroth vaulted 15 feet, 5.75 inches on his first try to defend his state title at Memorial Stadium and tie the Class AAAA record, but he couldn’t match his sectional height of 16 feet. “I’m glad I won, but the main goal was to come and get the all-time record of 16-9,” the South Carolina signee said. “But I’m happy with the win, I can’t be disapointed with it.”
Flowery Branch's Eckenroth claims state title; RMA's Toney takes 2nd