NY State Champs: Yamoah breaks PV record again; Luthin upsets Noelle

By Christopher Hunt

CALEDONIA – Jordan Yamoah turned to the crowd after his last miss in the pole vault and responded to their cheers with a courteous bow. The Arlington senior put on quite a show, clearing the highest bar anyone has ever seen in New York and winning his second straight state federation championship.

Yamoah, who signed with Texas A&M- Kingsville, cleared 16 feet, 7 inches, bettering the state record he set at Penn Relays in April by one half-inch Friday at the New York State Championships at Caledonia-Mumford.

“Getting that state record matters,” Yamoah said. “It shows that I’m getting back to my normal self.”

Yamoah has been battling a laundry list of injuries this season. He is no stranger to competing with pain however. Yamoah won the state championship last year, while setting the junior class record at 16-6, a week after tearing his meniscus at the state qualifier.  

He is the only athlete in the state to clear 17-feet indoors...