Packed day doesn't stop Orrville's Caden Race, earns fourth straight PAC meet pole vault title

CANTON − He was in quite a hurry. Orrville's Caden Race was fully getting prepared to run in the 4x400 relay, which was the last running event of the day at Thursday's Principals Athletic Conference track and field meet at Canton South High School. Just before the starting gun went off to begin the girls 4x400 relay event, Race was signaled over to the area where the pole vault event was taking place by his coaches.

Race had already completed one jump a short time ago, then hurried over to join his teammates in the relay but was needed back to continue in his most prominent event. He then hustled over, grabbed his pole and cleared back-to-back jumps quickly with considerable ease. So, what was his height on both vaults?

"12-6 on the first, then 13-0 on the second," Race said afterwards. Then he made his way back over to the field where he helped lead Orrville to a second-place finish in the 4x400 relay, with Race running the first leg. The senior made his way back over and with already the highest vault of the day at 13-0, he was told that he already had this thing wrapped up.

But the kicker was that he still had three jumps left, that is if he wanted to take them. He walked over to what appeared to be his family and he asked what height did they want to see him attempt to clear. It sounded like a "14" came from someone but Race looked like he was done.