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Bum shoulder no problem for Kendricks as he breaks state record in pole vault

John Scott Kendricks is probably the only track star in the country who would call a performance where he broke his own state record “rough.”

The Oxford senior set a new Mississippi overall record Thursday with a jump of 17-feet, one-inch, eclipsing his own state record by a quarter-inch. Despite the record jump, Kendricks categorized the performance as “rough,” saying he “was really struggling” through his first few jumps.

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