CHARLESTON – Kyle Kruthoff was at his gravity-defying best on Saturday afternoon at the IHSA Boys State Track & Field Meet. The Erie High School senior won the Class 1A pole vault competition, and he did it in style by setting a new record of 16 feet, 8 inches. The…
CHARLESTON – Kyle Kruthoff was on the brink of heading home Thursday afternoon bitterly disappointed. By Saturday afternoon, the Erie-Prophetstown junior was grinning ear to ear. The favorite in the Class 1A pole vault, Kruthoff lived up to that billing by taking top honors at the IHSA Boys State Track…