Boys Athlete of the Year Jake Justice, Polk County, Sr. Justice won the 1A state title in the pole vault, setting a state meet record with a jump of 15-1. The East Carolina commit also set a school-record with a 22-7 long jump and a sixth place finish at state…
Recent Polk County graduate Jake Justice completed his high school track and field career on Friday with a second-place showing in the pole vault at the New Balance Nationals Outdoor meet in Greensboro. Competing on the same track in Aggie Stadium where he won two state 1A outdoor titles, Justice…
Jake Justice knows a busy spring awaits – outdoor track season, a trip to New York City, spring break, high school graduation. And now he knows what awaits him in the fall as well. The Polk County senior and three-time state pole vault champion is bound for East Carolina, signing…
For the final indoor track and field meet of his high school career, Polk County senior Jake Justice put on quite a show on Saturday in Winston-Salem. His record-setting performance not only earned him a trip to New York City for the 2019 New Balance Nationals, it also earned him…
Polk County’s Jake Justice has the name that sounds sort of like a superhero. On Saturday, the Wolverine pole vaulter didn’t quite leap tall buildings, but he leapt his way to another state title. Justice vaulted at 14-feet to earn the NCHSAA 1-A pole vault championship on Saturday. The vault…
Polk County’s Jake Justice matched the school record in the pole vault Monday, clearing 14-6 to win the event at the High Octane Track Series Finale in Winston-Salem. Competing at JDL Fast Track, site of next month’s state 2A/1A championships, Justice equaled the mark of Bryan Lieberman. Justice had cleared…
Jake Justice is fearless. That’s what makes him so effective in the pole vault, Polk County coach Alan Peoples said. Justice won the 1-A state championship in the pole vault this season and has earned the Times-News Boys’ Track Athlete of the Year. To compete effectively in the pole vault,…
