Athlete of the year: Kyle Kruthoff, Erie-Prophetstown, Sr. Pole vault: Two-time Class 1A state champion and state meet record-setter (16 feet, 8 inches); sectional champion; Three Rivers Conference champ. Read More
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…
ERIE — Three track and field athletes from Erie schools represented their hometown well at the recent AAU Junior Olympics. Parker Holldorf, who just began his eighth-grade year at Erie Middle School, captured a Junior Olympics title in the pole vault this past summer after winning an IESA seventh-grade state…
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…
CHARLESTON – Kyle Kruthoff entered the Class 1A Boys State Track & Field Meet as a bit of a marked man. After all, the Erie-Prophetstown junior had the top pole vault height by a full 9 inches heading into Thursday’s preliminary round. It was almost a shockingly quick exit for…
