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Hillsborough County at state track: Tampa Catholic pole vaulter settles for close second at Class 2A meet (St. Petersburg Times)
**By Bob Putnam, Times Staff Writer** Saturday, April 28, 2012 JACKSONVILLE -- Since 1996, the first year girls competed at state in the pole vault, Hillsborough County has owned the event with eight titles. At Saturday's Class 2A meet at the University of North Florida, Tampa Catholic's Annie Harwig was on the verge of becoming the ninth. Through the preliminaries and finals, Harwig and Episcopal School's Emily Smithwick were catapulting past the rest of their competitors. They were tied at 11 feet, 6 inches when the bar was raised to 12. They each missed their three attempts at that height. But Harwig missed out on her first state title because of an officiating quirk. The title came down not only to misses but when they happened. Smithwick won because her first miss came at a lower height (10 feet) than Harwig (11 feet). "I thought it was the other way around," Harwig said. "But it turns out, that's not the case. I wish we could have a jump-off at a lower height." Still, Harwig was pleased with her finish, considering she set a personal best by 6 inches. "I'm so happy with what I was able to do," ...
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