Helms earns first place in pole vault at 4A state track meet

Newport senior captures an individual title.

June 13, 2019 1:51 pm
Newport Knights senior Ashleigh Helms (pictured) earned first place in the pole vault at the 4A state track meet on May 24 at Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma. Photo courtesy of Kerste Helms
Newport Knights senior Ashleigh Helms (pictured) earned first place in the pole vault at the 4A state track meet on May 24 at Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma. Photo courtesy of Kerste Helms

Newport Knights senior Ashleigh Helms captured first place at the 4A state track meet in the pole vault with a vault of 13 feet on May 24 at Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma. The 13-foot vault was a personal record for Helms.