Street vault continues to grow

A’ROR’N Days event draws more than 100 vaulters

Class A state polevault champion Malakai Maly of Lincoln East won the high school division with a mark of 15 feet even.
Class A state polevault champion Malakai Maly of Lincoln East won the high school division with a mark of 15 feet even.

The bar just keeps going higher for the annual Street Vault Competition held each year during A’ROR’N Days. Launched some 20 years ago as a novel idea to add a new activity to the celebration’s itinerary, the concept of setting up a pole vaulting venue smack dab in the middle of the courthouse parking lot was an immediate hit. The event has evolved over the years and now features youth and “Master…