Schmutz earns highest place ever for MHS pole vaulter with fifth spot at state meet; Monarch Niemi just misses podium in same event
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June 9, 2026
Lady Monarch junior Ava Schmutz elevates toward the pole vault bar during the Division I girls event at the state track and field meet. Schmutz earned a fifth-place finish, which is the best a Monarch vaulter has ever placed at the state. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)

Schmutz earns highest place ever for MHS pole vaulter with fifth spot at state meet; Monarch Niemi just misses podium in same event

By Tim Miller 

The highest place ever for a Marysville High School pole vaulter at the state track and field meet was achieved Sunday morning.

Lady Monarch junior Ava Schmutz took fifth place during the Division I girls pole vault that was started Saturday afternoon.

It was suspended when a second round of thunderst...

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