Pole vaulters raise the bar: Redondo seniors Tate Curran and Kaitlin Heri set school records while becoming the second-best boy-girl combo in state history
Tate Curran held the top pole vault mark in the state this season, capturing a State Championship while attempting to break his dad’s record. Photo Redondo Union High School, long known for its distance runners, has reached new heights in track and field with its pole vault program. Redondo sent three pole vaulters to the CIF State Track & Field Championships in Clovis over the past weekend, led by a pair of seniors who helped revolutionize the sport at the school. Although he reached only one of his two personal goals this season, l senior Tate Curran made history Saturday by capturing the boys pole vault title at the 99th annual State Meet. Curran’s winning mark of 16 feet, 10 inches was six inches better than runner-up Lance Huber of Del Oro and completed a season-long goal of joining his uncle and father as a state champion in the sport. Tim Curran won the title in 1973 and Tate’s father, Anthony, was a two-time champion in 1977 and 1978, setting a national record of 17-04 ¼ as a senior at Crespi High School. “Winning the state championship meant more to me than most people because joining my dad and my uncle up there as a state champion is very special to me,” Tate said…
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