
Pitt-Johnstown senior pole vaulter
Kate Yahner secured a spot on the 2023 USTFCCCA Division II All-Atlantic Region Team after finishing the season with one of the top-five vaults in the region.
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Yahner, a native of Nicktown, Pa. and a graduate of Bishop Carroll High School, ranked fourth in the Atlantic Region with her vault of 3.71 meters (12'2") at the PSAC Championships in Slippery Rock on May 11.
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Nationally, Yahner ranks 46
th in NCAA Division II.
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As a freshman, Yahner vaulted at 3.07 meters, before improving to 3.71 meters in 2022-23, just three centimeters shy of reaching a national provisional mark.
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