Harrison pole vaulter David Warner conquering personal quests

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TL;DR

David Warner, a senior pole vaulter from Harrison, achieved his goal of clearing 14 feet at a recent meet in Lafayette. This victory came after a season filled with challenges, including a canceled meet due to heavy rain.

Key points

David Warner is a senior pole vaulter from Harrison.
He set a goal to clear 14 feet in pole vault.
Warner achieved this goal at Salisbury Athletic Complex.
The meet was a last-minute event before the postseason.
He previously broke the school record by clearing 13-9.

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LAFAYETTE — With winds whipping and a storm on the horizon, David Warner finally defeated his biggest challenger this track and field season.

The Harrison senior set a goal of clearing 14 feet in pole vault, but it continued to just be a quest.

Until Tuesday night at Salisbury Athletic Complex.

When heavy rain caused the cancellation of the City/County meet on May 5, four of the six Tippecanoe County teams agreed to participate in a four-way meet, squeezing in one last meet before the postseason.

When Warner found out that meet would be at West Lafayette’s complex, where he’d already broken Harrison’s school record by clearing 13-9, he walked in with a preconceived notion this would be the night he eclipsed the obstacle he’d long been aiming for.

Harrison jumper Adam Schneider leaps into the sand pit at the "Lafayette City County 4 Way" meet on May 12, 2026, at the West Lafayette Athletic Complex in West Lafayette, IN.

Harrison jumper Jacob Schwartz tiptoes across the sand pit after scratching a jump at the "Lafayette City County 4 Way" meet on May 12, 2026, at the West Lafayette Athletic Complex in West Lafayette, IN.

Harrison runner Gia Stokes glances at a race on the track at the "Lafayette City County 4 Way" meet on May 12, 2026, at the West Lafayette Athletic Complex in West Lafayette, IN.