Hershey pole vaulter Justin Rogers logs top-10 finish at World Athletics U20 Championships

Hershey High School senior Justin Rogers set a state pole vault record with a mark of 17-3. Dan Gleiter | dgleiter@pennlive.com
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Former Hershey standout Justin Rogers had a strong showing earlier this week at the World Athletics U20 Championships in Colombia.

The Pa. state champion and record holder in the pole vault cleared 16-10.75 at the event to finish ninth overall.

Rogers, who was PennLive’s boys track and field athlete of the year earlier this year, has signed to compete at the University of Virginia.

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