Captain Colleen Flanagan ’10 astounded her audience in winter track this season, breaking Andover’s 13 year-old polle-vaulting record with a jump of 8 feet, 7 inches. The previous record stood at 8 feet 6.5 inches, just barely below Flanagan’s jump.

“It was such a relief to finally achieve the record, because I had my mind on it for a long time. It was also exciting for my teammates, who knew how badly I wanted it, and who have seen me be so close and miss it a few times,” said...