Watch: Moll sisters vault Capital to 3A West-Central District championship track & field team title

KENT, Wash. — Hana and Amanda Moll showed why they are considered the state's top pole vaulters on Friday at the 3A/4A West-Central District championship track meet at French Field in Kent.

They personally tallied a third of the Capital girls 76 points as the Cougars outscored runner-up Central Kitsap, 76-66, to win the 3A girls team title.

The sister act did most of that work in their specialty – the pole vault.

Each Moll cleared 14 feet in the event to grab the top two spots from the bi-district meet to the state meet that begins next Thursday and runs through Saturday at Mount Tahoma High. Being the top two finishers in the event was good for 18 team points.

Amanda Moll added another eight points by finishing second in the long jump, an event she completed during the same session as the pole vault. Moll long jumped 17 feet, seven inches to the winning 17-11.75 from Prairie’s Kara Mattison.

“I was definitely a little more tired than I usually am,” Amanda Moll said. “Definitely my legs hurt.”

While Amanda Moll will compete in both events at state, she won’t need to worry about the tight turnaround in Tacoma next weekend. The 3A pole vault is scheduled for Friday morning while the long jump won’t happen until Saturday.

Scroll to the top of the post to watch the Moll sisters react to their district performances and preview the Class 3A state meet next week.

Read the full story from the event here.