Inching towards the top

John Prader will go into the state track finals with the top mark in the pole vault among the section winners at 15-feet-10.
What does it mean for the Salinas senior?
Nothing, because there are eight vaulters in the competition that have cleared 16-feet or higher this spring, including Prader himself.
But it certainly would seem to be a confidence boast for Prader, who has not lost a competition this year.