By JON KRAWCZYNSKI, AP Sports Writer

BLAINE, Minn. (AP) &045; Day Two of the Minnesota state high school track and field meet began just as Day One did &045; with a new state record.

Robbinsdale Armstrong junior Alicia Rue broke the state pole vaulting record with a vault of 12 feet, nine inches on Saturday. Rue broke the previous mark of 12-7 1/2, set last year by Bemidji’s Andrea Smith.

&uot;That was exciting,&uot; said Rue, who had jumped 12-9 earlier in the season. &uot;It was early, but I was ready.&uot;

Rue also took second in the Class AA 100-meter hurdles in 14.92 seconds, just behind winner Sasha Gangl of Elk River/Zimmerman, who finished in 14.91.

The Minnetonka girls also set a state record in the 4×800 meter relay. Alison Liewen, Katie Hollimon, Alice Lehman and Molly Lehman ran it in 9 minutes, 3.80 seconds, nearly eight seconds faster than previous best of 9:11.04, which was set by Minnetonka last year. Hollimon and the Lehmans also ran on that team.

On Friday, the meet began with Lakeville’s Elizabeth Yetzer breaking the 3,200-meter record. Yetzer came back on Saturday to defend her title in the Class AA 1,600, as she grabbed the lead at the start of the third lap and cruised to the victory in a time of 4 minutes, 47.12 seconds, just missing her own state record time of 4:46.14.

&uot;The first two laps were kind of crazy, but it settled down after that,&uot; Yetzer said, with an ear-to-ear grin on her face. &uot;My time was a little slower than I’d hoped, but it was a good race.&uot;

While the dominant Yetzer’s success in both events came as little surprise, the Class AA boys winner definitely qualified as unexpected.

Burnsville freshman Rob Finnerty won the 3,200 on Friday and came back to win the 1,600 on Saturday in a thrilling finish.

Buffalo’s Dan Fadgen pulled out to a big lead early in the race, but Finnerty methodically kept his own pace, dropping back as far as fourth on the final lap before an amazing kick got him even with Fadgen and Winona’s Elliott Heath coming around the final turn.

Displaying the maturity of a senior, Finnerty patiently waited for the straightaway to make his move, then burst past both runners to snatch the victory in 4:16.95.

&uot;I got kind of got boxed in on the turn, so I was trying to wait until the straightaway to move around them,&uot; Finnerty said.

No one was more surprised to see Finnerty at the finish than Fadgen. After leading by at least 10 yards on the third lap, the senior faded down the stretch and finished second.

&uot;He was a ways back,&uot; Fadgen said. &uot;He’s got a real solid kick.&uot;