Carl Johansson’s first season as a pole vaulter was brief. He’d tried it as a freshman with his friend because he thought it looked fun. At his first meet three weeks later, he broke Orange Lutheran’s freshman school record. But little more than a month into the 2011 track and field season, Johansson landed awkwardly on his foot in a practice and fractured his ankle, putting him out for the season. He returned as a sophomore and launched himself to seventh place in more
