LEMOORE, california – After his freshman year in high school, Lemoore’s Tyson Pereira went to the North American Pole Vault Association championships as a spectator. And on July 25, he will return as one of the contestants – again. Pereira earned his spot in the event’s high school competition for the second straight year with his finish at Thursday’s Run for the Dream summer series track and field meet at Tiger Stadium. He cleared 13 feet, 6 inches to finish second to take one of the two spots up for grabs in the championship meet, held in the streets of Clovis. With athletes competing in array of events ranging from youth to masters divisions, the event with the most on the line was the pole vault. That time Pereira traveled down Highway 41 to watch the NAPVA championships, he knew he’d want return one day to compete in the event. He just didn’t know he’d be in it twice over the next two years. Still, Pereira couldn’t be happier to return to a meet he enjoyed competing in last year. “I knew I wanted to be there,” Pereira said. more
