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Kids preparing for take-off
Winfield, Kansas –Having coached numerous All-Americans and national champions in the pole vault, Cowley College head track and field coach Mark Phillips and other area coaches are sharing their...
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Burroughs High’s Schwartz ready for tough competition in state meet
Track and field: Indians senior pole vaulter to be among what many consider most competitive field event has seen at state level. Matt Schwartz is ready for the competition of his life. Schwartz, a...
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Simmons hopes to go out on top
Canton, Ohio – Allyson Simmons is set to put the finishing touches on a high school career that took off right away. No one will be surprised if the Fairless senior pole vaulter goes out in style....
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Vaulting back from injury
FORT WAYNE – Two of the areas top girls track athletes will not be able to defend their state titles, and surgery almost cost a third athlete her chance to repeat. Carroll’s Sara McKeeman had an...
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Bauer vaults to all-state
South Lyon Michigan track coach Scott Smith had both of his teams represented Saturday at the Division 1 state finals in Rockford.Senior Kyle Schopa was making his final run for the Lions, while pole...
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Samantha and Stephen Attewell reach state meet with grandfather as coach
CUYAHOGA HEIGHTS, Ohio — When they were young, Samantha and Stephen Attewell often traveled to the Ohio high school track and field state championships to watch their grandfather, Bill Attewell, coach...
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Goddard taking flight as pole-vault standout
Findley, Ohio –Within a day, Sara Goddard fully understood that she was going to state. “I’m a little more used to it now,” the diminutive St. Wendelin junior said with a smile after finishing practice...
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Nail-biting wait ends in celebration
Australia –There were tears of joy and a huge sigh of relief as West Australian pair Vicky Parnov and Shannon McCann were added to the athletics team for the Commonwealth Games yesterday. Pole vaulter...
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FLYING HIGH
Coming off record-breaking performance, Triton’s Stevens sets sights on All-States –BYFIELD, Massachusetts — Triton senior pole vaulter Austin Stevens set the bar higher than it’s ever been last week....
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In running to win again
Ft. Wayne, Indiana –Bishop Dwenger’s Jared Schipper and North Side’s Tyvon Kelley each know a little something about winning state track titles. But that doesn’t mean Saturday’s pursuit of another one...
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Keim set for state finals competition
Rushville, Indiana junior Zach Keim matched his personal best of 13-6 at the Connersville Regional last week. That feat placed him second in the regional and ensured the Lion pole vaulter of a trip to...
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Kokomo will send Pham sisters to State
Kokomo, Indiana –It’s been a career full of ups and downs for Kokomo pole vaulter Anh Pham. As a sophomore, she entered the state finals with high hopes after clearing 11 feet, two inches in the...
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Reminder: Suhr to Soar in NYC
It’s a bird…it’s a plane…Heightened strength, speed and agility…leaping buildings in a single bound…is it a superhero? Kind of! It’s Olympic Champion and World Indoor Record-holder Jenn Suhr! The New...
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Weiss twins are first Flintridge Prep athletes to make CIF State track and...
California –It’s uncharted territory at Flintridge Prep.Finals were completed last Thursday and graduation ceremonies were held Sunday. But for the first time in school history, two athletes can still...
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Horrigan sets sights on state title, record
Maria Horrigan’s primary goal is to win a state championship in the pole vault. But it isn’t her only aim. The Bowling Green junior also is striving to break the state and state-meet records during the...
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Up against the best in Canada
DELHI, Canada - Tessa Hamilton certainly felt the pressure last weekend at the Ontario Federation of Secondary Athletics Associations West Regional track and field meet. “The pressure was definitely...
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Sabatino champ in Group IV pole vault
New Jersey –Marlena Sabatino is winding down her scholastic career, and she is beginning to get back to her standards. The Hillsborough High School senior won girls pole vault at the Group IV track and...
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Schwartz soars to state final in vault
California — Burroughs pole vaulter clears 15-9 in prelims to set a new personal best, qualify for Saturday’s final. Matt Schwartz came through when it mattered most. Down to his final attempt in the...
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Season ends for twins
California –A season of unforeseen heights and new records ended at nearly the highest level for the Flintridge Prep brother pole vaulting duo of Barrett and Gareth Weiss. Barrett finished tied for...
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CIF State Girls Prelims: Pole vaulters advance to finals
CLOVIS >> For many athletes, there’s usually little to nothing that can prepare you for the speed and size of the CIF State Track and Field Championships.That is, unless you’re a pole vaulter who...
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