DN Galan announces one more superstar: Renaud Lavillenie – IAAF Diamond League
Renaud Lavillenie broke the legendary Sergey Bubka’s world pole vault records, clearing an unbelievable 6.16m indoors this winter, and now he is confirmed to appear at one of the world’s most...
View ArticleJackson misses opening-height vaults at state
California –Ramona High School senior Courtney Jackson concluded her high school track and field career at the CIF state meet preliminaries June 6 at Buchanan High School in Clovis, but she failed to...
View ArticleShell shatters her state record
It’s hard to write about Mackenzie Shell and not get sucked into at least one cliché or horrible pun about bar raising or new heights. It’s hard because what she’s doing with the state pole vault...
View ArticleWalker rebounds after surgery and rehab
Catherine Walker was steadily climbing the ranks as one of the top pole vaulters in New York state when the inherent dangers of the sport bit her. Walker was practicing at her club facility when she...
View ArticleCaldwell’s Sullivan among three local first-time competitors at NCAA Outdoor...
Caldwell, Idaho –There is only one man standing between Matt Sullivan and the University of Idaho’s all-time record in the men’s pole vault. His coach – Jeremy Klas. Sullivan, a Caldwell High graduate,...
View ArticleOslo Diamond League entries
Oslo — June 11 Athlete DATE OF BIRTH Nation PB SB BORGES Lázaro 19.06.1986 CUB 5.90 5.50 BRAZ Thiago 16.12.1993 BRA 5.83 5.43 CUTTS Luke 13.02.1988 GBR 5.70 5.20 DOLVE Eirik 05.05.1995 NOR 5.31 5.18...
View Article28th NJ International
Colts Neck, NJ Women Pole Vault Don Bragg Elite 1 dalcais, brittany Unattached 3.78m 3.53m 11-07.00 2 Rozalski, Stephanie Apex Vaulting 3.90m 3.20m...
View ArticleJim Bush Track & Field
UCLA Drake Stadium Men Pole Vault 1 Kim, Yoo Suk Unattached X5.30m 17-04.50 2 DeLeo, Dustin Unattached XJ5.30m 17-04.50 3 Hinch, Derick...
View ArticleUnbeaten Lavillenie wary but unruffled
OSLO (AFP) – French pole vaulter Renaud Lavillenie goes into his sixth outdoor competition of the season at Wednesday’s Diamond League meet unbeaten but wary that his rivals might finally start to...
View ArticleSuhr ready to vault in NYC
Suhr is about to make her Broadway debut. Suhr, the 2012 Olympic women’s pole vault champion, will be the featured vaulter in a showcase event Wednesday in New York City’s Herald Square. The event is...
View ArticleTo improve as a vaulter, WFU’s White had to forget all she knew
After a star-studded career at East Forsyth High School, Sydney White entered Wake Forest as a freshman in 2012 and took a step sideways. She won four NCHSAA state championships in the pole vault at...
View ArticleRecord roll
Marysville, Kansas — All-American Cloud County Community College pole vaulter Taylor Swanson, Salina, was among the record breakers Sunday at the 36th annual Jolly Jogathon.Swanson, a first-team NJCAA...
View ArticleHeights’ Justice finishes near top, places third
COLUMBUS — Bryan Justice took a relaxed approach into the Division I state meet. The Licking Heights senior battled some sickness in the week leading up to the pole vault, and he was trying to avoid...
View ArticleUnbeaten Lavillenie wary but unruffled
OSLO: French pole vaulter Renaud Lavillenie goes into his sixth outdoor competition of the season at Wednesday’s Diamond League meet unbeaten but wary that his rivals might finally start to pressurise...
View ArticleAussie family in pole position
Australia — Sisters Vicky and Liz Parnov will go head-to-head at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow next month and would not have it any other way. The pole vaulters will travel with their dad Alex,...
View ArticleLAVILLENIE, FELIX AND GREAT JAVELIN
OSLO (NOR): The 49th Exxon Mobil Bislett Games will offer in planned excellent summer weather something to cheer for the full stadium in men javelin, men Dream mile and specially staged women 100 m....
View ArticleMinnesota scene: NCAA finals begin for U’s Siegmeier
Gophers Zach Siegmeier will compete in the pole vault Wednesday on the first day of the NCAA Division I men’s and women’s outdoor track and field championships in Eugene, Ore. Siegmeier, from Lakewood,...
View ArticleHespeler vaulter third at OFSAA
CAMBRIDGE, Canada - Eric McQueen was the lone local medallist at last week’s OFSAA track and field championships in Markham. The Jacob Hespeler student’s pole vault of 3.35 metres gave him a bronze...
View ArticleJenn Suhr Defends Title in Manhattan
NEW YORK—Jenn Suhr, the 2012 Olympic gold medalist, was No. 1 again on Wednesday, emerging as the winner in a showcase event on Herald Square in Manhattan that pitted her against four other...
View ArticleKendricks defends pole vault title
EUGENE, Ore. – Ole Miss junior Sam Kendricks successfully defended his NCAA outdoor pole vault championship on Wednesday night. His winning effort of 5.70 meters (18 feet, 81⁄4 inches) matched his 2013...
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