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The Buell-Miles Connection is a Success
It was ecstasy. Bethany Buell popped off the mat, leapt into the air and raced to her coach. The University of South Dakota’s pole vaulting pride and joy had just done the unimaginable. She won the...
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Johnson’s seventh place highlights Vikes’ state results
Hamline University has always been the proving ground for elite Minnesota track and field athletes. Whether it’s the Hamline Elite Meet early in the season, or the season-ending state tournament, the...
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Jumping Back In: After a crippling injury in the fall, Tyler Porter battled back
Tyler Porter’s seventh-place finish at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Ore., capped what the sophomore from Jefferson, Ga. called, “the greatest season of my life.” The U of Tennessee pole...
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New Balance is this weekend
Saratoga Springs, New York –The high school track & field postseason shifts from the state to the national level today with the start of the New Balance Outdoor Nationals in Greensboro, N.C. The...
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TV audience of 66 million watches European Athletics Indoor Championships
A total television audience of 66 million watched the Göteborg 2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships in March, an increase on the viewing figures of the previous two editions. The European...
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Golden West Results: Arizona takes top 2
1 Cole Walsh 12 Risen Performance 4.98m 16-04.00 10 2 Grant Sisserson 12 Risen Performance 4.72m 15-05.75 8 3 August Kiles 11 Unattached...
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University of Kentucky Wildcats Add 3 vaulters
Brooks Divine – Mason County – Lebanon, Ky. Brooks is a multi-event prospect and one of the best pole vaulters in Kentucky with a top clearance of 14.42M/14’6”. He was 2013 State Champion in the pole...
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Riverside, California all Area Team includes Atkinson
Shane Atkinson (Great Oak, Jr.) Event: Pole vault Noteworthy: Season best of 16-feet is the No. 2 all-time mark in Riverside County history. Southwestern League champion and Masters Meet qualifier....
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Boise State Hires Ihmels
BOISE, Idaho - Boise State University has hired Corey Ihmels as head coach of the Broncos’ men’s and women’s track and field and cross country programs, Director of Athletics Mark Coyle announced...
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Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto candidates for 2017 IAAF World Youth...
Ottawa – Athletics Canada announced today that three Canadian communities have submitted a letter of intent to move forward in the domestic bid process to host the 2017 IAAF (International Association...
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Attig moved from Kansas to nebraska; still produces champs
Rick Attig could see it right away. Attig, now the pole vault coach at Nebraska, was coaching at Kansas at the time. Jenny Green was just out of her eighth grade year, and just beginning to learn how...
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New Balance Results: Emerging Elite: Atland 15-2; McNulty 12-2
Boys Pole Vault Emerging Elite 1 1461 Dylan Altland 14 Swedesboro, NJ 4.63m 15-02.25 2 2655 Ian West 15 Wilson, NC 4.63m 15-02.25 3 2264 Josh Hopkins...
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New Balance Day 2 Preview
Girls Pole Vault Seeded Flight Final In the girls pole vault there are many vaulters over 13′ but the mantle belongs to Annie Rhodes, TX, with her US#1 leap of 13-11.5. Kristen Lee, NC, lurks with a...
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New Balance Boys Preview: Battle of the 17 footers
Battle of the 17-footers Three boys vaulters have cleared 17 feet this year, but they haven’t all vaulted in the same meet outdoors. That will change this weekend as Louisiana stars Devin King and...
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Walker jumps 19 again; Sisserson and Walsh get to vault in Chula Vista
CHULA VISTA, California–In a short conversation I had with Brad Walker at the Nike Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon on June 1st, the defending US outdoor champion and American record holder in...
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National title is just the beginning for Kendricks
OXFORD, Mississippi– Some might see the national championship as the goal achieved, the end of the road. Ole Miss sophomore Sam Kendricks sees it as the beginning. Next up for the Rebels’...
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Savage wins pole vault
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Emily Savage was one more miss away from having a very bad day at the New Balance High School Outdoor Track and Field Championship on Saturday. She ended up as a national champion....
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Down-to-earth Holly Bleasdale can scale new heights
It was a moment that marked the darker side of last year’s golden Games: Holly Bleasdale wiping away the tears from her stained cheeks while sitting disconsolate on the pole-vault mat. It was a...
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National Championships preview — Women’s vault
Pole Vault Final: Sunday, 1:30pm local time (2:30pm ET) Standards: ‘A’ – 4.60m, ‘B’ – 4.50m It is not hype or exaggeration to say that we could see Jenn Suhr (adidas) break the world record. She broke...
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New Balance Girls
1 Emily Savage 13 Weston, CT 3.93m 12-10.75 2 Annie Rhodes 13 Woodway, TX 3.83m 12-06.75 3 Kally Long 14 Wimberley, TX...
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