Lions athlete wins vault at Jamaican National Championships
Texas A&M-Commerce pole vaulter K’Don Samuels continued his stellar athletic year, this time in his home country, where he recently won the pole vault at the Jamaican National Championships. His...
View ArticleShelburne’s Meiler slashes two world records
Flo Meiler of Shelburne broke the world pole vault record, 5’6”, on her first attempt at the USA Track & Field (USATF) Adirondack Association Open & Masters Track & Field Championships East...
View ArticleUSATF TV — Grant Sisserson
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View ArticleArizonans soar at Junior Nationals
Arizona had three vaulters in the top 10 at the USATF Junior National Champions. Cole Walsh jumped to a huge PR in the pole vault on Saturday to win the event with a jump of 17-6.5. A 2013 graduate...
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LAUSANNE DL–39th Athletissima, Lausanne, Switzerland,July 3–PV: 1. Renaud Lavillenie (Fra) 19-3 (5.87)(18-9¼ [2], 19-1 [x], 19-3, 19-5½ [xxx]) (5.72[2], 5.82 [x], 5.87, 5.93 [xxx]); 2. Thiago Braz...
View ArticleCoppell and Hague hit new heights in Mannheim
British pole vaulters among athletes to impress in Germany, where Dina Asher-Smith and Adam Gemili continued to shine in sprints A number of Britain’s talented young athletes were in action in...
View ArticleLavillenie vaults to facile win
PARIS, July 6, 2014:French indoor world record holder Renaud Lavillenie needed only one successful vault to secure first place in the men’s pole vault at the Paris Diamond League meeting at the Stade...
View Articlevaulter Kaija Bramwell makes leap in weightlifting
Kaija Bramwell is talented enough at 16 to have multiple athletic options. But that means making difficult choices.Like whether to pole vault in the high school state meet, where she figured to finish...
View ArticleKatie: ‘Seeing top athletes achieve their goals is a real motivator’
United Kingdom –Katie Byres says that training with other top-class athletes every day is spurring her on to achieve Commonwealth glory. The 20-year-old pole vaulter from Hadfield embarks on her first...
View ArticleDraxler is PC’s girls track and field athlete of year
Bonnie Draxler will leave Wisconsin later this summer to launch her collegiate track and field career in sunny San Diego. She will be competing at a much higher level, but big jumps are nothing new to...
View ArticleUSATF Junior Nationals — men
Men Pole Vault 1 Cole Walsh Oregon 5.35m& 17-06.50 4.90 5.05 5.15 5.25 5.30 5.35 5.40 PPP XXO O O XO O XXX 2 Devin King Bartolina...
View ArticleUSATF Junior Nationals — Women
Women Pole Vault 1 Desiree Freier Texas Pole Vault 4.30m& 14-01.25 3.80 3.95 4.05 4.15 4.20 4.25 4.30 4.40 PPP PPP O O O XO O XXX 2 Bonnie Draxler...
View ArticlePine Tree vaulter McNaney chasing trip to nationals
Pine Tree, Texas –James McNaney is one step away from reaching the 2014 USATF National Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships. Well, actually a vault away.The junior-to-be at Pine Tree High...
View ArticleBeach Vault has become big part of sport
Grand Haven, Michigan –More than 250 pole vault athletes will take to the runways assembled just west of the Bil-Mar Restaurant and south of the State Park.The public is welcome to come see athletes...
View ArticlePereira earns spot in North American championships
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...
View ArticleGlasgow Diamond League Results
Women’s Pole Vault, Glasgow, 1. Fabiana Murer, BRA, 4.65m, 2. Katerina Stefanidi, GRE, 4.65m, 3. Yarislay Silva, 4.65m, CUB, 4. Jenn Suhr, USA, 4.65m, 5. Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou, GRE, 4.40m, 5. Kylie...
View ArticleJUMPERS AIM HIGH
Helena, Montana –Last Chance Pole Vault Festival attracts Olympic hopefuls, up-and-comers to Women’s Park. Olympic aspirations and those of setting new personal records propelled boys and girls, men...
View ArticleSainsbury’s Glasgow Grand Prix
Glasgow (Hampden Park), 12/07/2014 Pole Vault – Women Pts 1 Murer , Fabiana...
View ArticleTFN Weekend World Highlights
Rottach-Egern, Germany, July 5—PV: 1. Karsten Dilla (Ger) 18-8¼ (5.70); 2. Jack Whitt (US) 18-8¼ (5.70); 3. Tobias Scherbarth (Ger) 18-4½ (5.60).Women:PV: 1. Lisa Ryzih (Ger) 15-5½ (4.71) PR;2. Jirina...
View ArticleSally Peake hits new personal best in Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom. 12th July 2014 — Sally Peake Makes her run up for the pole vault new personal best at 4.40m. — Sally Peake set a new personal best in pole vault of 4.40m at the Sainsbury’s...
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