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Pole vault academy
CASSTOWN — As the sun hung high above the cornfields, a trickle of cars — many of them with poles ranging from 12 to 15 feet long sticking out of the windows — started pulling into a grassy space...
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Obiena resets 22-year vault record
WHAT his father could not do 18-year-old EJ Obiena finally accomplished when he cleared a record-breaking 5.01 meters in the junior men’s pole vault event during the Philippine Amateur Track and Field...
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Pleasant Valley stripped of Class 4A state track title
FORT DODGE, Iowa — Nine weeks ago, Pleasant Valley’s girls track and field team hugged, cried and hoisted its first state championship trophy in 23 years.Now, its title has been taken away.The Iowa...
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men’s pole vault – IAAF World Junior Championships, Oregon 2014
Alex Chapelle of France cleared 5.55m to win the men’s pole vault in the year’s best junior performance. The depth of the entire competition was impressive as the top eight vaulters (and nine of the 13...
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Pole vault prodigy Chapelle finally usurps his brother
Axel Chapelle realized a childhood dream in Eugene, listening to La Marseillaise as he stood on top of the podium at Hayward Field following his victory in the pole vault with a personal best and world...
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vault record on same day as three doping cases
Shot put champion Michalis Stamatoyiannis and sprinters Theopistos Mavridis and Grigoria Keramida have failed a doping test –Greek track and field had a mixed week, as on the same day as Katerina...
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Britain’s Gregor McClean
Gregor MACLEAN Pole Vault Men Final British Athletics Indoor Championships, English Institute of Sport Sheffield, UK
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Colorado sisters thrive at State Games
Sisters set personal records in pole vault Pole vaulting is a family affair for the Patarinos, and Sunday was their day. Makenzie Patarino, 16, a senior at Lakewood High School and her younger sister,...
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Commonwealth Games hottest stars includes vaulter
LIZ PARNOV: The 20-year-old Moscow-born pole-vaulter has catapulting herself into the air in her genes: her father was champion pole vaulter Alex Parnov (he’s also her coach). The beautiful Russian...
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Outdoor competition set for August 2 in Gardner Kansas
The Gardner track club in conjunction with the Johnson County Fair, the city of Gardner and USD 231 will present an outdoor pole vault competition Aug. 2 in the Gardner Elementary School parking lot....
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Burroughs High’s Matt Schwartz sets different standard
Burbank, California –Fifteen feet, nine inches.It’s the statistic most closely associated with Burroughs High senior Matt Schwartz.The Indians pole vaulter advanced to the final day of the 96th annual...
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Black seeking new heights at SIUC
CHARLESTON, Illinois – Instead of football workouts, Chase Black is working on a farm this summer.His football career may have ended with a senior season at Charleston High School. Which is harder –...
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Leaps and bounds: East Ridge camp gets visit from Olympic hopeful
Woodbury, Minnesota –Fourth grader Elena Dexheimer made a run up toward the pit, stuck her pole in the ground and came barreling into the padding. As she got up, Shawn Francis called her over and gave...
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Thierry competes in the Men’s Decathlon at Commonwealth Games
Mauritius’ Guillaume Thierry competes in the Men’s Decathlon Pole Vault at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland July 29, 2014. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett (BRITAIN – Tags: SPORT ATHLETICS TPX...
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Glasgow 2014: vaulter Sally Scott feared for career
Pole vaulter Sally Scott says there were times she feared her shoulder injury would end her career. The 23-year-old was selected for England’s team for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, despite a...
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Rick Valcin competes in Scotland
Rick Valcin, a 2012 graduate of Cowley College, is representing Saint Lucia at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. Valcin is competing in the pole vault and 100-meter dash, and as part of...
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Sally Pearson stoush with head coach leaves Athletics Australia facing...
Steve Hooker in the middle of the crisis.ATHLETICS Australia has been plunged into an “unprecedented crisis” with head coach Eric Hollingsworth set to be sacked after escalating his feud with gold...
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Coach K’s National Champions at Arizona State
TEMPE, Ariz.—On July 28, 1996, Arizona State track and field ushered in a new era with the hiring of head coach Greg Kraft. Since his hiring, the program has continued to evolve into one of the most...
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UCLA water main break floods campus, athletic facilities
Pauley Pavilion and Drake Stadium are filling up with water. A water main burst with a massive torrent of water close to UCLA’s campus, and the campus is rapidly flooding, including all the major...
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