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SSC HS, MS Activities funds sees sizable increase; vault added back
The South Sioux City High School and Middle School Activities Boards will be budgeted a combined $134,000 for the 2014-2015 academic year, up $74,000 from original figures. Originally budgeted at a...
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Rule changes implemented for ‘14-15
Effective with the 2015 high school track and field season, the prohibition of jewelry will be eliminated. This was one of several rules changes recommended by the National Federation of State High...
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Sally on a high after Games bronze medal
Pole vaulter Sally Scott is aiming to reach new heights after her success in Glasgow. The former King Edward VI School student and Mitford resident, who then went to Loughborough University to train...
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USA Track & Field Foundation awards a second round of 2014 Elite Athlete...
INDIANAPOLIS – The USA Track & Field Foundation has awarded Elite Athlete Development Grants to 13 athletes, Foundation Executive Director Tom Jackovic and Chairman Bob Greifeld announced today....
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Filippidis ready to win
Finishing seventh in the 2012 London Olympics was a blow for pole vaulter Konstadinos Filippidis. But jump forward two short summers and he is one of the favorites at this week’s European Championships...
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Leader Male Athlete of the Year: Burroughs High’s Matthew Schwartz perfects...
Burbank, California –Earning Male Athlete of the Year honors, Indians’ senior placed seventh in state in pole vault, put together wildly successful season. Prior to the 2014 track and field season,...
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TFN Highlights
African Championships —Marrakech, Morocco–August 10-14–PV: 1. Cheyne Rahme (SA) 17-9 (5.41); 2. Mohamed Amine Romadhana (Tun) 16-4¾ (5.00); 3. Mouhcine Cheaouri (Mor) 16-4¾; 4. Hichem Cherabi (Alg)...
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Lavillenie takes 3rd pole vault gold at Euros
(AP) — Olympic champion and world record-holder Renaud Lavillenie needed only two jumps on Saturday to his third straight pole vault gold medal at the European Championships, highlighting a day of...
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European Championships –Men
Final Results Results RankRk Bib Athlete Mark Record 1 493 LAVILLENIE R 5.90 + 2 780 WOJCIECHOWSKI P 5.70 + =3 381 KUDLICKA J 5.70 + =3 500 MENALDO K 5.70 + 5 816 GRIPICH A 5.65 + 6 767 LISEK P 5.65 +...
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Lavillenie takes two to land third gold
Two jumps. Three golds. One back-flip to celebrate. After winning Olympic gold and breaking one of the most iconic world records on the books, you might think Renaud Lavillenie would regard the 2014...
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Jacksonville’s first Street Vault has vaulters competing in the middle of...
Stephanie Duffy had just won the women’s competition Saturday at Jacksonville’s first Street Vault, a pole vault competition that happened in a rather strange place: in the middle of Hogan Street next...
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Obiena rips vault mark again
Philippines — POLE vaulter Ernest John Obiena made another record-breaking feat for the third time in two months. This time, he cleared 5.15 meters on his third attempt in the pole vault event of the...
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Nathan Hiett 5 Meters (16’5″)
Published on Jun 2, 2013 I finally hit 5 meters! Too bad it didnt count haha, had an awesome meet. cleared 14’6, 15, 15’9″ all pretty easy and got dealt some bad wind at 5m. Since i was the last one in...
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TFN Highlights — European Championships
European Championships —Zürich, Switzerland,–August 12-17 PV: 1. Renaud Lavillenie (Fra) 19-4¼ (5.90) (21st straight win; record for fiberglass era) (18-6½, 19-¼, 19-4¼ [2], 19-8½ [xxx]) (5.65, 5.80,...
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international SCHEDULE
Diamond League August 21……………………………………DN Galan; Stockholm, Sweden 24………………………….Sainsbury’s GP; Birmingham, England 28……………………………………Weltklasse; Zürich, Switzerland September 05………………………. Van Damme...
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Hollis aims higher
Knoxville, Tenn. –It’s not a sport you’re naturally good at. “You know you don’t just pick up a pole and jump 18 feet your first day. It’s something you have to learn and it takes years.” Mark Hollis...
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Vault Challenge with Ray Wagner – WBNQ
Ray Wagner from WBNQ Radio took on the pole vault challenge at the Flying Dragons Pole Vault Club in Bloomington, IL
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McCartney wins bronze with record-breaking vault
Meet Eliza McCartney, New Zealand’s top female pole vaulter. Last month, the Takapuna Grammar School senior student and prefect picked up a rare medal for New Zealand at the world junior track and...
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Stockholm Diamond League Entry List — 8/21/14
DATE OF BIRTH Nation PB SB DUTRA Augusto 16.07.1990 BRA 5.82 5.70 FILIPPIDIS Konstantinos 26.11.1986 GRE 5.82 5.62 HOLLIS Mark 01.12.1984 USA 5.80 5.80 KUDLIČKA Jan 29.04.1988 CZE 5.76 5.76 LAVILLENIE...
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