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Eaton takes USA Natioanl Decathlon
Ashton Eaton competed under wraps, nursing a sore hamstring. Nevertheless his 8291 score at the 94th USA decathlon nationals was good enough to earn a 3rd consecutive title. Before the 1500m he learned...
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US Decathlon: Pole Vault Event: Wind a big factor
Pole Vault: The original single group format was scrapped and two simultaneous pits were used to minimize the time the athletes had to stay in the sun. At 11:15 am officials turned the pits around...
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Rising Stars Compete in Edwardsville
EDWARDSVILLE, ILL. — The top youth athletes in the nation will gather at the 2013 USA Youth Outdoor Track & Field Championships and World Youth Track & Field Trials to compete for national...
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Russia to send Sochi torch into space
SOCHI, Russia – The Olympic torch has gone underwater at the Great Barrier Reef, flown on the Concorde and traveled on the back of a camel. Now Russia is taking the torch to new heights — space. As...
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Bubka one of 6 candidates for IOC President
There will be a new International Olympic Committee president at the helm by the time the next Olympics take place in Sochi, Russia in February. Jacques Rogge will step down and into retirement after...
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USATF Arizona Junior Olympic Championships
Pole Vault 17-18 Boys 1 Marshall, Scott Ultimate Hig 5.21m 5.05mA 16-06.75 2 Hiett, Nathan Unattached 4.95m 4.88m 16-00.00 3 Duckworth,...
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USATF Snake River Junior Olympic Championships
Pole Vault 17-18 Men 1 Candelario Vinson 94 Unattached 4.25m 13-11.25 2 Joseph Reeve 95 Ymca Team Id 3.95m 12-11.50 3 Wesley Loertscher 96...
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Dylan Duvio to compete in Pan-Am Junior Champs; named Louisiana top track and...
On the same weekend former John Curtis Pole Vaulter Dylan Duvio qualified for the Pan American Junior Championships this fall and learned he was named the 2012-13 Gatorade Louisiana Track & Field...
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Pole vaulter sets meet record
Seattle, Washington –Tiffany Richeson didn’t let a bum shoulder Saturday keep her from a big mark in the pole vault. The recent Burlington-Edison graduate cleared a personal-best 12 feet, 7 inches to...
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Whitt vaults onto U.S. national team
NORMAN, Oklahoma — A year ago, former Norman North pole vaulter Jack Whitt capped his junior season at Oral Roberts with a national championship at the NCAA outdoor meet. From there, he looked like a...
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South American PV record 582
HOF (GER, Jun 22): Brazilian Augusto Dutra de Oliveira cleared at 18th Hof Pole Vault meet new South American record 582 in second attempt. He tried then at 591. Also in women competition top mark by...
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Topeka Kansas native Thurbon earns All-America honor
TOPEKA NATIVE NAMED TO ALL-AMERICA TEAM FOR POLE VAULTING: Junior pole vaulter Katie Thurbon, a Washburn Rural graduate, made history Monday after being named the first athlete from Baker University to...
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King beats Benavides in World Youth Trials
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill.,–The men’s pole vault provided drama and excitement as Devin King (Kentwood, La.) and Paulo Benavides (El Paso, Texas) both cleared 4.95m/16-02.75 to tie atop the leaderboard. King...
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Tiger grad explores new heights
Three-time state entrant pole vaulter Max Maher wrapped up his high school career with a third-place finish in the state track and field meet a few weeks ago, and he is continuing to excel in the event...
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Cubans With New Athletic Challenges in Ostrava
Prague, Jun 26 (Prensa Latina) Cuban athletes Yarisley Silva, Lazaro Borges and Guillermo Martinez will attend the 52nd edition of the Golden Spike, to be held in Ostrava, Czech Republic with the...
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Elena Isinbayeva Ponders Taking a Break
Prague, Jun 26 (Prensa Latina) Russian female pole vault star Elena Isinbayeva, World Champion, admitted that she is analyzing the possibility to stop her sport career after the World Championship in...
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T&FN Weekend Summary
USATF Women’s Championships–pole vault RESULTS 1. Jenn Suhr (adidas) 15-5 (4.70) (defending champ; title #7); 2. Kylie Hutson (Nike) 15-1 (4.60); 3. Becky Holliday (Asics) 14-11 (4.55); 4. Mary Saxer...
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Obiena shatters PH national junior record
Eighteen-year-old Ernest John “EJ” Obiena shattered the Philippine national junior men’s pole vault record for the second time this year. Obiena, a sophomore at Ateneo de Manila, cleared 4.75 meters...
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Joe’s Vault: Two amazing Husky athletes
Brian Sternberg passed away recently. He was truly a Washington Husky legend, setting three world records in the pole vault in a seven week span 50 years ago. In July of 1963, he had an accident while...
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Bleasdale confirms leaves Arizona for full time in UK
European indoor pole vault champion Holly Bleasdale has confirmed she will revert to training in the UK and work full-time with Scott Simpson. Bleasdale had been splitting her time between Wales and...
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