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2014 Diamond League
09 MAY 2014 IAAF Diamond League - QATAR Doha, QATAR 17 MAY 2014 IAAF Diamond League – PR OF CHINA Shanghai, PR OF CHINA 31 MAY 2014 IAAF Diamond League - Eugene, OR, UNITED STATES 05 JUN 2014...
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IAAF Looks at 2013 Diamond League
The 2013 IAAF Diamond League reached its conclusion last week in Brussels with the crowning of 16 Diamond Race winners, following the first 16 athletes who received their Diamond Trophies in Zurich one...
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Pole vault rock back exercise aka Bubkas
Can be included in the normal weight program, but can also be done a extra work after, before or during a pole vault training. There are multiple ways to do this, in is general form or making it more...
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OLYMPIC AND WORLD CHAMPIONS TO FEATURE AT GREAT NORTH CITYGAMES
Six Olympic, and seven World Championships gold medalists, plus Great Britain’s Paralympic champion Jonnie Peacock will compete at the Great North CityGames on the NewcastleGateshead quaysides on...
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former Tennessee runner killed in the line of duty, ‘was a quiet leader’
Paul Butterfield, a former member of Tennessee’s track and field and cross country teams, was being remembered on Tuesday as “a quiet leader” after he was fatally shot Monday night in the line of duty...
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Olympic Decathlete Johnson joins Oregon State Coaching Staff
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Former Olympic bronze medalist and veteran athletics administrator Dave Johnson has been added to Oregon State’s track and field coaching staff as a volunteer assistant, head coach...
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In her own words: Barrett student and ASU pole vaulter Linda Kuenzi tells...
Linda Kuenzi is aBarrett Honors College student majoring in aerospace engineering and carrying a 4.0 gpa. She is also a world-class pole vaulter on the Arizona State University track team. She was...
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Pole vaulting into computer science
PULLMAN, Wash. – When Kelsey Bueno started high school, she thought she would be a wrestler, and when she started college she thought she’d be an architect. Instead she ended up competing in track in...
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Lotout sets championship record in Pole Vault at Francophone Games
World finalist Marion Lotout broke the championship record in the Pole Vault at the Francophone Games, bagging one of the five gold medals won by host nation France on 11 September, the second day of...
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AZ Pole Vault Academy has a December Camp
The AZPVA Pole-vault fun camp is coming up December 28th! This camp is open to all ages and abilities. Coached by Dean Starkey, Jill Starkey, Kasey Burlingham and Annie Burlingham. Reserve you spot...
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How much should I pay my coach?
By Ann Gaffigan Paying a coach usually ranges from about $300 to $1,500 per month. It depends on location, coaching experience, training group size, etc., but those numbers can go up or down in certain...
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Ashton Eaton and Brianne Theisen-Eaton taking their World Championship medals...
There are three reasons why Ashton Eaton and Brianne Theisen-Eaton decided to extend their track and field season with one more competition in the wine country of France this weekend. First, they’re...
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Doping News
Alberto Lozano, a Spanish runner who formed part of Belgrave Harriers’ winning quartet at last year’s National Cross Country Relays in Mansfield, has been named by local media as one of three elites...
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Good Eye Focus Improves Pole Vaulting!
by Bill Falk Bill.Falk@mfathletic.com Eye control is vital to pole vault success! It’s not always talked about, but it should be. Doing it right makes all the phases of the “Continuous Chain” of pole...
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Vault workshop could see sport take off on Isle of Man
A pole vaulting workshop at the NSC for prospective coaches and athletes went with a swing at the weekend. The session was led by visiting coach Laurie Needham, himself a former five-meter pole vaulter...
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Mary Saxer “European Summer (Part 1 of 3)
It has been a while and as many of you know, from following my Twitter & Facebook this summer, it has been quite a ride! I decided to break up this huge blog update into 3 posts. This one will be...
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Fumbling Issues May Trace Back to Careers on the Track
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.—In the days since he lost two fumbles and his grasp on the Giants’ starting running back job, David Wilson’s penchant for coughing up the football has been picked over and pulled...
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Celebrities that vaulted: Almost Tarzan Don Bragg
Don Bragg — Nicknamed “Tarzan” because of his size and strength, Bragg’s goal was to play that role in the movies. Few have so actively pursued a role. He toured Europe and Africa for the U.S. State...
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Celebrities that vaulted: Tarzan Glenn Morris
Glenn Edgar Morris (June 18, 1912 – January 31, 1974) was a U.S. track and field athlete. He won a gold medal in the Olympic decathlon in 1936, setting new world and Olympic records. So technically he...
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