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How Isinbayeva showed she is far from finished
It is awards time again, with voting entering the final week for the prestigious European Athletics titles of male and female Athlete of the Year and male and female Rising Star. Fans and media can...
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South Dakota is the men’s powerhouse in Summit League
Summary: The male vault power of the Summit League is the University of South Dakota lead by Coach Derek Miles. California is the proving ground for the men of USD with three out of the four vaulters...
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2014 Summit League Top Returning Men
Ballew, Kyle SR South Dakota 17′ 1.75″ 5.23m Lillejord, Andy SR North Dakota St. 16′ 9.25″ 5.11m Chapman, Peter SO South Dakota 16′ 8″ 5.08m Sarehkhani, Kevin SR South Dakota 16′ 6″...
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2014 Summit League Top Returning Women (plus one)
Grove, Emily JR South Dakota 14′ 1.25″ 4.30m Emily Brigham FR South Dakota 13’7 4.12m Wilkes, Hunter SO South Dakota 13′ 5.75″ 4.11m Mills, Madison SO South Dakota 13′ 5.25″ 4.10m Benke,...
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2014 Western Athletic Conference Returning Men
Sullivan, Matt JR Idaho 17′ 5″ 5.31m Arnold, Seth JR Texas State 17′ 5.75″ 5.33m Brock, Barrett SO UTSA 16′ 4″ 4.98m Watts, Dylan JR Idaho 16′ 0.75″ 4.90m Nelsen, Sam SO Utah State...
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2014 Western Athletic Conference Returning Women
Hop, Amy SR Grand Canyon 4.01m McWilliams, Hannah SO Texas State 12′ 10.25″ 3.92m Graham, Lauren SR Grand Canyon 3.85m Hauck, Jerrica...
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Clapp-Taylor goes from vault to skeleton
Gracie Clapp-Taylor was a pole vault star in high school, good enough to compete in college at Florida International in Miami, where she’s still enrolled as a student. Until the Vancouver Olympics, she...
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Etris hopes to continue family’s business tradition
Pennsylvania –Ashley Etris is a pole vault athlete at Berlin Brothers valley High School, so she knows how training, hard work and determination help her reach one goal height and go after the next....
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Isinbayeva rewarded for a career sprinkled with gold
Yelena Isinbayeva was honored at the IAAF World Athletics Gala in Monte Carlo on Saturday night with the Distinguished Career award – and promised to return in 2016 as Olympic champion again. It was...
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TV audience of 21 million watches European Athletics Team Championships
A total television audience of 21 million watched the Gateshead 2013 European Athletics Team Championships in June. This cumulative figure (excluding news audiences) is an improvement on the audiences...
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Last-minute entrant wins in New Zealand
Aukland, New Zealand –Kent Centers has a casual approach to athletics but it did not stop him from winning the Otago senior men’s decathlon title yesterday. Centers (29), a Dunedin tree surgeon, made...
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JDL November All Comers — MEN
Date: 11-16-13 Venue: JDL Fast Track – Winston-Salem, NC Wenk, James Sophomore Unattached 4.80m - dove, james SO Unattached 4.50m - Chang, Christopher Unattached 4.50m - San Miguel, Jose...
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JDL November All Comers — Women
Date: 11-16-13 Venue: JDL Fast Track – Winston-Salem, NC Palenchar, Alyssa High Point 3.35m - Lee , Sarah SR Unattached 3.35m - Marois, Jill High Point 3.25m - Finger, Mariel SR...
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Northern Open Indoor
Sheffield, England –Not surprisingly, Luke Cutts (Dearne ALC) led the way in the field events. The international pole vaulter cleared 5.50, a significant mark at this stage of the year, but not what...
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Pole Vault: A lesson in Liberty
by Darrell G. Meyer Marshalltown, Iowa –Back in the mid-70s, I was on the Gladbrook junior high track team. Recent events caused me to reflect back on a track meet at Dysart. I was cheering on a friend...
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Work, rest and play – Jenn Suhr
JENN AT WORK What is your favorite training session? Jenn Suhr: Anything that really works on the skill part of it (pole vaulting). If I take off on a run-up that is a little shorter than my...
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HSHS vaulters are already hard at work
Fishers, Indiana –It is typically unusual to hear news about the Hamilton Southeast High School track team this early in the year. However, HSHS pole vaulters are already hard at work conditioning for...
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Risen Performance’s Recent Grads
2012-13 Seniors: Grant Sisserson 2013 PV 17′ Signed with Cornell Cole Walsh 2013 PV 16′ 10 3/4″ Signed with Oregon Dalton Radcliff 2013 PV 14′ 6″ Will Attend Arizona State University Matt Auran 2013...
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Risen Performances’ Current Stars
Tim Duckworth 2014 2014 Senior PV 15′ 6″ HJ 6’6″ LJ 21’11″ John Wenig 2015 2014 Junior PV 14′ Joe Paquette 2014 2014 Senior 13′ 6″ Conner Jennison 2014 2014 Senior 13′ 6
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