Colella number 2 on Thousand Oaks top 10 for 2013
Thousand Oaks, California 2. LANCER VAULTS TO THE TOP Luigi “Gino” Colella of Thousand Oaks is the best pole vaulter in California. The Lancer cleared 16 feet, 4 inches during the CIF State Track and...
View ArticlePima Community College Schedule — revised 12/25/13
2014 SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME Jan. 18 OPEN Jan. 24-25 Paradise Valley CC Indoor @ PVCC Phoenix, AZ 11:00 AM FEB. 1 AZTEC INDOOR INVITATIONAL @ PIMA CC TUCSON, AZ 11:00 AM Feb. 7-8 Glendale...
View ArticleReview of new High School vault rules
Planting Box Padding Required for the 2014-15 High School Track Season INDIANAPOLIS, IN (July 15, 2013) — The installation of pole vault planting box padding permitted under Rule 7-5-24 will be a...
View ArticleVaulter Overcame Injuries, Juggled Wedding Plans As She Won USD’s First D-I...
VERMILLION — Between overcoming a pair of rather serious injuries and preparing for a summer wedding, Bethany (Buell) Firsick had plenty of real-life outlets this year for her pursuit of a psychology...
View ArticleWorld Championships medalist Borges eyes 5.8m
Havana: Cuban pole vaulter Lazaro Borges, who is also a World Championships silver medalist, says his goal next year is to consistently jump over 5.80 meters.Borges Wednesday said “the goal is to stay...
View ArticlePrizant picks Bucknell
Poland, Penn. –During last year’s Pennsylvania state track and field championships in Shippensburg, Pa., Poland native and Shadyside Academy student Max Prizant was a ball of nerves and energy. The...
View ArticleReview of the 2013 World Indoor Championships
Gold medalist in Turin in 2009 and Paris in 2011, Renaud Lavillenie arrived to Gothenburg seeking a pole vault hat-trick. He left with the title safe intact after a superb display from the Frenchman...
View ArticleCollier measures up for Vikings
DANVILLE, Ill. — Chris Collier wishes he had a dollar for every time that he heard someone say that he is too small to play football. The Danville High senior used those comments as his motivation and...
View Article2013 U.S. Men’s List
compiled by Glen McMicken 5.83……. 19-1½…..Brad Walker (Nike)……………. 5/17……….. Sky Inv 5.82……. 19-1……..——Walker……………………… 8/12……..World Ch 5.81……. 19-¾…….**Sam Kendricks (Ms)……….. 3/29………. Texas R 5.80……....
View ArticleNew Zealand Reporter tries pole vaulting
In the first of our Give it a Go series, reporter Chris Hyde takes on the most challenging track and field event of them all – pole vaulting. I’m in midair when I realize something has gone horribly...
View ArticleJune 1964: John Pennell and Fred Hansen
The Olympics are less than four months off. Will the US be ready? Saturday, June 5 is a memorable date in track history. In Houston at the Texas Federation meet, Fred Hansen vaults into the record...
View ArticleThis weekend’s top prep invitationals
Marine Corps Holiday Classic (NY) North Shore Invitational (NY) F.I.T. Invitational (MD) Boston Holiday Challenge (MA) Robert Burdette Indoor Classic (PA) MSTCA Holiday Qualifier (MA) Rhode Island...
View Article2013 US Women’s List
5.02i(A).. 16-5½…..Jenn Suhr (adidas)……………. 3/02……USATF Ind 4.91……. 16-1¼…..——Suhr…………………………. 6/14….. Lyndonville 4.90i(A).. 16-¾…….——Suhr !……………………….. 3/02……USATF Ind 4.84i…… 15-10½…——Suhr…………………………....
View ArticleNazi U-Boats, James Bond, Tower Bridge – the 100-year history of the Olympic...
When the Olympic flag flies at the Winter Games in Sochi, it will be a 100 years since the most famous Olympic symbol of all was created. The five interlocked rings were the brainchild of Baron Pierre...
View ArticleLyndsi Ross-Trevor is off to a great start
New Jersey –It seems as though it’s just a matter of time before Lyndsi Ross-Trevor of Montclair Kimberley hits a new PR in the pole vault. The Dartmouth-bound Ross-Trevor has come close to finally...
View ArticleAnderson takes gold for Madison
MADISON, NJ - Madison High School’s Dylan Anderson opened up the winter track season in style last week, winning the 55-meter hurdles gold at the Racine Invitational at Drew University in Madison. On...
View ArticleSabatino soars 11-1
Hillsborough, NJ –If the Somerset County Championships are any indication, it’s going to be a special season for the Hillsborough High School girls track and field team. Marlena Sabatino won the pole...
View ArticlePreview: Minnesota’s Women Vaulters
MINNEAPOLIS – The University of Minnesota women’s track and field season gets underway with the season-opening Northwest Open on Saturday, Jan. 18. Director of women’s cross country and track and field...
View ArticleUVM dedicates facility with first home meet since 1997
Javelins soared through the air. Runners sprinted around a track. Jumpers launched into a sand pit. Starting pistols echoed repeatedly. They are sights and sounds that haven’t been around the...
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