Phelps repeats as state champion
WICHITA – When the competition in the boys’ pole vault was reduced to Prairie View seniors Jayce Phelps and Zach Craig, the battle to determine the winner of the Class 4A state title came down to two...
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NCAA Men’s East Regional–Greensboro, North Carolina May 23–25–Qualifiers (top 12 to Nationals) [17-2¾/5.25]—**Chris Uhle (VaT), ***Shawn Barber’ (Akr), ***Jake Blankenship (Tn), *Tyler Porter (Tn),...
View ArticleMay aiming for another giant leap
Former pole-vaulter Jonny May is determined to use the occasion of his first senior rugby England start in Sunday’s tour game against a South American XV to propel himself into the Test-match...
View ArticleFlight pattern: Plymouth vaulters enjoying big-time success
Plymouth, Michigan –They call themselves the Space Whales. But a more appropriate name for Plymouth’s trio of state finals-bound pole vaulters might be the Shooting Stars. Senior Jane McCurry is the...
View ArticleHuntington’s Chaney sets records at D-III regional meet
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — Huntington senior pole vaulter Logan Chaney had one of the few bright spots Wednesday for the area during the first day of regional track, and it was big. Chaney won the Division...
View ArticleApplying lessons: Fleischer regional champion
Miamisburg, OH—Troy’s Nathan Fleischer learned the hard way during indoor season that overconfidence can be dangerous. He put that lesson to good use. Already knowing he had qualified for the state...
View ArticleFogarasi breaks Class M record
New Haven, Conn. —NEW BRITAIN — About a year ago, Joe Fogarasi was looking for a place on the Windham High boys track team. “Running wasn’t a lot of fun,” the sophomore said. So one day, not wanting...
View ArticleTrojans’ Dudley shines in vault: 13-11
ST. PETER, Minnesota — Worthington’s Will Dudley finished second in the boys’ pole vault after clearing a height of 13 feet, 11 inches to secure a trip to state during the Section 2AA track meet...
View ArticleHigh School Top Performer-Week 8: Peter Fagan
PETER FAGAN, WESTFIELD Senior, (pole vault), 5-9, 153 pounds JUST THE STATS: Fagan cleared 16-0, tied for No. 8 in state history, at the East Coast Relays on May 20 in Randolph to tie the Union County...
View ArticleNorth Central Josh Winder caps injury comeback with Division III title
When North Central’s Josh Winder claimed the pole-vault title at the NCAA Division III men’s outdoor track-and-field championships at Wisconsin- La Crosse, he knew a whole crew had gone into the...
View ArticleDuo heads to Cal state meet
Newport Beach, CA –Carl Johansson never quit the pole vault even though he had a rough first season trying to compete in the event. The Newport Beach resident, an Orange Lutheran High junior, suffered...
View ArticleJacob’s ladder reaches Columbus 13-6
Ashtabula, Ohio –Jefferson’s Hamilton regional champ in pole vault. Last year, Jefferson’s Jacob Hamilton had his Division II regional track experience stolen from him because of a pelvis injury. This...
View ArticleNew Jersey sisters break vault records and do volunteer work
Athletic records are set by high caliber athletes and then proudly displayed in trophy cases or plaques posted on school walls for all to see. And then they wait to be broken. Most athletes who set...
View ArticleOhio vault results
Tuscarawas Valley junior pole vaulter Alex Watson finished second in the pole vault Thursday at Athens High School. Watson cleared 14 feet, 9 inches to advance to next week’s state meet in Columbus....
View ArticleThomas in Cal state meet for third time 15-8
California –American Canyon will join Benicia High School’s pole vaulter Adam Thomas and St. Patrick-St. Vincent’s high jumper Jose Flores at state. Thomas qualified for the third time in three seasons...
View ArticleNew York Section III State Meet Open Qualifier
Richard J. Nastasi Track & Field Complex Boys Pole Vault Division 1 1 Travis Chewning-Kulick 12 1-Liverpool 13-06.00 4.11m 2 Zach Liebmann 11 1-JD...
View ArticleSuhr in competition today
Olympic pole vault champion and Fredonia native Jenn Suhr will compete in an event today on the White Birch Golf Course in Lyndonville. This is a sanctioned event as part of the New York Invite Series...
View ArticleBYU’s Victor Weirich is doing a most irregular thing
BYU’s Victor Weirich wanted to play football, but ended up one of top pole vaulters in nation. By Gordon Monson| Tribune Columnist Like almost every other kid from Texas, Victor Weirich wanted to play...
View ArticleFormer gold medalist Dragila encourages teamwork
Bismarck –,Stacy Dragila, who in 2000 became the first woman to win an Olympic gold medal in pole vaulting, shares her knowledge of the sport as a high school coach. She also tries to share with her...
View ArticleOrono High vaulter Frederick passing his ‘bar’ exams
DOVER-FOXCROFT, Maine — In search of a Penobscot Valley Conference record in the pole vault at the PVC Small School Championships on Monday, Orono High School standout David Frederick spent a lot of...
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