TFN weekend highlights High School: College and World
HS dual–Spokane, Washington, May 1—1. Serena Streich (West Valley, Yakima) 14-0 (=9, x AJ). AMERICAN Conference –Tampa, Florida, May 2-4—PV: 1. *Pauls Pujats’ (Mem) 17-11¾ (5.48);2. Austin Crenshaw...
View ArticleTFN Outdoor Invitationals
May 09……………………………………. ATL #2; Charlotesville, Virginia ……………………………………Oregon Twilight; Eugene, Oregon …………………………… Seminole Twilight; Tallahassee, Florida ………………………. Thorpe Inv; University Park,...
View ArticleWinder breaks IHSA outdoor vault record at Hunt Invite
In the first Plainfield Central Hunt Invite featuring just the four Plainfield schools, the night will be most remembered for the accomplishment one person had. Central senior Luke Winder, the...
View ArticleLoontjer breaks Class C vault record
GENEVA – First Tyler Loontjer set a new Southern Nebraska Conference pole vault record, then he broke it at the same meet and set a new Class C state record while he was at it. The Fillmore Central...
View ArticleWaite vaults past her expectations
Loveland, Colorado –Paul Quere watches a video, the contents of which seem comical to him now. There’s a freshman trying, and mostly failing, to learn the ins and outs of a new sport. It’s funny to the...
View ArticleAlgonac vaulter soars to record
Algonac, MI –Mitchell Mueller didn’t get much of a break at the Muskrat Classic. The Algonac High School junior was all over the field last weekend, winning events for the Muskrats. He was part of the...
View ArticleBleasdale blogs on coming to Phoenix
I have just arrived in Arizona, Phoenix for the second warm weather camp before the 2014 outdoor season. s fair to say I’m getting the miles in! We were very lucky to have great weather over there...
View ArticleLittle Elm students joining military academies
Plano, Texas –Little Elm residents Hawk Griffin and Andrew Guidry met in fourth grade. Now, as the 2014 school year comes to an end, the two friends will both be serving their country. Hawk and Guidry...
View ArticleKnigge commits to Briar Cliff
Bryant Knigge of Potter-Dix High School has signed a letter of intent to play basketball and compete in track at Briar Cliff University in Sioux City, Iowa. Knigge, a three-sport standout at...
View ArticleHard Work Paying Off
Texas –After barely missing out on the chance to go to State in 2013, Tomball senior pole-vaulter Ali Uhle kicked it into another gear. From her training, to workout programs, Uhle did not want to be...
View ArticleWeslaco vaulter overcomes mental block for shot of glory
WESLACO, TEXAS — Brandon Hall had already given up. Hall never imagined he’d see himself in midair again, trying to complete a pole vault attempt. Not after he sustained a season-ending head injury at...
View ArticleSchneider tops
Darien, Conn. –Maddie Schneider catapulted herself into history, again. This time Darien High’s vaunted pole vaulter has even risen above herself, eclipsing her own previous mark in the event....
View ArticleMinnesota’s all time Top 20 High School Boys
16-1 ¼ Grant Krieger 12 Blake School15-11 Mitch Valli 12 Buffalo 15-9 Lee Bares 12 Lakeville South 15-6 Tyler...
View ArticlePayne sets pole vault record
La PORTE, Texas — Jacob Payne went up, up, and a 40-year La Porte boys track record went away. A service is needed to view this article. Sign in Or select a service. Print Subscriber Access Print...
View ArticleConn returns to Austin with high hopes
Aaron Conn, in his own way, has separated himself from the typical behavior they’ve come to expect. “He’s so different from most pole vaulters — if the wind’s not right, if the runway’s not just right,...
View ArticleN. Cambria slips past Ligonier in Heritage track
ARMAGH, PA — The higher that Gus Yahner rose, the faster a conference record fell. Yahner, Northern Cambria’s ace pole vaulter, topped his own Heritage Conference championship meet record in the pole...
View ArticleFremont Ross has Pryde in pole vaulting
FREMONT, California — Jeff Opelt’s Fremont Ross track record of 14 feet, 2 inches in the pole vault has stood for 40 years. But on Tuesday, Opelt’s mark came under fire as Ross junior Jalen Oman...
View ArticlePole vaulting combined numerous elements
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — The beauty of track and field events is their rich history and simpleness. Few sports could be as subjective. Runners are graded by time on a stop watch, throwers and long jumpers...
View ArticleHope qualifies for NJCAA’s
ARKANSAS CITY – Hutchinson Community College pole vaulter Andrew Pope pulled off a rare double sweep on Saturday at the 2014 Region VI Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Cowley College. Pope’s...
View ArticleThe streak’ halted at 36 as Allentown pole vaulter Herzer comes up big
May 6: Through most of this season, the Nottingham boys track & field team has been able to overcome adversity or missing performers seemingly by sheer will to extend the squad’s four season-long...
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