‘The best athlete in the world,’ Jim Thorpe, lost his two 1912 Olympic gold medals to a technicality (and, many argue, an injustice). Advocates fight to restore his status. Thorpe competed for the United States in 1912 as a member of the Sac and Fox Nation. At the time, the…
ITHACA, NY — Back in 2017, I wrote a story entitled “Higher Ground,” in which I profiled Nick John, a high school pole vaulter attempting to make a comeback after a hip injury. I wrote that Nick – then a senior at Ithaca High – came from an athletic family…
In February 1942 Merchant Seaman David Magill was lost at sea when his ship Ocean Venture was struck by a torpedo off the coast of North Carolina. Young David emulated his father’s sporting prowess, competing in decathlon and pentathlon events across Ireland. He excelled in the pole vault and was…
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa – It’s meet week for the Penn State track & field team as the Nittany Lions are set to kick-off the 2021-22 season this weekend at the Bison Opener at Bucknell University. Ahead of the team’s season opener, we caught up with the Nittany Lions coaching staff to…
Highlighted by a pair of school records set, the Youngstown State track and field program wrapped up an impressive showing during its 2021-22 indoor season debut on Friday at the annual YSU Icebreaker. Wyatt Lefker set a new school record with a 5.15m pole vault, edging out the 4.95m mark…
FAYETTEVILLE – Stellar performances by Razorbacks in the Wooo Pig Classic included Lauren Gregory winning the 5,000m in a career best 15 minutes, 34.58 seconds, while Elien Vekemans set a career best of 14 feet, 1 1/4 inches to claim the pole vault at the Randal Tyson Track Center. “I…
FAYETTEVILLE – Razorback Etamar Bhastekar won the pole vault with a clearance of 17 feet, 0.75 inches and Kieran Taylor posted a runner-up time of 1 minute, 16.86 seconds in the 600m to highlight performances by Arkansas during the Wooo Pig Classic held in the Randal Tyson Track Center. “We’ve…
