Fountain Hills High School junior Madison George has been invited to represent her country in a track and field competition next summer but, in order to do that, she’s going to need a bit of help to make the journey. While George competes in several events, she (literally) soars the…
Australian pole vault record holder Alana Boyd has announced her retirement. Australian pole vault record holder Alana Boyd has decided that the best year of her decorated career is the perfect time to bow out. The 32-year-old announced her retirement on Wednesday, two months after being edged out on countback…
Athletics SA (ASA) is planning to implement a uniform selection criteria for international competitions over the next four years. According to Timeslive, ASA had a council meeting in Johannesburg where a draft document containing the standards was shared. ASA qualifying criteria cannot have less strict standards than the IAAF standards…
Every Olympic year is emotional. The visions, the goals and the sacrifices day in and day out together accumulate to one moment in time. A pivotal and life changing moment that is the absolute epitome of athlete excellence, the Olympic Games. The Rio Olympics were filled with stories of athletic…
When Katerina Stefanidi and her coach and husband Mitchell Krier were looking for a place to train for the 2016 Olympic games in Rio, the SPIRE Institute in Geneva soon topped the list. When Katerina Stefanidi and her coach and husband Mitchell Krier were looking for a place to train…
DURHAM, N.C. – The Duke Director of Track & Field Norm Ogilvie and the Blue Devils welcome freshman Laura Marty, a product of Seattle, Wash., to the program for the 2017 campaign. Prior to Duke: Marty joins the Blue Devils from Bishop Blanchet High School in Seattle, Wash., and specializes…
The annual High Performance Meet and the Pacific-12 Conference Multi-Events Championships highlight the 2017 schedule for the Oregon State track & field team. The High Performance Meet is scheduled for April 28-29, 2017, at the Whyte Track & Field Center. The distance, pole vault and hammer events will be contested…
Londoner Alysha Newman has had a productive last few months. On July 28th at the first-ever “Vault The Park” at Rib-Fest in London, Newman broke the Canadian Women’s Pole Vault record by clearing 4.61 metres at Victoria Park. Weeks later, the London Legion Track Club member competed in Rio at…
Promising Athletics Wollongong pole vaulter James Gorham has continued his rise through the ranks after claiming the NSW All Schools title at Homebush. Gorham improved on his runner-up placing last year by taking out the 14 Years Pole Vault title last weekend. Gorham vaulted 3.10 metres, a 70cm better vault than his 2015 effort. His vault…
Eliza McCartney became a household name after the 19-year-old won bronze at the 2016 Rio Olympics in pole vault. Many people have seen what McCartney did in Rio and have decided to give pole vaulting a crack. The new breed of pole vaulters are being trained by Doug Balcob, who…
