Flo Filion Meiler is at the University of Vermont’s indoor track and field practice sessions every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. By 9 a.m. sharp, the pole is in her hand and her eyes are laser-focused on the height she needs to clear. She’s the elder among a large group of…
BURLINGTON, Vt. — An 84-year-old pole vaulter is not putting her pole down anytime soon. Flo Filion Meiler left Thursday for the World Masters Athletics Championship Indoor in Poland, where she will compete in events including the long jump, 60-meter hurdles, 800-meter run, pentathlon and pole vault, for which she…
Florence Meiler didn’t start pole vaulting until she was 65 years old. Now 84, the Vermont athlete is still vaulting her way into the history books. After ending a 30-year career as a sales rep, Meiler began competing in track and field “for fun” at the age of 60. Today,…
Flo Meiler is 84, and a grandmother unlike any other. A former sales rep, she decided to learn how to pole vault at age 65, and went on to became a world record-breaking pole vaulter and super athlete. Having won an impressive 750 medals already, Flo is now getting competitive…
