COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Following a record-setting clearance in the pole vault at last weekend’s Air Force Invitational, junior Kathryn Tomczak was named the Mountain West Women’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Week this afternoon (Jan. 30). It is the fourth indoor award – and sixth overall – for the Williamsburg, Va., native.…
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – After posting the nation’s second-best clearance in the pole vault at last week’s season-opening meet, Air Force junior Kathryn Tomczak was named the Mountain West Women’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Week (Dec. 12). It is the third weekly indoor award (fifth overall) for the Williamsburg, Va., native. Tomczak…
Two recent Air Force Academy graduates will be competing in the Olympic Games in Rio in August. David Higgins, a 2016 graduate, will compete in rifle while Cale Simmons, a 2013 graduate, will compete in track and field in the pole vault. Simmons earned his place on the Team USA…
EUGENE, Ore. The pole vault attracts daredevil types, thrill seekers like Cale Simmons. When he’s not flying over crossbars set nearly 19 feet in the air, the Rocklin High School and Air Force Academy graduate enjoys motorcycling, rock climbing, skiing and skydiving. Now, though, he’s sticking strictly to crossbars. Cale…
Air Force pole vaulter Ishara Sandaruwan improved his own national record with a jump of 4.91m to win the men’s pole vault event of the South Asian Games trial held at the Sugathadasa Stadium on Thursday. While all other events of the SA Games trial were conducted at Diyagama the…
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Two members of the Air Force pole vault team will compete at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships, the national office announced this evening (March 4) with the release of its championship field. As members of track and field’s “Sweet 16” in the pole…
