Second to only one. Matching an all-time personal best in the process, Mooresville’s Spencer Evans turned in a second-place finish in his specialty event participating in the 29th annual New Balance Nationals Outdoors Track and Field Championship Meet. Doing so at Mooresville’s Rocket Man pole vaulting training facility, Evans crafted…
CASTALIA — Beach time? Nope. Maybe a side trip to do some sightseeing? No again. Moments after finishing as an All-American at the New Balance Nationals — one of the most prestigious events for high school track and field athletes — Margaretta’s Kenna Stimmel could only think of one thing:…
Pole vaulter Helen Falda came to South Dakota after already having a breakout freshman season for UT Arlington. Falda – who is from Torino, Italy – had a personal-best jump of 14-feet, 4.5-inches during the outdoor season and earned first-team All-American status. She decided to transfer and chose USD, which…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The future of NCAA pole vaulting looks sky-high. Heck, the present, too. Five of the top 10 finishers in the event at Friday’s opening day of the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships were freshmen. That includes Baylor’s KC Lightfoot, who achieved the first All-America honor of…
Through the successes and struggles of the West Virginia track and field team, Madelin Gardner has left her mark on the field and in the classroom. Gardner is a redshirt senior and is making her last season as a Mountaineer one to remember. After beating her own school record in…
WARWICK — Warwick Valley High School is proud to select senior pole vault champion Kaeli Thompson as this week’s “Bill Garcia Allstate Insurance Student-Athlete of the Week.” Kaeli is a two-time All-American and four-time All State pole vaulter for the Warwick Wildcats. She is currently ranked #1 in the United States…
FAYETTEVILLE — University of Arkansas senior All-American pole vaulters Lexi Jacobus and Tori Hoggard — twin sisters from Cabot — got the Razorbacks’ No. 1-ranked women’s track and field team off to a high-flying start. Jacobus cleared 14 feet, 83/4 inches to win Friday at the Arkansas Invitational at the…
BELTON — In her first meet of the season, Annie Rhodes Johnigan already looks to be in midseason form. The former Baylor All-American won the women’s elite pole vault division at the Expo Explosion meet, which wrapped up Saturday at the Belton Expo Center. Johnigan vaulted 14-11 to claim gold. The…
HIRATA SIGNS ON Hempe won’t be the only Stafford native at South Dakota in 2019. Stafford senior pole vaulter Gennifer Hirata signed with the Coyotes last week. Hirata, who trains at Xtreme Heights in Richmond, is a three-time state champion and a five-time all-state performer. She was runner-up at the…
WARWICK — Two Warwick Valley High School scholar athletes this week signed National Letters of Intent that will allow them to pursue their sports at the collegiate level. Senior Kaeli Thompson, a track and field athlete, signed a National Letter of Intent to attend Duke University of Durham, North Carolina. She…
