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…
Canadian Olympian Anicka Newell comes to the annual Port Aransas Beach Vault to reconnect with her pole vaulting friends and “family,” and make memories. Saturday afternoon, the event brought Newell a memory she will not likely forget. After clearing more than 15 feet during the Women’s Elite competition, Newell’s long-time…
TORONTO — When a back injury ended Anicka Newell’s gymnastics career, she missed the thrill of flying through the air. She found it in pole vault. The 24-year-old makes a living hurling herself up and over a bar more than four-and-a-half metres high — or the height of an average…
The opening ceremonies took place Friday night in Rio de Janerio, Brazil to officially kick off the the 2016 Olympics. Three Sun Belt athletes will compete in track and field events in the summer games. Anicka Newell from Texas State will represent team Canada and is competing in women’s pole…
