Not only was Cooper there at the beginning of Baylor’s golden era of pole vaulting, improving the outdoor school record by 2 ½ feet, winning four conference titles and earning three All-America honors, he also coached both Payne and Lightfoot. “When I coached at Baylor (1988-91), we had seven vaulters…
DES MOINES, Iowa – From Waco to the world. Baylor’s KC Lightfoot qualified for the upcoming World Track and Field Championships with the best day of his young career on Saturday. Lightfoot cleared a personal-best 18-10 3/4 in the men’s pole vault, finishing third in the event to clinch his…
WHITEHOUSE — Whitehouse had a pair of pole vaulters sign with colleges on Wednesday morning. Rylie Smith will head to Baylor University, while Cameron Johnson is going to Pittsburg State University. “They’re both getting two kids that work extremely hard and love to pole vault,” Whitehouse head track coach Greg…
Sometimes you find the event. Other times the event finds you. KC Lightfoot was seemingly born to pole vault, and it’s not just traced to his cloud-clearing surname. The first time he ever bellied up to the bar, his coach stood paralyzed, mouth agape. “On my first day, I got…
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…
WACO, Texas – Already a Big 12 Champion and Baylor indoor school record holder in the pole vault, KC Lightfoot can add Big 12 Outstanding Freshman of the Year to his resumé after the conference office announced its indoor postseason awards Friday afternoon. “It is a great honor for an…
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LUBBOCK – They say records are made to be broken. Some hold up longer than others. Baylor’s KC Lightfoot took down one that had held up a while. Competing at a last-chance meet before next week’s Big 12 Indoor Championships, Lightfoot broke Baylor’s school record in the pole vault on…
LUBBOCK, Texas – KC Lightfoot set his collegiate-best mark to win the men’s pole vault, and both the women’s and men’s 4×400-meter relay teams posted solid national times to help Baylor track & field finish strong Saturday at the Texas Tech Classic. Lightfoot set his collegiate best indoor mark of 18-3.25…
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