Kristen Hixson’s national championship seems distant, but her success isn’t. At age 25, the former Grand Valley State national champion in the pole vault is enjoying a successful career at a professional — one that is taking her around the world … in a matter of weeks. In the past…
Athletes of all ages got the chance to kiss the sky this weekend at the state park as Beach Vault returned to the shores of Lake Michigan. The tournament featured pole vaulters from all over the country, ranging in ages from 14 through 75. Men, women, boys and girls all…
“I think I’ve jumped 14-10 a million times,” April Steiner-Bennett tells you. But not lately. And not at Friday’s opening session of the fifth annual Vertical Adventures Beach Vault on the north sands of the Seaside Heights, N.J. beach. Tricky winds limited the former University of Arkansas athlete to a…
GRAND HAVEN, MI — Katie Nageotte has a long list of goals that include pole vaulting at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. For now, the soon-to-be Ashland University graduate can cross off her list winning the 12th annual Grand Haven Beach Vault on Friday at Grand…
MUSKEGON, MI – The city beach in Grand Haven is a big draw in the summer. That’s going to spill over to the world of pole vaulting on Friday and Saturday. The odd combination will be part of the scenery when the 12th annual beach vault returns to Grand Haven.…
Recent Grand Haven graduate Jordan Keefe ran into some tough competition on the second day of the Grand Haven Beach Vault on Saturday at the Grand Haven City Beach. Keefe, who is Grand Haven’s school record-holder in the pole vault at 12 feet and will compete at Michigan State University…
GRAND HAVEN, MI – Fear was not a factor for April Steiner-Bennett on Friday. During the first three rounds on the Women’s Elite Division at the 12th Annual Grand Haven Beach Vault at Grand Haven City Beach, the 32-year-old Mesa, Ariz. resident needed her third and final attempt to clear…
