LAUSANNE, Switzerland–University of Washington alum and reigning USA national champ Brad Walker (left/photo by Mike Scott) finished in a tie for fifth in the pole vault Thursday night at the Athletissima meeting, stop number eight of the IAAF Diamond League tour. Walker cleared his opening height of 18-1 1/4 (5.52m)…
The very first time that I ever recorded an elite pole vaulter in action was on this day. Back in May 2011, I was overly interested in the Elite jumper and thought that this was quite the adventure. Getting to see the one and only Brad Walker pole Vault at…
DES MOINES, Iowa – It would hardly be a USA Track & Field Championships now without a victory from Husky great Brad Walker. A fifth U.S. Outdoor pole vault title for Walker was sealed on Friday at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, with Walker now set to head to the…
Brad Walker, Men’s Senior Pole Vault, Champion. On his vaults: “It’s a little lower than I would have liked. It was a little bit harder today to jump than I thought it was going to be. It was a good wind, but it was hard to gauge like a repeatable…
The USA Track and Field outdoor national championships will get moving with the first pistol shot Wednesday in Des Moines, Iowa. The event, which features competition in both senior and junior age groups, continues through Sunday. Last week, competitors at the Chula Vista Olympic Training Center were either feverishly attempting…
With a few days to go before Sunday’s qualifying deadline for next week’s USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, here’s the list of athletes from the area who are qualified, along with those who are provisionally in the meet. It should be noted…
Dean Starkey and Brad Walker have teamed up to create an elite training center for the top pole-vaulters in the U.S. Currently, there are no facilities in the U.S. where elite pole-vaulters can get the facility, support structure and group training environment that is needed to maximize their success. Athletes that are training…
Upon reflection of the last four years, which included battling injuries that caused him to miss the 2009 world championships in Berlin, along with no-heighting in the Olympic pole vault finals in London in August, he’s come to the conclusion that this country “needs a high performance center where we…
LEADING Australia medal hope Steven Hooker has finished a disappointing ninth in the men’s pole vault at the world athletics championships. Hooker’s only two successful clearances came at 5.51m and 5.76m. He then passed at 5.81m, had two failed attempts at 5.86m and missed again with his last remaining vault…
By 12:30 p.m. on Aug. 8, competition had ceased at the qualifying round of the men’s pole vault in Olympic Stadium in London. With 32 vaulters beginning the competition, the round had been long and grueling. As vaulters tire, the possibility for injury increases dramatically. One vaulter had already stunned…
