COLUMBUS — This was Kenna Stimmel’s moment. For four years, she rewrote almost every high school girls pole vault record in the book. They were Margaretta records, meet records, stadium records, even her sister’s records. District, regional and state records fell, too. READ MORE
WEST SENECA — By the time Alyssa Armitage’s name was called for the pole vault, she was the only competitor left in the stadium. All of the other events were finished on Friday and Armitage’s entry height was so superior, all the other pole vaulters were finished. All she had…
LAKEWOOD — Broomfield’s Lilly Nichols has been competing long enough to know past success doesn’t guarantee anything in the present. Nichols’ wish for a repeat title came true on the first day of the state meet on Thursday, as her vault of 12 feet, 9 inches outlasted the competition. READ…
SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. (EYT/D9) — Kendall Grossman isn’t sure what caused her overwhelming fear. She doesn’t know why the dread gripped her so tightly. The irrational panic. The paralyzing resistance to competing in the pole vault, something that was almost second nature to her for nearly a decade. READ MORE
— The CIF Southern Section Track and Field Prelims took place Saturday, May 7, at four separate locations across Southern California, depending on the Division. Trabuco Hills High School was the setting for Division 1, Division 2 took place at Ventura High School, Division 3 held their meet at Estancia…
For Sophie Andrew, competing in the pole vault creates a sense of ambivalence. “I like the mental side of (vaulting),” said Andrew, who qualified for the Division III state meet last season and finished 16th with an effort of 8 feet. “It’s almost like dating. It’s a love-hate relationship. Sometimes…
As I walked through a meet is 2018, I noticed everyone taking pictures with Mondo Duplantis. Sitting in a chair waiting to pole vault was a very shy young girl looking around as if she wanted a picture as well. I sat down next to her and asked her if…
Murrieta Valley High School pulls off both girls and boys League Champions for the Southwestern League in the Southern Section of California. The hardest league in the Southern Section for the sport of pole vault. Other notables League Champions as well, big week for Vaulter Club! No one in the…
In one weeks time, the Marshfield High School (MHS) Track and Field team competed in three meets all across the Ozarks, proving their dedication and commitment to the sport. The Blue Jays found themselves at another meet; the Southwest Baptist University (SBU) High School Invitational (Class 4-5) on April 25.…
Miller has now won five of her last six events this outdoor season. It took a mark of 4.15m (13’7.25″) to out vault Colorado State’s Celyn Stermer and UCLA’s Katerina Adamiec “This was a highly competitive meet. UCLA, Utah, Washington, Colorado State, and many others,” READ MORE