When I got back to my room inside the Athletes’ Village after winning the silver medal in the Commonwealth Games men’s decathlon in April, it was 1 a.m. and I was so tired. I took the medal that had been hanging around my neck, put it in a drawer and…
‘This is my life … and I’m going to kill every workout,’ says Canadian-record holder. For years, Alysha Newman woke up each day wanting to pole vault. Usually upbeat, happy and full of life, her feelings began to change at the beginning of the 2018 indoor season. For three months, the…
The 24-year-old Canadian completed a trio of vaults including his first attempt at 5.30 and his day’s best of 5.65 to finish 3rd in the men’s pole vault competition at the 2018 IAAF Continental Cup in Ostrava, Czech Republic. Read More
Ted Rowan of Martensville, Saskatchewan smashed the M85 decathlon world record at the World Masters Athletics Championships in Malaga, Spain. Rowan beat the previous record by a shocking 500 points, scoring 7,110 to set the new record. Rowan was roughly 2,500 points ahead of the second place finisher. The decathlete reportedly didn’t begin…
BRUSSELS – Canada’s Shawn Barber won bronze in the pole vault at the Diamond League Final on Friday. The 24-year-old from Toronto cleared 5.83 metres on his first attempt, but missed his three attempts at 5.88. Russia’s Timur Morgunov cleared 5.93 to win gold, while American Sam Kendricks captured the…
Zurich – On August 29, internationally recognized pole vaulter Shawn Barber finished in second place in the men’s pole vault competition in Zurich. Canadian pole vaulter Shawn Barber cleared 5.86 meters on this first attempt, which was sufficient for him to claim second place. He cleared all of his previous four heights (5.81…
The University of Akron Junior Shawn Barber surpassed the Collegiate and Canadian indoor pole vault record as he cleared 19-3ft (5.87 meters) to win the Texas Expo Pole Vault contest on Saturday, December 3. Barber bettered the previous collegiate record of 19-2 1/4 (5.85 meters) set by Jacob Davis of Texas on March 6, 1999…
BOLTON, Ontario (EMUEagles.com) – Eastern Michigan University pole vaulter Alysha Newman (Delaware, Ontario-Mother Teresa) has once again set a Canadian Junior National Record, leaping 14-feet 1.75-inches (4.31 meters) to claim victory at the 310 Outdoor Pole Vault Classic in Bolton, Ontario, July 6. Newman vaulted past the competition as her…
MONTREAL—Aiming higher and higher, champion pole-vaulter Brittany Salmon has her sights set on the Canada Games and competitions beyond.“Most athletes dream of going to the Olympics and I’d love to go to the Olympics as a long-term goal,” said Brittany. “More realistically, I’d like to go to the 2013 Canada…
