Charlotte Brown wants to be defined by her athletic achievements, not her blindness. The 17-year-old won a bronze medal in pole vault Saturday at the Texas state high school track and field championships. Read More
Forget the smugness of Platini. Sport can rescue us with a single quote, gesture, or act of excellence. My favourite moments from 2015 If you’re too young, it’s hard to believe who the now pudgy, suited Michel Platini once was: a wild-haired footballing bard whose feet wrote verse. If you’re…
It’s a new challenge for Charlotte Brown, which is to say just another chance to emerge from the pack. But the 17-year-old high school senior, who has gained national attention throughout her track and field career for overcoming her failing eyesight to become one of the best pole vaulters in…
A legally blind 16-year-old pole vaulter tied for fourth in the Texas high school Class 3A state championship meet Friday. Charlotte Brown, a junior from Emory Rains High School, cleared 11 feet but missed all three of her attempts at 11 feet, 6 inches, according to reports. The New York…
If you watched her at a track meet, you would see three things: power, grace, and beauty. While only a Freshman, Charlotte Brown is an academic star, and she has cleared heights in the pole vault that no female at Rains High School in Emory, Texas ever has. “I’d definitely…
