— 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.…
After graduating from Columbus East High School, Katie Hagan plans to join the Marine Corps. But the senior has a couple of things she’d like to accomplish before she leaves next month for either San Diego or Parris Island in South Carolina. READ MORE
Ozark’s Abby Beets gave her family two COC championships in the pole vault with a winning vault of 10-0 at the COC Track Meet on Thursday. Beets’ younger sister, Mallory, placed first at the COC Junior High Track Meet in the pole vault by clearing 7-6. Their older sister, Katie,…
With a vault of 16 feet, 1 1/2 inches, Peters broke the state high school record in the pole vault at the Little Missouri Valley Conference meet Tuesday. The previous record of 16 feet, 1 inch was set by Rapid City Stevens’ Andy Henrichsen in 1995. Peters broke the record…
Teens from North Springs High School raised the bar at county championships. Two Jewish teens have made new records at North Springs High School for pole vaulting. Jordan Frank and Layla Keadle, both freshman at the school, broke records at a recent Fulton County Championship pole vaulting meet. Frank reached…
Timberg, a Central Bucks West High School senior, began challenging the state girls’ pole vault record last fall, clearing 12 feet, 9 inches before COVID-19 halted her progress. The state record of 13-7¼ wasn’t too far off, so she worked even harder toward breaking it. She started a sprinting and…