BELLEVUE — At any given area track and field meet, there’s a good chance the pole vaulters know each other. There’s a unique camaraderie there, not only because it’s a specialized, technique-driven event, but also because many of them train together. Of the six area pole vaulters competing at the state…
The bar was set high at B.C. Junior Development Track and Field Championships, and Nanaimo athletes rose to the challenge. Nanaimo Track and Field Club athletes earned 18 medals at junior provincials, held July 27-29 in Kelowna. “The championship meet, held in scorching weather conditions, concluded a long and rewarding…
NANAIMO — The middle of the summer is a quieter time for sports. A lot of athletes are in their break period with things getting ramped up again in late August and September. Last month was critical for Nanaimo track and field athletes with the BC Athletics Track and Field…
Dillon McCarthy found peace amidst the organized chaos of nationals in the pit beside his. Children screamed, parents too, horns sounded, starting guns exploded and whistles blew but beside him McCarthy could sense a comforting camaraderie. Pole vaulting can be such a lonely foray, uncorking toward the sky alone over…
Pole Vaulting Over DC: DC Vault Launches State Of The Art Training Center in Downtown Washington, DC
On July 8, 2018, DC Vault marks it’s 10 year anniversary with the official launch of its state of the art training facility in Washington, DC next to RFK Stadium. In addition to offering classes and individual training for elite and intermediate athletes, the center will sponsor free skills training…
When Shane LeLeux and his wife Bridget started New Heights Gym, Shane told Bridget he wanted to do something associated with the gym other than the gymnastics that were being offered. As a former high school and collegiate pole vaulter, it was easy for LeLeux to figure out what he wanted…
The last time Tim Werner attempted to pole vault was at a master’s meet in Dana Point, Calif. In addition to the normal three tries at a height, contestants could put $10 in a hat for an additional attempt. Werner recalls friends putting a lot of bills in the hat…
This barn is cold and it’s nothing fancy, but it works. “If you really want to be good and you’re dedicated enough you’ll come in the cold weather like this,” said Roundup pole vaulter Selina Angel. “It’s nothing special, just dirt, so you really have to be dedicated to want…
D1 – D2 – D3 – IT does not matter. Vaulter Magazine is looking for a one of a kind COVER for our 2013 December issue. In the true Christmas and Holiday Spirit, we are looking for something with Tree’s – Snow – Winter Clothes and more. (Road Trip to…
POLE vaulter Luke Hallett is stoked about being able to leap at Sarina. Hallett was the first to try out the Sarina Athletics Club’s new $100,000 pole vaulting facility at O’Grady’s Oval, the culmination of a three-year project which was achieved through grants from the Community Benefit Fund, the Mackay…
