As athletes strive towards their goals, their coaches mentor and help them reach their dreams. Erica Fraley began coaching Devin King in pole vault during his freshman year of high school and continued until King started college. After former track and field head coach Sean Brady took a position at…
They make an interesting pair, the world’s greatest athlete and his 69-year-old coach from Calgary by way of Transylvania. Take the pole vault: Damian Warner is world class in the 100 metres, the 110-metre hurdles and the long jump and gets by in the decathlon’s other events. But pole vaulting…
Georgia track and field added a new member to its coaching staff, head coach Petros Kyprianou announced on Monday. Russ Johnson has been brought on to the staff after spending his athletic and coaching career at the University of Tennessee. Johnson was the SEC indoor pole vault champion in 1998.…
The time just after former East Carolina pole vaulter Brie Berkowitz completed her master’s degree at ECU was defined by a series of internships. She did broadcasting for football camps, coordinated travel for various teams with the Miami Hurricanes and worked in sales and marketing for the Miami Heat and…
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…
The DeSoto Central High School track team is getting an extra boost this spring in one event from someone who knows what it takes to be an elite competitor. “Been there, done that,” as they say. Lyndsey Acree etched her mark in the DeSoto Central and state track record books…
Louisa County High School’s cross country and track coach Jerry Cutright has been a part of the LCHS coaching staff for a long time. The 2017-18 season marks his 39th year as a coach and his 37th in Louisa County. In what is only his second high school coaching position,…
BLACKSBURG – After a stellar year for Virginia Tech’s track and field program, there is much to be excited about entering the 2018 indoor and outdoor seasons. The program earned three ACC titles, set numerous school records and returns the majority of the student-athletes who accomplished the impressive feat. Assistant coach Bob Phillips, who…
Trevor Fox. Never the headline. Always a huge part of the story. This slight, softly-spoken 70-year-old has devoted his life to being a coach. First it was gymnastics. Then it was running when his son and two daughters showed promise. Finally, in 1999, it became pole vault. He’s the man…
This isn’t Nicholas Geiger’s first rodeo. Geiger, who was recently hired to replace Annie Hinkhouse as the Baraboo High School girls varsity track and field coach, has about as much history with the sport than one can have at his age. Having competed in track and field at a high…
