The 2019 girls track season was a huge bounce-back year for Adrienne Salemme. The Columbus North junior had a successful high school debut as a freshman when she cleared 10 feet, 4 inches in the pole vault and placed in the regional. But last year, she made only 9-10 and…
For Brigham Kleinhenz, the gamble didn’t pay off. The Columbus North senior and his pole vault coach, Dale Stelting, thought the way Kleinhenz vaulted the week leading up to the state meet, he might be able to clear 16 feet. So instead of entering the competition at 13-0, they decided…
Sami Heathcote and her Columbus North pole vault coach, Dale Stelting, used the same word to describe her sophomore season. Consistent. Heathcote capped her season by winning sectional and regional titles and finishing in a tie for 20th in the pole vault in state finals. She is this year’s The…
Since Dale Stelting became Columbus North’s pole vault coach in 1991, Bull Dogs have been vaulting to big success. North athletes have won 15 sectional and 14 regional pole vault titles and qualified for state 29 times over the past 28 years. Seven have been state medalists with top-nine finishes.…
