COLUMBUS – A year ago, Liberty Union’s Jimmy Rhoads came out of nowhere to qualify for the state track meet in the pole vault as a freshman and earned All-Ohio honors with an eighth-place finish with a vault of 13-feet, four inches. What a difference a year can make. Heading…
Morgan senior Cade Mollahan earned All-Ohio honors in the pole vault at the 111th Ohio High School Athletic Association State Track and Field Championship in Columbus. Mollahan reached the podium at Jesse Owens Stadium, on the campus of The Ohio State University, by clearing 13-6 in the Division II boys…
WALLINGFORD – During her high school track career, Stephanie Phoenix has literally taken Sheehan pole vault to new heights. She has a state championship to her resume. She holds both the indoor and outdoor girls school records. Phoenix, 17, will leave that legacy upon graduation. On Friday afternoon, the senior finalized the next step…
Nolan Ellis can still improve. For all of the indoor track and field accolades and accomplishments the Colorado Mesa University junior has garnered, he pointed out what his shortfall is. “I still fully believe that my technique has got to be the worst in all of Division II,” the junior…
Kansas City, Mo. – Missouri Southern junior pole vaulter Emily Presley has been named both the MIAA and USTFCCCA Division II Women’s Field Athlete of the Week as both organizations announced today. Presley, a native of St. Clair, Mo., earns her first MIAA Field Athlete of the Week honor this season, as…
Wetzel, who earned All-America honors last season in the pole vault, cleared 12-2 to finish fourth overall and surpass the provisional mark in the process. She was one of just four competitors in the invitational pole vault with a clearance of at least 12 feet. Meanwhile, Frisella finished fourth in…
Colorado Mesa’s Nolan Ellis finished first in the pole vault on Thursday, setting the top mark so far in Division II. Ellis posted a winning height of 16 feet, 6 3/4 inches at the Colorado School of Mines Alumni Classic in Golden to highlight the efforts of the Mavericks on…
TONTOGANY — Caleb Baus was a late starter in the pole vault. But the Otsego High School senior has proven to be a quick learner and a hard worker. Even though Baus didn’t start vaulting until his sophomore season, he’s the defending Northern Buckeye Conference champion in his specialty and…
On a windy Sunday at the Lillibridge Track Complex, where USF was hosting the USF Open track meet, Reid Ehrisman was focusing on a 40-meter runway on the edge of the infield. The meet had brought together five NSIC schools and Dakota State, but the runway was almost solely populated…
ICON KEY: +NCAA DII Prov, *check mark* NCAA DII Auto Pole Vault NCAA DII Auto 4.00m NCAA DII Prov 3.55m Rank Athlete Year Team English Metric Meet Meet Date 1 Wirkus, Faryn SR-4 Minnesota State 13′ 5.75″ 4.11m NSIC Indoor Conference Championships 02/26/16 2 Roberts, Jaime SR-4 Grand Valley St.…
