Dustin Meyer, a senior at Gates Chili, has a matching set of high school state championships. Meyer cleared 15 feet during the pole vault competition Friday during the outdoor state meet at Middletown, Orange County. His jump was the highest among vaulters at Division I (large schools) in the New…
At 6-foot-3 and 197 pounds, Olympic gold medalist Don Bragg thought of himself as a modern-day Tarzan. He won the pole vault at the 1960 Rome Games and then celebrated his nickname with a chest-thumping yell from the victory stand. It’s been described as “the growl of a dog, a…
