In the where are they now department, the area’s all-time pole vault leader Jamison Whiting has been teaching for 16 years in California. Whiting grew up in Salem and starred at Central Catholic with a best of 14-0 in 1995. He had a great career at UNH with a best…
On June 18, Erick Duffy put his name in a few record books, and solidified his spot as the best in his field event – in the country. Duffy cleared 17-feet-1-inch in the pole vault at the New Balance Outdoor Nationals that day, finishing first. That was good for a…
Erick Duffy could feel something special was approaching as he ran down the runway. As he lifted himself into the air, the recent North Andover High graduate knew everything felt right. And as he sailed over the bar and fell back down to earth, his mind raced with joy and…
Six seats per row, 13 athletes, that means two full rows plus one additional airline seat that would be required for North Andover High School’s contingent to the New Balance Outdoor Nationals. That’s not to say all of them were flying to North Carolina together. North Carolina A&T Greensboro, N.C.,…
This has been a season of raising expectations meet by meet, and then bypassing those by miles. It’s a pretty good season indeed to be a North Andover High School boys track and field athlete. The most recent item in the ever-changing history book is a second place finish overall…
North Andover’s Erick Duffy achieved a new milestone on Sunday, becoming the first high school athlete in state history to clear 5 meters (16 feet and 4 inches) in the pole vault. Duffy beat his personal best and his own state record twice, first clearing 15-11 and then topping 16-4…
Sky’s the limit for pole vault sensation Duffy NORTH ANDOVER — There is nothing quite like the unbridled optimism of youth. You can become president, Olympic champion, the first person on Mars or the next Bruno Mars. As the years pass, most look back and just shake their heads over…
