The Martin triplets at NFA are one of kind when it comes to the subject of well-rounded scholar-athletes. As athletes, Paige, Sydney and Madison Martin are standouts in track and field and respectable cross country runners. They all make the honor roll. They have founded a charity – Kids Who…
When Shane LeLeux and his wife Bridget started New Heights Gym, Shane told Bridget he wanted to do something associated with the gym other than the gymnastics that were being offered. As a former high school and collegiate pole vaulter, it was easy for LeLeux to figure out what he wanted…
LOUISVILLE — Set in 1986, Aurora Central graduate Pat Manson’s Class 5A state meet pole vault record of 17 feet, 3 inches was one that many in the Colorado prep track and field community thought may never be broken. Turns out, all it took to break the record was for…
A pole vault stand, pit and runway sit conspicuously against a rustic backdrop in a sprawling yard on 10th Street in Hobart. “The story hasn’t changed,” Jim Johnston Jr. said. Indeed it hasn’t. For years, a less elaborate setup stood on the adjoining property, owned, cleared and built by Johnston’s…
“Set the bar so high that people will laugh at your goals, and then clear the bar.” Renaud Lavillenie, French Olympian 2012 Gold Medalist This quote can be applied to nearly anyone’s everyday life but at the Manecke household it holds a deeper, more specific, meaning. Dakota, an incoming sophomore…
