Flo Filion Meiler is at the University of Vermont’s indoor track and field practice sessions every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. By 9 a.m. sharp, the pole is in her hand and her eyes are laser-focused on the height she needs to clear. She’s the elder among a large group of…
BURLINGTON, Vt. — An 84-year-old pole vaulter is not putting her pole down anytime soon. Flo Filion Meiler left Thursday for the World Masters Athletics Championship Indoor in Poland, where she will compete in events including the long jump, 60-meter hurdles, 800-meter run, pentathlon and pole vault, for which she…
