Pole Vaulter Mondo Duplantis is on a record-breaking spree. So far, he has broken the World Record (WR) five times, setting an unprecedented landmark in his young career. After he began his career with the World Youth Championships in 2015, Duplantis was dubbed the successor of legendary Sergey Bubka, the…
EUGENE – Arkansas alum Andrew Irwin finished in a tie for third place in the pole vault, equaling his season best of 18 feet, 4.5 inches (5.60), and then won the jump-off at Hayward Field to claim a berth to the World Championships. Both Irwin and Jacob Wooten, who were…
COLUMBUS — This was Kenna Stimmel’s moment. For four years, she rewrote almost every high school girls pole vault record in the book. They were Margaretta records, meet records, stadium records, even her sister’s records. District, regional and state records fell, too. READ MORE
New Auburn’s Robey fifth in pole vault to become first Trojan state medalist since 2002 But once he got there, the New Auburn senior made sure to make the most of it.Robey tied with Bangor’s Sam Crenshaw for fifth place in the Division 3 pole vault on Friday afternoon with…
LAKEWOOD — Broomfield’s Lilly Nichols has been competing long enough to know past success doesn’t guarantee anything in the present. Nichols’ wish for a repeat title came true on the first day of the state meet on Thursday, as her vault of 12 feet, 9 inches outlasted the competition. READ…
LONGMONT – A year ago, Riverdale Ridge’s Lucas Couron pole-vaulted competitively for the first time and vaulted 9 feet. A year later, Couron, a senior, had the top height in the state (15 feet 7 inches) through competition last week. READ MORE
BOWIE, Md. – Day 1 of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Outdoor Track and Field Championship was highlighted by Creedence Jackson’s (Lanham, MD) first place finish in the pole vault for the Bowie State track and field team Friday afternoon from the BSU Track and Field Complex. Jackson was the…
SAND CREEK — Steven Martin once heard stories about his grandfather clearing 14-foot on the pole vault. He’s hoping to become the next one in the family to do so. The Britton Deerfield junior came into the season with a goal of breaking the school record of 11-feet-6-inches. He cleared…
Westgate’s track and field team has multiple athletes who compete in almost every event, but for the pole vault, only Monty Keoyothy takes on the challenge. Keoyothy, a junior at Westgate, began pole vaulting later in his athletic career, deciding to give it a shot right before last year’s district…
As I walked through a meet is 2018, I noticed everyone taking pictures with Mondo Duplantis. Sitting in a chair waiting to pole vault was a very shy young girl looking around as if she wanted a picture as well. I sat down next to her and asked her if…