Freshman pole vaulter Meghan Matheny stands at the end of the runway, preparing to face the bar in front of her during the final rounds of competition at the All-Atlantic Region Track and Field Conference Championships on March 1. Though it may be the biggest meet of her collegiate career to…
Freshman Dominic Mikula stands at the end of the runway in Glazer Arena preparing to pole vault at his second meet of the season. He breathes, takes off toward the bar and clears it, setting Ithaca College’s new pole vaulting record with a height of 4.72 meters. While his 4.72-meter vault…
All five of the current pole vaulters on the women’s track and field team and three out of five divers on the women’s swim team competed in gymnastics for at least 10 years before leaving the sport and beginning their careers in brand-new events. Both sports — pole vaulting and diving…
After securing its spot as the top team in the Liberty League Conference last year, the Ithaca College men’s indoor track and field team is looking to build off its past success. In their first season in the league last year, the Blue and Gold won the Indoor Track Liberty League Championship…
After completing his pole vault on March 2, junior Martin Desmery stood up, pointed to his teammates and took a bow. He had just broken Ithaca College’s pole vault record by one centimeter. During the 2016–17 men’s indoor track and field season, then-junior David Dorsey tied Andrew Brown’s 2010 record of…
SWAMPSCOTT The old saying goes that when opportunity knocks, open the door. Swampscott’s Katherine Pitman saw a major disappointment turn into an opportunity, and she kicked the door down herself, welcoming a new opportunity in. Pitman, the daughter of Peter and Martha Pitman, was a freshman member of the Ithaca…
