A few members of the Port St. Joe summer track club paid a visit to the Jacksonville Zoo last weekend. Dyson Kent, Celeste Chiles and Lily Wockenfuss participated in an invitational pole vaulting event sponsored by the Jacksonville Athletic Club and the city’s zoo. “They all did great,” said Coach…
Outside in 90 degree heat, surrounded by loud animals and hundreds of people is what most people expect on a Saturday morning in July at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens. Giant poles and people trying to jump over a bar? Not exactly a normal day for the zoo, or for…
Novice and experienced pole vaulters from throughout Florida competed in an open exhibition Saturday inside The Avenues shopping mall to hone their skills and promote their sport. Curious shoppers lined the railing of the shopping mall’s second floor to watch as about 80 vaulters – ranging in age from 10…
