April 24, 2002 — Pole-vaulter Kevin Dare, a Penn State sophomore, was preparing for his event at February’s Big Ten Conference indoor championships in Minneapolis, when his dad walked up to wish him luck. “Dad, this is my day,” Ed Dare remembers his son saying. As Kevin planted his pole and…
On August 27th, 2002, Kevin Dare represented Penn State at the Big Ten men’s indoor track and field championship at the University of Minnesota. Tragedy struck during a pole-vaulting accident that ended up costing his life. Now, on the ten-year anniversary of Kevin’s accident, ten athletes will attempt to run 1,000 miles…
