Pole Vault Final: Sunday, 1:30pm local time (2:30pm ET) Standards: ‘A’ – 4.60m, ‘B’ – 4.50m It is not hype or exaggeration to say that we could see Jenn Suhr (adidas) break the world record. She broke the world indoor record at the USATF indoor championships and reports are that…
SARASOTA – Lacy Janson never doubted that she would have plenty of family support when she spends her time in the spotlight at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Pole vaulting is a family affair in the Janson houseshold, and every member of the immediate family will be in London to…
A dream is just a dream unless it is nurtured to reality. Lacy Janson knows that her Olympic-sized dream may have never had a chance to come to fruition had she had not crossed paths with John Raleigh at Cardinal Mooney High School. Dreams are defining moments, so it is…
TAMPA – Lacy Janson stood at the US Airways check-in counter at Tampa International Airport Wednesday and patiently watched the circus play out in front of her. The two blue bags with USA written in red on the side were no problem and could easily be checked through to London. The…
Janson was always pursuing some athletic endeavor, and her first love was gymnastics. The Sarasota, Fla., native was 7 or 8 years old and vividly remembers family members watching her compete and the aunts and uncles casually asking the question to see what kind of response they will get: Are…
The sport that Lacy Janson loved so much frustrated her to the point that she wanted to quit. So six months before the pole vaulter made the U.S. Olympic team, Janson nearly gave it all up. Janson’s fiancé and Nobles both saw the frustration. And they encouraged her to take…
