Landon Helms wants to reach heights no Idaho high school pole vaulter has reached before. The Emmett senior wants to crest 18 feet. That would be an outdoor personal record by nearly two feet. READ MORE
Emmett’s record-setting high school decathlete Landon Helms had his aim set on making the summer of 2021 a track and field season to remember. The EHS senior-to-be, already the school and 4A State record holder in the pole vault, launched into the world of the decathlon earlier this summer, placing…
It’s considered one of the most technically demanding track and field events. Not without reason. Propelling yourself over a bar that’s usually around 20 feet high, using a tall stick is a skill that even elite athletes will find daunting. Now add to that the fact to maximise the height…
Emmett freshman Landon Helms continued collecting gold medals last week, this time at the national level. Helms won both the 110 meter hurdles and the pole vault in the freshman division at the New Balance National Outdoors track and field in Greensboro, North Carolina. Using the same formula that won…
Landon Helms is no stranger to the podium stage at track and field events. That stage, however, continues to become more and more national for the Emmett High freshman. Helms competed this past weekend at the New Balance Nationals Indoors in New York City. The only freshman in the Emerging…
While it’s still a month or so until the high school track and field season will open, a number of Emmett track athletes have been honing their skills in a winter program with the YMCA. Five Huskies participated as part of the YMCA Team Idaho at the Nike Boise Indoor…
