Canadian Olympian Anicka Newell comes to the annual Port Aransas Beach Vault to reconnect with her pole vaulting friends and “family,” and make memories. Saturday afternoon, the event brought Newell a memory she will not likely forget. After clearing more than 15 feet during the Women’s Elite competition, Newell’s long-time…
The opening ceremonies took place Friday night in Rio de Janerio, Brazil to officially kick off the the 2016 Olympics. Three Sun Belt athletes will compete in track and field events in the summer games. Anicka Newell from Texas State will represent team Canada and is competing in women’s pole…
From humble beginnings in junior high to participating in the 2012 Olympic Trials, Logan Cunningham has done everything a pole vaulter dreams of doing. “I started vaulting in 7th grade when I decided I wanted to join track and field,” said Cunningham, nutrition and foods junior. “After I saw pole…
