If Luke Winder never again competed in the pole vault, his accomplishments during his career at North Central College in Naperville would be far beyond what most athletes could dream of. When you’re the first collegiate athlete in any division in NCAA history to achieve what Winder has, it’s difficult…
It took a couple extra trimesters, but North Central College’s Luke Winder capped off his illustrious career in the pole vault in style. After redshirting last season indoors due to a thumb injury, Winder returned as a senior to rack up an unprecedented seventh NCAA Division III national title and fourth indoor. No…
Noorth Central College junior Luke Winder has the skill and talent to win just about every time he heads to the pole vault pit. When he’s pushed, however, that’s when records fall. “The three best performances he had this year, two of those he had people right up in his…
North Central College junior Luke Winder did what he set out to do Friday at the NCAA Division III National Championships at Al B. Carius Track. Winder won his fifth pole vault national title — his third indoor, to go with two outdoors — and needed only two vaults to…
The track was resurfaced at Downers Grove South in June of last year. One of the improvements that were made in the layout of the track was moving the Pole Vault runway to the north end of the track. Saturday’s field in the event at the Bud Mohns Invitational broke…
