I missed Cuban pole vaulter Lazaro Borges’ dramatic fall yesterday, but thanks to the magic of technology and our tendency as a society to enjoy watching people mess up, I’ve had many opportunities to watch it today. But the one question I had that was more difficult to find the…
Whether competing in the Olympic arena, in front of billions of TV viewers, or vying with deep-pocketed communities to lure a multi-national company, some Western New York small towns are showing they can compete with the best in the world — and win. Jenn Suhr is a product of Fredonia,…
Steve Hooker has claimed his powers of persuasion played a decisive role in his qualification for the London Olympics men’s pole vault final. The reigning Olympic champion made just one attempt in qualifying, clearing a height of 5.50 metres and then convinced his fellow competitors and the officials to expand…
LONDON, UK – 14 men are through to the final of the Pole Vault which takes place on Friday evening. The bookmakers have France’s Renaud Lavillenie as the hot favourite, but will be crossing their fingers for a similar scenario to the women’s competition, which saw Russian heroine Yelena Isinbayeva…
Carson Dingler is already planning where she hopes to be four years from today. No, it won’t be sitting in high school science class. Or shopping for shoes at the mall. She dreams of traveling to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for the 2016 Summer Olympics. There is no need to…
LONDON — Former Oregon standout Becky Holliday bowed out of the pole vault competition after clearing two heights at the London Olympics on Monday, but she wasn’t about to leave the venue. The 32-year-old Holliday, who placed ninth overall at 14 feet, 7¼ inches, wanted to stay and watch her…
Twelve athletes had been due to make it through to the final, but Lewis will be one of 14 to compete on Friday evening after finishing in joint-ninth place with six other athletes. Lewis, along with some of the event’s top names in recent years including medal hope Bjorn Otto…
For one brief track and field season, I held the pole vault record at St. John Vianney High School in Holmdel, New Jersey: 8 feet, 6 inches. Before you laugh though, I should tell you what the circumstances were and note that this was around 1972 when clearing 10 feet…
SOLIHULL pole vaulter Rowan May says his return to full fitness could not have gone any better as he prepares to make his comeback from a debilitating knee injury. The 16-year-old tore the patella tendon in his knee last October, forcing him into a lengthy lay-off that ruined his summer…
LONDON – University of New Orleans head track and field coach Ty Sevin is participating in the 2012 London Olympic Games as a member of the United States track and field coaching staff. Sevin is coaching two athletes – Kara Patterson (javelin) and Brad Walker (pole vault) – who are…
