Both athletes representing Risen Performance in Arizona prevail in elite competitions, with Richartz improving on his own facility record at Big Red Barn with 18-6.50 (5.65m) effort; Ross achieves season-best 14-7.25 (4.45m), as several vaulters build momentum ahead of American Track League events in Georgia They train together, in some…
For a few days this week, Nate Richartz was in pole-vault heaven. The Notre Dame graduate student was coming off a career-best indoor vault of 18 feet, 3¾ inches at the National Pole Vault Summit last weekend in Reno, Nevada. The performance was the seventh-best vault in the world this…
The Irish bounced back from the Notre Dame Invitational and returned home with four individual victories after the Black & Gold Premier at the University of Iowa. After the two-day competition, Notre Dame had first-place finishes from junior Jess Harris in the 800-meter with a 2:07, sophomore Matthew Birzer in…
When Notre Dame pole vaulter Nate Richartz is competing, he doesn’t mind a little noise. “Pole vaulting is a unique sport,” said Richartz, a McHenry East graduate. “The energy of the crowd and the support of the people around you can definitely propel you to higher heights.” At last weekend’s…
