Congratulations to Julia Fixen for nailing her spot down (FIRST) for the first 2024 Calendar cover and the month of January 2024 series one. “Julia Fixsen of Virginia Tech won the women’s pole vault title at the 2023 NCAA Outdoor Championships on Thursday, clearing 4.45m/14-7.25. Fixsen, a sophomore, set a…
South Dakota pole vaulter and NCAA champion Chris Nilsen has the fourth best performance this year (5.86 meters) in the men’s outdoor pole vault. Nilsen chatted with Digital Journal about his career in the sport. Nilsen is the 2018 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) pole vault champion. On setting a…
AKRON >> Life as an NCAA champion for Matt Ludwig doesn’t mean resting on the accomplishment. Winning the NCAA Outdoor pole vault event last spring for the University of Akron was life-changing in some respects, but it hasn’t changed the way Ludwig goes about his daily routine. That’s because the Lake Catholic graduate…
EUGENE, Ore. — Oregon’s 2012 Olympians, including gold medalist Ashton Eaton, will be recognized during Saturday’s Oregon-Colorado football game. Highlighting those expected to attend is Eaton, who set the world record of 9,039 points in the decathlon during the 2012 Olympic Trials at Hayward Field. The five-time NCAA Champion for…