Evie Mathis 8th Grade Outdoor State of Michigan Pole Vault record of 11’6″ 1 view • May 9, 2022 • Evie started vaulting last year and has progressed quickly. She was ranked #1 in Michigan for Outdoor Middle School at the end of 2021 when she jumped 9’6″. She participated…
LONGMONT – A year ago, Riverdale Ridge’s Lucas Couron pole-vaulted competitively for the first time and vaulted 9 feet. A year later, Couron, a senior, had the top height in the state (15 feet 7 inches) through competition last week. READ MORE
BOWIE, Md. – Day 1 of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Outdoor Track and Field Championship was highlighted by Creedence Jackson’s (Lanham, MD) first place finish in the pole vault for the Bowie State track and field team Friday afternoon from the BSU Track and Field Complex. Jackson was the…
For Sophie Andrew, competing in the pole vault creates a sense of ambivalence. “I like the mental side of (vaulting),” said Andrew, who qualified for the Division III state meet last season and finished 16th with an effort of 8 feet. “It’s almost like dating. It’s a love-hate relationship. Sometimes…
Santa Fe High School track and field athletes Seth Jacobs and Nathan Williams will compete in the pole vault at the UIL State Track Championships. SANTA FE Over the past eight seasons, Santa Fe has steadily built up its pole vaulting program into contention for a trip to state, and…
LIBERTY — Adrenaline rushes through Rachel Homoly as she waits on the runway. She gathers herself and sprints towards her target, setting her pole into the ground and lifting off. Pole vault is not your average sport with most pole vault athletes not being given a pole in their crib…
Westgate’s track and field team has multiple athletes who compete in almost every event, but for the pole vault, only Monty Keoyothy takes on the challenge. Keoyothy, a junior at Westgate, began pole vaulting later in his athletic career, deciding to give it a shot right before last year’s district…
Savannah Stewart is headed to the Class 5A Region 1 meet in Lubbock where she looks to clinch a state berth in the pole vault for Mansfield Legacy. “It’s been amazing watching her compete,” Legacy coach Jeffrey Lindsey said. “It was rough for a bit because she had lost all…
Devin Walton’s team needed him Tuesday, and the sprinter came through. Walton’s solid effort sparked Lafayette Christian Academy’s battle with Episcopal of Baton Rouge and other rivals in the Region II-2A meet at UL’s track. READ MORE
BLACKSBURG — Being a pole vaulter is both physically and mentally challenging. Even for a champion such as Virginia Tech’s Rachel Baxter. “It’s definitely tough to throw yourself over a bar and trust your life on a pole,” she said in a recent interview. “You’re holding onto something that’s bending.…