COLUMBUS — It wasn’t the state championship Macy Urig was looking for, but the Vermilion senior was in her usual good spirits Saturday after finishing third in the pole vault at the Division II state track and field meet at Ohio State. Urig cleared 11 feet, 10 inches which left…
The sophomore was one of Stark County’s best vaulters last season at Hoover, despite missing most of the outdoor season. Max Stokey’s pole vault future is no longer up in the air — in a good way. The former Hoover High School athlete recently enrolled at Perry High School and…
COLUMBUS — Geneva’s Deidra Marrison has ventured down to Columbus three times to compete for a track and field state title in the pole vault and each trip has been different. Two years ago, as a sophomore, Marrison tagged along with then-senior Ally Thompson. As a junior, she competed by…
COLUMBUS – You might think winning a second straight state championship in the pole vault at Ohio State in Division III would be easier than winning the first. You’ve done it before. But Margaretta senior Kassidie Stimmel said the second one was tougher after winning Friday in Columbus to give her…
COLUMBUS Banners boasting the phrase “The People, The Tradition, The Excellence” are posted throughout the campus of The Ohio State University. Track in Ohio has a strong tradition, and qualifiers for the state tournament obviously exude excellence. If you are a track and field athlete in Ohio, then Jesse Owens…
BLUFFTON, Ohio – Freshman Gabe Makin (Elida) has punched his ticket for the Division III Outdoor Track and Field Nationals which will be held on the campus of UW-Lacrosse this week! The Heartland Conference pole vault champion at both the indoor and outdoor championships will take his talents to Wisconsin to compete…
PHILADELPHIA – The University of Cincinnati track and field team competed in a pair of meets Saturday with two men taking on their respective fields at the 122nd Penn Relays in Philadelphia, Pa., while a group of Bearcats traveled north to Oxford, Ohio, to compete in Miami’s RedHawk Invitational. Overall,…
Freshman pole vaulter Jake Blankenship describes himself as hard-working and dedicated, and those qualities are reflected in his level of competition. As a freshman on the Tennessee Track and Field Team, he has won his event in three of four meets, tied a record set in 1993 and has been…
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Air Force sophomore pole vaulter Joey Uhle was named the Mountain West Men’s Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week, the conference office announced today (Jan. 15). It is the second such honor for Uhle, who also claimed the league’s weekly award during the 2012…
AKRON, Ohio – University of Akron freshman pole vaulter Shawn Barber has been named the No. 2 High School Track & Field Athlete of the Year for 2012 by Track & Field News. Barber, who shattered the national high school pole vault record that had stood for 13 years with a jump of 18-03.50…
