Texas Tech pole vaulter Zach Bradford was named the Big 12 Athlete of the Week, the league announced Wednesday afternoon. Bradford became Tech’s newest indoor record holder with a pole vault clearance of 5.72m (18-9 ¼) last Friday. Before that clearance, the Illinois native first broke the school record at…
Freshman Kenna Stimmel claimed her first collegiate victory at the Lenny Lyles Invitational on Friday after clearing a personal-best height of 14’4.5″ (4.38m) in the women’s pole vault. Stimmel shattered her previous best mark of 13’11.25 (4.25m) as she soared above 14’0.5″ (4.28m) on her second attempt. Fueled by excitement and…
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The 18-foot mark was in Montana State pole vaulter Colby Wilson’s mind long before he stepped on the runway at the Albuquerque Convention Center at the UNM Team Open this Saturday. In fact, he’s been thinking about clearing that height for over a year. Last year, the…
A trio of Alaskans made history, soaring to new heights and setting state bests at the National Pole Vault Summit, held in Reno, Nevada, where more than 2,500 athletes gathered to compete. Salley, a senior at Ben Eielson, vaulted to a personal best of 14 feet, 4 inches to win…
CHEYENNE – Brinkley Lewis hoped to clear 11 feet in pole vault by the end of the indoor track and field season. The Cheyenne Central senior thought reaching that height would give her the best chance of repeating as state champion at next month’s Wyoming state indoor meet. READ MORE
In pole vaulting and other sports, athletes often wear form-fitting clothing to minimize air resistance and maximize movement. Women pole vaulters, like their male counterparts, typically don tight-fitting shorts and tops for optimal range of motion and flexibility. However, the revealing nature of such attire has sparked a debate on…
Twin sisters Amanda and Hana Moll have been making waves in the pole vault world for several years now, drawing comparisons to the young pole vault prodigy Mondo Duplantis. The sisters, who are currently seniors at Olympia Capital High School in Washington, have been setting records and winning competitions at…
In the first five track and field seasons after Texas Tech opened the Sports Performance Center, all eyes on winter Saturday afternoons often turned to the high-jump ring as Red Raider stars Trey Culver, JaCorian Duffield and Bradley Adkins frequently soared well above 7 feet in crowd-pleasing competitions. This season,…
Graduate student Zach McWhorter tied the school pole vault record while the Blue Devils won three events and tallied four top-five program marks overall to highlight a day of competition at the Dick Taylor Carolina Challenge. Duke also earned 18 top-five placements at the meet. Zach McWhorter made his Duke…
Capital High senior and Northwest Pole Vault Club member, Amanda Moll, sets American Under-20 record and high school all-time mark of 15-1.50 (4.61m) to win the women’s elite section at the UCS Spirit National Pole Vault Summit in Reno. Her twin sister, Hana Moll, also competed, setting a personal-best of…