After attending the College of the Pacific, A. C. Gilbert enrolled at Yale, where their reputation as a fine vaulting center was just being established. In 1907 he was in a four-way tie for the IC4A title and all four vaulters were from Yale. In June 1908, Gilbert set world…
Don Bragg was the last of the great pre-fiberglass pole vaulters. He won the 1960 Final Trials with a new world record of 15-9¼ (4.80) and this remains a world “best” with a metal pole. Bragg had won the 1959 Pan American Games, the 1959 AAU outdoor and, after sharing…
