The 29-year-old will not defend his pole vault title as he is yet to recover from a knee surgery which he underwent on May 2. American double world champion Sam Kendricks will not defend his pole vault title in Eugene, Oregon, later this month after his recovery from surgery took…
We’re playing the tiniest of violins for Sam Kendricks, the champion pole vaulter from Mississippi who was thrown out of the Tokyo Games after testing positive for COVID-19. Everyone long knew that officials in Japan planned to isolate any infected athletes from other participants and the population at large. Back…
American record holder and legend pole vaulter Sam Kendricks is out of the 2021 Olympics after testing positive for Covid-19 today. They can retest in six days, but it will be too late by that point. Sam is NOT sick and is isolated at this point, states that he has…
The 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games are set to begin on Friday, July 23 and sports fans will be able toput in wagers on a number of different events at FanDuel Sportsbook. Pole Vault has long been an event at the summer Olympics and this year is no different. Men’s Pole…
1st Lt. Sam Kendricks (pole vault) took bronze in the 2016 Olympics and made headlines for stopping mid-run during the playing of the U.S. national anthem. Staff Sgt. John Stefanowicz (Greco-Roman wrestling, 87-kilogram) joined the Marines out of high school in 2009. The Olympics will mark a homecoming, of sorts…
Vaulter Club athletes went to the Triton Invitational over the weekend with over eight athletes and three schools. While there, Vaulter Club took both Gold and Silver metals and even a backpack for the first-place winner. Katie Rodriguez represented very well in the freshmen/sophomore division of the meet by earning…
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University of Wyoming freshman Kayla Stibley broke the school pole vault record over the weekend at the Doug Max Invitational in Fort Collins, Colorado. The Natrona County graduate cleared 12 feet, 3.5 inches to finish fourth in the event and break the mark of 12-01.5 set by Lauri Smith in…
HIGH POINT, N.C.– The High Point University women’s track and field team completed their 12th Annual VertKlasse Meeting with standout performances from a myriad of Panthers. The Panthers had five student-athletes who finished first in their respective events. Zoe Geis, Sydney Horn, Lindsey Ickes, Olive Allen, and Camryn Harper were the Panthers that placed first in their…
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) The pole vault setup at the showpiece Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium is in a shambles. A mat borrowed from high jump currently makes up for a proper landing pit. The poor condition of the infrastructure could cause serious injuries to athletes, but no one seems to…