Branson Ellis was a standout pole vaulter at what is now Tyler Legacy High School. He’s carried over his success to the collegiate level at Stephen F. Austin. Late on Wednesday night in Eugene, Oregon, Ellis cleared a height of 18-8.25 to win the NCAA national championship in the pole…
SFA’s Track and Field team was represented by pole vaulters senior Kaylee Bizzell and sophomore Branson Ellis at the USA Track and Field Indoor Championships in Albuquerque, New Mexico. They both left setting records and personal bests. Bizzell, a senior from Golden, set a new personal best by clearing 4.50m,…
Sky Hall won a silver medal at the state meet as a sophomore before clearing a personal-best of 12 feet to win the gold last season. She’s come a long way since she began vaulting as a 68-pound seventh-grader in a rodeo arena in Wellington. “It’s an indescribable feeling about…
Last spring was an especially potent year in the girls pole vault. Three girls broke 14-feet nationally and nine overall went 13-6 or higher. Those nine athletes all broke into the top 50 marks all-time in the event on the girls side. And if we look at this year’s recruiting…
WHITEHOUSE – Gabbi Dornak is one of the top pole vaulters in East Texas. And, as many of the area’s top pole vaulters have done in the past, she’s decided to take her talents just down the road to SFA. On Wednesday, Dornak made it official as she signed with…
