KINGSVILLE, Texas – The Pittsburg State University women’s outdoor track & field team finished eighth in the final team standings at the 2019 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships Saturday (May 25), while the Gorillas men finished in 13th place overall. The Pitt State women finished the three-day…
Tennessee sophomore Hannah Jefcoat, a Dacula grad, broke a 13-year-old school record in the outdoor pole vault this week. Jefcoat’s record vault was 13 feet, 8 1/2 inches, or 4.18 meters. Read More
BLOOMINGTON — A confounding 20-mph crosswind and 50-degree chill could not stop Tri-Valley High School sophomore Windsor Roberts in the 32nd Bloomington Invitational track meet on Friday. The reigning Class 1A state pole vault champion notched two lifetime bests, the last making her the sixth girl in state history to clear…
WEST POINT — Louis Martinez leans back and inhales, and then he takes off with three words beating through his head. Don’t mess up. Don’t mess up. Don’t mess up. Martinez, the first Wallkill sophomore to qualify for the state meet in the pole vault, didn’t mess up. His jump…
Hebron Christian sophomore Rachael Ruff broke the school record in the pole vault at Thursday’s Dacula Classic. Ruff cleared a height of 11 feet for the record, improving her performance from the same meet last season by a whopping 4 feet. Read More
For most college athletes, the sports they play are sports they have been playing for most of their lives. This isn’t the case for sophomore pole vaulter Sommer Knight. From her early childhood until she was 12 years old, Sommer was a gymnast. After an injury she looked to play…
Grace Shaffer is excited about the energy of this year’s indoor track team, even if many of last year’s athletes have graduated. The sophomore pole vaulter, runner and hurdler, who won a state pole vault indoor title last year, is one of the top returners for Cody and the only…
DES MOINES, Iowa — University of South Dakota standout Chris Nilsen completed a stellar sophomore season with a runner-up finish in the men’s pole vault at the USA Track and Field Championships on Saturday. After needing a second attempt to clear opening height (17-10 1/2), Nilson cleared the next five…
If any athlete on Vista del Lago’s track and field team exploded on the scene this year it was Sky Kezmoh. The versatile sophomore ran the 200 and 400 meters and competed in the long and triple jump, but really made her mark in the pole vault. Her top vault…
