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…
It was during her freshmen year in the weight room where she would meet her future husband, Tom Swam, a member of Baylor’s pole vaulting team. He asked if she wanted to come and watch a practice and she agreed. “I went out to practice and was jumping on the…
It didn’t take long for Branson Ellis to perfect pole vaulting. Just two years after starting the sport, Ellis was a state champion. Now, the Tyler Lee senior will add another entry to his pole-vaulting résumé as he signed with Stephen F. Austin State University on Wednesday at Lee High…
