Each time Alysha Newman takes off down the runway, it’s a chase for perfection in technique, mind, body, and execution. “I think one thing for me to persevere past was literally not focusing on what I did wrong but focusing on the positives and my strengths,” Newman said. Click here
The science of pole vaulting mimics that of a coiled spring. Force is applied to a vaulting pole that bends at the impact, springs back and releases an equal force. In a 2008 article published in “Popular Science” magazine, State University professor Peter McGinnis says the energy built up by…
