FORT SILL, OK – Former Middleburg High pole vaulter Samantha Stelmaszek giggled when she was asked if track practice was tougher than her U.S. Army boot camp. “Track practice was definitely tougher,” said Stelmaszek, a 2016 Class 3A pole vault champion for the Broncos under head track coach Craig Martin.…
FORT LEE, Va., Nov. 14, 2016 — With the vibrant atmosphere of the summer’s Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro now a distant memory, a bronze medal-winning athlete can now settle into being Army 2nd Lt. Sam Kendricks. Army 2nd Lt. Sam Kendricks, a Transportation Basic Officer Leaders Course student…
EUGENE, Oregon (Army News Service) — U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Sam Kendricks won the men’s pole vault and secured a spot on the U.S. Olympic team, July 4, here at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Track & Field. Kendricks cleared the bar at 5.91 meters, which is 19 feet,…
DURHAM, N.C. – As fans lined the fence hoping to witness history on the runways of Morris Williams Track & Field Stadium on a picturesque Saturday morning in Durham, one man stood alone atop the bleachers of the adjacent Koskinen Stadium. The man is Ron Clark, a brigadier general in the…
