At about this time last year, Lauren Martinez just missed qualifying for the NCAA track and field championships. While crying in the pole-vault pit, she vowed to herself that she wouldn’t let it happen again. Martinez returned for her junior season, during which slogged her way into the indoor championship…
BRADENTON — One of Atascadero’s very own has earned all-American honors in Florida, two Saturdays ago. Chrissi Carr, graduated from Atascadero High School in 2012 and has spent the past four years at the University of California, San Diego refining her skills in the pole vault. On May 27, the…