Taylor Amann cultivated a bit of outside-the-box notoriety when she was part of a winning American Ninja Warrior challenge. She also kept her day job. The Arrowhead High School alumna and University of Wisconsin pole vaulting standout became the first Badger to win two Big Ten indoor pole vault titles when…
Life has been busy since qualifying for the Olympics, Zach Ziemek said. Ziemek, an Itasca native, has been handling a lot of media and interviews since earning a spot in the decathlon, he told the DuPage Policy Journal in an email interview. Other than that, he said, life has been…
Vintage Wisconsin: Charles McGinnis Known For Pole Vault, High Hurdles, High Jump. On Aug. 1, 1928, Badger track and field star Charles McGinnis won a bronze medal with a pole vault of 12-11 at the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam. McGinnis was hailed as “one of the greatest athletes ever developed…
