Dillon McCarthy found peace amidst the organized chaos of nationals in the pit beside his. Children screamed, parents too, horns sounded, starting guns exploded and whistles blew but beside him McCarthy could sense a comforting camaraderie. Pole vaulting can be such a lonely foray, uncorking toward the sky alone over…
Long before Dillon McCarthy finished leaping, he was the only one left. McCarthy was one of nearly 40 Mount Pleasant Track Club athletes competing at the USA Track and Field Junior Olympic National Championships last week in California. The Wando freshman entered as national No. 1 seed in the boys…