SAN DIEGO — Lexi Evans pondered the question: How did being able to pole vault during the COVID 19 pandemic in 2020 affect you? “To a degree, I think it saved my sanity,” said the Scripps Ranch senior. “It was a rough time doing nothing. Being with others with the same…
Kerry Seekamp remembers it well. Just a scrappy 12-year-old at Destin Middle School, every Sunday she’d get to share the pole vaulting pit alongside her idols, Niceville’s Maddy Kish and Kobe Babin. They were larger than life. They could clear monstrous heights. They, more than anything, represented all that Seekamp wanted for…
HANOI — Ernest John Obiena didn’t deny everyone of a chance to glimpse his world class talent, winning the 31st Southeast Asian men’s pole vault gold in record fashion on Saturday. Amid the hazy sky in the drizzly afternoon at My Dinh Stadium, Obiena waited for all his competitors to…
DAVIS, Calif. – CSU Bakersfield men and women’s track and field showed up and made their presence known Friday at the Woody Wilson Track and Toomy Field in Davis. Miranda Miller highlighted the first day of the Big West Championships soaring to a conference title in pole vault. The Roadrunners…
— The CIF Southern Section Track and Field Prelims took place Saturday, May 7, at four separate locations across Southern California, depending on the Division. Trabuco Hills High School was the setting for Division 1, Division 2 took place at Ventura High School, Division 3 held their meet at Estancia…
Evie Mathis 8th Grade Outdoor State of Michigan Pole Vault record of 11’6″ 1 view • May 9, 2022 • Evie started vaulting last year and has progressed quickly. She was ranked #1 in Michigan for Outdoor Middle School at the end of 2021 when she jumped 9’6″. She participated…
A small contingent of Meeteetse track and field athletes made their mark last Thursday at the Lovell Invite. On the girls side, Maylee Potas continued a solid start in the pole vault. She cleared 7-01 to land third. READ MORE
Devin Walton’s team needed him Tuesday, and the sprinter came through. Walton’s solid effort sparked Lafayette Christian Academy’s battle with Episcopal of Baton Rouge and other rivals in the Region II-2A meet at UL’s track. READ MORE
Paige Sommers set the girls’ national high school pole vault record of 14′ 9″ on May 26, 2021. In this documentary, we take a look back at her start in vaulting (continuing a multi-generational tradition), the progression of her achievements, and the challenges posed by the COVID pandemic as she…
It was a last minute, crazy situation that worked out for all parties. A company looking for a pole vaulter, a facility, and poles to rent for a commercial and Vaulter Magazine is who they called. November 16, 2021 was the night of the shoot and the whole operation transpired…