Piotr Lisek won a monumental men’s pole vault at the IAAF Diamond League meeting in Monaco tonight (12) with an effort of 6.02m – a Polish record, meeting record, and world-leading mark. It was the second lifetime best in the space of a week for the 26-year-old world silver medallist, who…
2019 is setting up to be something special for South Dakota’s Chris Nilsen. The junior pole vaulter, already with an NCAA and world-leading jump of 19 feet, one inch this month, added a gold medal performance at the Drake Relays, Saturday (April 27), with an even higher leap. In Des Moines, Nilsen cleared…
Matt Ludwig had to think back to when he was a senior at Lake Catholic to recall such a moment. He and his teammates had just rallied to win a state championship in the 4×400 relay in Columbus. The celebration after with his teammates made all the difference. On Jan.…
Jan. 25 was a monumental day for University of Akron pole vaulter Matt Ludwig. Against Kent State during an indoor dual meet, the Lake Catholic graduate set a world standard in the pole vault with an effort of 19 feet, 1 1/2 inches. A week earlier on Jan. 18 in…
American pole vaulter Sandi Morris has a major reason to celebrate. On July 27, she set a new world leading mark in the women’s pole vault. Morris was able to clear 4.95 meters at the second annual Liberty Bridge Jump-Off event that took place in front of her hometown crowd in Greenville.…
