HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD The art of pole vaulting: How local athletes fell in love with the unique track and field event Dylan Jacobs May 3, 2025 Updated May 9, 2025 0 ...

Both of Duplantis' parents are athletes and his father pole vaulted in the U.S. According to the Olympics, the elder Duplantis' pole vault personal best was 5.80 meters in 1993.

The Mercato held its third annual Pole Vault in the Plaza event on June 7. “ Pole vault is the most complicated, technically difficult event in track and field by far,” says former decathlete ...

Backed by a deafening roar from those in the stands, the Swedish pole vault star broke his own world record with a giant clearance of 6.25 meters at the third and final time of asking.

Duplantis (5ft 11in) is small by pole vault standards, built more like Lavillenie (5ft 10in) than the U.S.’s Chris Nilsen (6ft 5in). As a high-schooler, he ran the 100m in 10.57s (wind-assisted ...

Jockey and Veterinarian Ferrin Peterson, a former pole vaulter, chats with olympian Sandi Morris about the track and field event, and the mindset it takes for an athlete to succeed ...

That jump, though, was not the reason Ammirati won't be competing in the pole vault final on Monday. In pole vault, each athlete gets attempts to make increasingly higher jumps, starting at 5.40 ...

Sophie and Nina Gutermuth were both pole vault athletes at Bend High, and Indiana university. It's only Sophie competing now, but Nina still supports and is even a good luck charm for her sister.

Leo's attending Texas A&M in the fall as the reigning silver medalist in 5A and other college athletes and future college athletes train at Lone Star Pole Vaulting as well. They're all putting a ...

The decathlon athlete competed in several decathlon events, including the 110m hurdles, discus throw, pole vault, javelin throw and the 1500m.

The Blue Water Area has had quite a run of athletes with a good mix of that mentality and physical ability, as state championships in the pole vault have become almost an annual occurrence. Since ...