Some people hold their breath at the sight of anyone attempting to pole vault. A smaller number see that and think, “Why not me?” To pull off a pole vault jump, you sprint down a runway while holding ...
PISCATAWAY – Track and field events generally include sprints, high hurdles, relays and long distance runs around an oval track, the shot put, high jump, long jump and javelin. Not one of them compete ...
The film discusses the revolutionary impact of the fiberglass pole in pole vaulting, highlighting its ability to improve performance through efficient energy conversion. It explains how the extreme ...
O'FALLON, Mo. — It takes a special set of skills to become a star in the pole vault. That’s why Edwardsville High School freshman Parker Owens spends many of his nights honing his skills at Pole Vault ...
BATON ROUGE, La. (WVLA) — A Swedish-American athlete from Louisiana has set a new world record in pole vaulting at the Olympics — and the celebration in the Stade de France was quite a sight to behold ...
Mondo Duplantis could have been competing for Team USA. The pole-vaulting world-record holder, who won gold in Paris after clearing his own record with a jump of 6.25 meters, was born in the U.S. and ...