Graduate student pole vaulter Alli Lofquist stood at the end of the runway, pole in hand, staring down the opening bar set at 3.52 meters — a height she cleared countless times before during her ...

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 ...

As you head east on Grant Road near Mountain Avenue on Monday and Thursday evenings, you’ll spot something soaring through the air in the backyard of a midtown home. While zipping down the road, it ...

Pole vaulter Austin Miller. Photo Credit: Leroy Ryser. Pole vaulter Austin Miller. Photo Credit: Leroy Ryser. American pole vaulter Austin Miller chatted about his latest endeavors in athletics, ...

Lucas senior Rebekah Case and Crestview junior Liam Kuhn held a joint practice to prepare for the OHSAA Division III State Track and Field Championships. Both Case and Kuhn are two-time All-Ohio pole ...

There is now a three-time state champion residing at Parkside High School, and his journey to the top of the pole vault competition in the state of Maryland has taken an unconventional route. On Feb.

Pole vaulting is one of the more outlandish Olympic events. The primary instruments of the sport are curious creations—big sticks, between 10 and 17 feet in length, that certain track & field ...

Last spring, world class pole vaulters competed in the Drake Relays pole vault competition at Jordan Creek Town Center in West Des Moines. The track and field event involves athletes sprinting down a ...