Athletes are drawn to the pole vaulting pit for any number of reasons. Some are looking for an adrenaline rush during the offseason of their primary sport. Others are track competitors tired of ...

Mike Soule, among the oldest pole vaulters in the state, posed for a portrait on the landing pit after he coached young vaulters at Forest Lake High School Thursday afternoon, June 29, 2023.

Athletes use a fiberglass or carbon fiber pole and run toward the height bar, gathering kinetic energy. Nearing the crossbar, vaulters have to place the pole in a pit which is known as the . vault box ...

Pole Vaulting has been an Olympic track and field event since 1896. In 2000, women were finally allowed to compete in the event. On a quiet street in the Switzerland neighborhood, people may ...

The art of pole vaulting: How local athletes fell in love with the unique track and field event. 0 Comments ... Gable says having the proper things around you, from the pit size, ...

A pole vault pit makes sense when you marry Allison Stokke, one of the country's best track and field athletes while growing up in Newport Beach, California.

Naturally, he began pole vaulting at age four in his yard, after his father installed a dirt runway, foam pit, and bar made from oil field pipes. “I fell in love with it from the very beginning ...

French pole vaulter Anthony Ammirati won't be moving on to the men's pole vault final at the Paris Olympics — but contrary to speculation, it has nothing to do with his crotch.

You might not think of pole vaulting as a lifelong sport.Donna Brown begs to differ. She’s 74.“My advice to anybody younger is ‘keep jumping,’” Brown said. “Because you forget how ...

Next: Armand Duplantis, his family of Swedish origin, his pole vault prowess born and bred on the Louisiana bayou. Mondo is what they call him. He cleared 6.0 meters (roughly 19.7 feet) with ease.

Carrigan holds the state high school pole vault record of 17-4 3/4, set in 1969. It's the oldest prep track and field record in Washington. Carrigan grew up on 40 acres in Orting.

Mike Soule and Wayne Andersen prove that you're never too old to take a flying leap. Soule, a 71-year-old North Branch, Minnesota, resident, and Andersen, 71, of Shoreview, Minnesota, are at the ...