Nati Sheppard patiently waited her turn. In 2012, as a freshman at Ransom Everglades School in Miami, Sheppard vaulted 9’6″. Not bad for her initial season as a vaulter. In 2013 she turned up the volume with a personal best of 11′ finishing second to Nikki Carroll at the 2A state meet in May. In…
The postings are out for the accepted entries at the 2015 Florida Relays pole vault. On the girls side, Nikki Carroll and Nati Sheppard are the only entrants over 13′, followed by Summer Schaefers at 12′, Francis Rice and Jen Kistemaker at 11’6″, and 5 others at 11′ including defending 3A state champion Taylor Anderson.…
[easy-image-collage id=2500] Here at Pole Vault City we pride ourselves on attention to detail. One of the services we offer is pole reconditioning. It’s amazing how athletes, parents, and coaches view a pole vaulting pole. If the pole is dinged up, scratched up, or the tape is falling off, people tend to think the pole…
As I returned from the 2015 New Balance Indoor Championships this weekend I realized how nice it was to attend a meet that was properly prepared with athletes at that caliber. Mid marks were clearly labeled on the runway and a tape measure was securely placed on the side of the runway. Of the 29…
Jim Sheppard began his trek across America Friday morning, March 13. He left Miami at 4:00 am and headed north on I95 towards New York. Jim is driving to New York with his daughter’s pole vault poles attached to his truck so she, Nati Sheppard, can compete in the New Balance Indoor National Championships on…
I have created a pole wrapping machine that helps with the adding of grip tape or pole tape.
Karin Sastre, Westminister Academy, has committed to Gardner-Webb University in Boiling Springs, North Carolina. Gardner-Webb University is a division one school in the Big South conference. Her coach at the next level will be Evan Brusich. Karin’s personal best is 11′ and she is currently ranked #1 in her division. Karin is in the 1A…
Nati Sheppard set a new personal best on Saturday, March 7th, at the Pine Crest Relays in Fort Lauderdale. Her new vault currently ranks her 3rd nationally outdoor. Nati will be competing on Sunday, March 15th, along with Nikki Carroll at the New Balance Indoor High School Championships. Other personal bests around the state included…
2015 brought with it some exciting scholarship news. Nikki Carroll signed with the University of South Florida, Nati Sheppard, Ransom Everglades, signed with Duke University, and Sam Morton, Ocala Forest High School, signed with Embry Riddle Aeronautical Institute.
Nikki Carroll sets new Florida indoor state record in New York at Melrose Games with a vault of 13′ 1.5″. This record surpasses her previous record of 13′ set at the Jimmy Carnes Invitational earlier this year in Gainesville.
