There is a substantial differential between 10 feet 6 inches and 13 feet. 2 and a half feet for those non math majors reading this article. That’s how far Clayton Washburn raised his personal best in one meet. On Saturday, at the Brian Jaeger Invitational in Winter Park, everything came together for this rising star from Olympia High School in Orlando.…
Emily Gale is returning to her statechampionship form as she approaches the most important part of the year. Her 11’7″ victory at the Mirmar Invitational last weekend combined with a 12’1″ vault at the Mustang Invitational two weeks ago has earned her the title of Pole Vault City Athlete of the Week. With the Florida Relays and the Statetournament rapidly approaching, Emily has chosen the right time of…
Tyler Cone set three new personal bests at the Chandler Rotary Invitational meet in Arizona to earn the title of Pole Vault City Athlete of theWeek. His new PR of 14′ eclipses his previous best of 13′ by 12 inches clearing 13’6″, 13’9″ and finally 14′. Breakthroughs of this magnitude are few and far between and usually happen after a full slate of off…
Shelton McLean has come a long way since I first met him back in 2007 at a camp at St. Thomas Aquinas in Ft. Lauderdale. After vaulting 8′ at the camp he never gave up on being a great vaulter. Even as a backup to Mikey Vani and then behind Sam Adams, this wirey, spunk-laden youth from Merritt…
Winston Perry’s personal best performance by a foot at the
Marcus Blessing from Leesburg High School bumped his personal best up a foot to 13’6″ at an invitational at Deland High School on Friday night. Marcus’s previous PR was 12’6″. Marcus had a personal best of only 11′ at the conclusion of the track season last year. His determination and work ethic have paid big dividends as his progress continues…
Congratulations to Kristen Petry as she vaulted to a new personal best and school record at the Astronaut Invitational on Friday night. Kristen, a senior at Cocoa Beach High School, set the school record with a PR vault of 11′. The previous record was held by Amy Bauer from last year. The height was good enough to win the…
