Pole Vault

In the words of Kyle Johnston's coach, the young pole vaulter has all the tools to be a champion. "He's a taller vaulter, he's relatively quick, he's getting quicker,” he said. “He's got great genetics!" I'll let you in on the joke. Kyle's...

 Here are the high school track and field leaders headed into this weekend's state meets in the Sioux Falls area: Editor’s Note: Hand held state qualifying marks are in parenthesis| |CLASS AA BOYS| |110-Meter High Hurdles (:15.5)| Parker...

Mark Sakioka once said Newport Harbor High has one of the best boys' pole vaulting programs in the state. If that is the case, the Sailors are royalty when it comes to the boys' throwing events. The number of throwers from Newport Harbor at the CIF...

The eight-ring circus that is the state track meet kicked off on Friday with the small-class 3200-meter runs as the first championship events completed, then the field events and preliminary events took center stage. The first day concluded with yet...

Track and field is more than just a sport to Boonsboro’s Coby Gussio. It’s his way of life. “Track is my heart and soul. I put everything I have into it,” he said. “Everything that I do is for the sport.” If any...

To experience the diversity of the USA Track and Field Dakota Junior Olympic meet, all you had to do was watch the shot put Saturday at Swisher Field. Competitors ranged from age 6 to 48 with numerous individuals in between. Regardless of the generation...

A freshman sensation last year, Abby Duncan experienced anything but a sophomore slump this spring. The Boonsboro sprinter successfully defended her Class 1A titles in the 100- and 200-meter dashes at the Maryland state championships while leading the...

Jeff Hartwig is a two-time Olympian (1996 and 2008), four-time United States national outdoor champion and two-time national indoor champion in the pole vault who held the American record of 19 feet, 9 1/2 inches at one time. He won the Jim Thorpe Award...

OK, you have one long list coming your way. No sense in me muddying the waters with a bunch of words. Here are my predictions for the winners in the high school state track and field meets this weekend: State AA Boys Team champ: Sioux Falls...

LOUISVILLE — He came so close to the legacy he wanted to leave, but Casey County senior Jordan Elllison knew there was one thing he had to do immediately after he failed to defend his Class AA state pole vault championship. Seconds after he missed...

TRACK AND FIELD High School STATE AA MEET Friday at Brandon GIRLS' RESULTS Team Points: Rapid City Central 41.166, Rapid City Stevens 36.166, Sioux Falls Washington 33.5, Sioux Falls O'Gorman 24.66, Yankton 21.5, Brandon Valley 20, Lincoln 20,...

Williamsport’s track and field athletes were like polar bears Friday at the Clear Spring Invitational. In the frigid conditions, they were at the top of the food chain, convincingly sweeping the team titles in the outdoor season opener. The...