Nash Central High School senior Nora Stroud is the proud winner of the NCHSAA 2A State Championships! Nora also jumped a new personal best at the meet! #polevaultcarolina #polevault #nashcentral #nchsaa
Pole Vault Carolina – we are proud of you! The following athletes qualified for the NCHSAA regional meets held this past weekend! Jack Tan, Jane Gray Zechini, Ayana Jackson, Glen Moffat, Cooper Thomas, Summer Laskey, Alden Bryson, Nora Stroud, Ryan Becker, Hannah Wilcox, Alyssa Alvarez, Charlotte O’Meara, Abigail Cornell, Lloyd Armstrong, Sophia Cremeans, Aedan Sampey, Claire Morgan, Jack Adler, Ryan Yoder, Michael Kalwiss, Jack Thomas, Carly Gordinier, Jadyn Melby, Robert Wallace, Lukas Lewis, Addie Lewis, Isabella Palmquist, McKenna Panos, Antonio…
We teach confidence through pole vault. Recently, on March 17-19, thirteen Pole Vault Carolina athletes competed at the 2023 Adidas Track and Field Indoor Nationals in Virginia Beach, VA! Jack Tan, Summer Laskey, Colin Troan, Abigail Cornell, Ayana Jackson, Lloyd Armstrong, Antonio San Miguel, Danica McCarron, Ali Laros, Larkin Toper, Lucie Haws, Thea Milley, and Tessa Kranick. In preparation for this meet, we asked our athletes to compete and be coachable and we were pleased with how they handled themselves. The flights for nationals…
Wakefield High School sophomore and Pole Vault Carolina athlete Jack Tan is your 4A Indoor State Champion with a jump of 14′! Way to go, Jack!
Twenty-four Pole Vault Carolina athletes qualified for the state meet and 21 competed. We are pleased with what they achieved and proud of how they managed themselves on meet day! Following is a recap:Boys Jack Tan – 1st Place 4A NCHSAA! Bobby Rossilli – 3rd Independent Schools David Alexander – 4th Independent Schools Jack Adler – 6th 4A Dylan Morrows – 6th Independent Schools Ashton Kirkwood – 7th 3A Lloyd Armstrong – 8th Place 4A Aedan Sampey – 11th 3A Jake…
On Friday February 3, 2023, Pole Vault Carolina will host The Last Chance Invitational. If you have not yet qualified for the state meet, invite your school coach to attend to verify your mark. If you have already qualified, compete to stay sharp before your state championships! The meet will begin at 5 pm. Register here. All athletes from public and independent schools are welcome.
On November 21, 2015, we opened Pole Vault Carolina’s indoor facility! We had 6 athletes, 10 poles, no money, and a dream. We signed a 90-day lease to get us through the winter, a time when we usually canceled 60% of our practices due to weather. Seven years later, we are home to 33 state champions, and 72 national qualifiers. We have coached 40 athletes into collegiate athletics, and numerous vaulters to personal success. We showcase their success, and that of…
10/28 The Pole Vault Carolina Halloween Invitational! 11/18 The Pole Vault Carolina Kickoff Invitational! 11/25 The Pole Vault Carolina Thanksgiving Invitational! 12/1 The Liberty Kick Off Invitational Lynchburg College 12/16 The Reindeer Invitational – JDL Winston Salem 12/17 Coros Holiday Classic – JDL Winston Salem 12/23 The Pole Vault Carolina Holiday Invitational! 12/28 The Pole Vault Carolina New Year Invitational! 1/6/2023 The Pole Vault Carolina Three Kings Invitational! 1/14 The Mondo College Invitational – JDL Winston Salem 1/20 The…
Training for a decathlon is an excellent opportunity to increase athleticism and prepare to compete in the indoor track season. We will offer decathlon training sessions on Monday evenings from 6-8 pm at Pole Vault Carolina. Pole Vault Carolina will be hosting a boys and girls decathlon in late October/early November! We are finalizing the dates with Cary Academy where the decathlon will take place. Athletes will be trained in hurdles, long jump, high jump, starts, shot put, discus, and javelin. …
For maximum results, we encourage you to vault 2-3 days a week and alternate these at home workouts 2-3 days a week. DAY 1 Warm-up Linear Lunge Overhead Lateral Bend and Twist – 50 meters Lateral Lunge Two Hand Lateral Touch and Twist – 50 meters Head to Sky Knee Grab – 50 meters Head to Sky Froggy – 50 meters High Kick – 50 meters Quad Ankle Grab – 50 meters Double Leg Pogo – 50 meters Walking March…
