Oct. 30: The Pole Vault Carolina Halloween Invitational! Nov. 13: The Pole Vault Carolina Season Kickoff Invitational! Nov. 27: The Pole Vault Carolina Thanksgiving Invitational! Dec. 4: The Pole Vault Carolina Holly Jolly Invitational! Dec. 18: The Pole Vault Carolina Holiday Invitational! Dec. 30: The Pole Vault Carolina New Year’s Invitational! Friends from other clubs are most welcome! More details coming soon!
We took this photo of Maddie and McKenna at their last practice before New Balance Indoor Nationals last month. Our travel plans to New York City were cancelled a few hours later, and we are all relieved we stayed home. The event planners have regrouped, and New Balance Outdoor Nationals is tentatively planned forJuly 16-19 in Greensboro, NC. The meet taking place will depend on state and national guidelines, and life being safe once more. The good news is that there are…
Pole Vault Carolina will be closed through March 28, 2020.Thank you for the emails and texts of trust and support. We are invested in your athlete’s personal and pole vault success; the dividend on that investment is our wonderful community.If you are signed up for sessions this week already, you will receive credits.
For the foreseeable future, the club will operate on our regular schedule. We will be monitoring this daily. If circumstances warrant further action, we will take that action. Please make your decision to attend or not based on your own level of comfort. We are following the CDC guidelines to clean all equipment, including poles, mats, and apparatuses in between sessions. Everyone MUST wash their hands with soap and water when they come in and when they leave. We also…
Coach Jose will lead a clinic from noon to 3 pm. Athletes will practice drills on the track and at the pit to empower all phases of the vault. Your athlete will take plenty of jumps! Our goal is to build confidence and prepare athletes for their outdoor seasons. All poles will be provided! You may register here.
Where beginners become advanced and the good become great! Summer Camp at Pole Vault Carolina is an intensive study and practice of the pole vault. In a positive teaching environment, athletes will practice gymnastics, Olympic lifts, hurdles, running mechanics, and dynamic drills to learn all phases of the vault. Your athlete will take plenty of jumps, and their improvement is guaranteed! Three sessions available: July 14, 15, and 16: 9 am – noon July 21, 22, and 23: 9 am…
This article was originally published by NC Milesplit on Feb. 3, 2020. When McKenna Brunick signed a National Letter of Intent to compete for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, her community came out en force. In a jam-packed classroom at Leesville Road High School in Raleigh, filled with family, friends, teammates, and coaches, McKenna realized her dream of competing in the pole vault for a top school. In her two and a half years as a vaulter,…
Pole Vault Carolina hosts Beginner’s Clinics most Sundays from 11 am – 1 pm! Beginner’s Clinics are designed for the beginning vaulter, or the athlete who has been away from the sport for awhile. Athletes spend the first 45 – 60 minutes learning the proper foundational drills that are crucial to an athlete’s safety. Athletes will learn body awareness and pole awareness. In the second hour, athletes put the drills together and will bend the pole and jump to clear…
Registration is now open for the Semi Private Pole Vault Sessions with Canadian Olympian and National Record Holder Alysha Newman! The event will take place on Saturday December 7, 2019 at Pole Vault Carolina. Alysha is an excellent technician who recently finished 5th at the IAAF World Championships. She is looking forward to sharing her knowledge to help your athlete achieve their next personal best. Your athlete will be personally coached by Alysha! There are 4 time slots available: 9…
Written by Pole Vault Carolina Founder, Adele San MiguelOriginally published in Vaulter MagazineSeptember 2019 “Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re right.” Henry Ford July 27, 2019 proved to be a blazingly hot day in Des Moines, Iowa. The thermostat registered 100 degrees on the track at Drake University’s stadium, where the men’s pole vault was contested at the Toyota USATF Outdoor Championships. That afternoon, Sam Kendricks broke the American record with a 6.06 meter jump, 19’10.5”,…
