Alison Laros, (right) a junior at Durham Academy, wins the NCISAA Division I Outdoor State Championship in the girls pole vault! Ali is joined here by her Pole Vault Carolina teammate, Danica McCarron, (left) who finished in second place, and Ellie Roy (center) who placed third. #NCISAA #trackandfield #caryacademy #durhamacademy #polevaultcarolina #NCISAAstatechampionships
Senior Colin Troan is featured on a poster at Cary Academy! Colin has been hanging out at Pole Vault Carolina since he was in middle school and tagged along with older brother, Loren. Now, he has his own PR of 14’6″! We are so proud of Colin and privileged to have witnessed him grown through the sport. #polevaultclub #polevaultcarolina #caryacademy
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. …
Sixteen athletes competed in the Pole Vault Carolina Decathlon last weekend and truly wowed us with their tenacity. Fifteen of those athletes had never attempted a decathlon before. We asked each athlete to set a goal to finish, and they did! There were many highlights, and one stands out above the rest: our youngest decathlete was 9 year-old Grant Elliott. Grant completed all 10 events, and thought he would have to run the last lap of the 1500m by himself…
For the past 3 years, it has been our privilege to coach recent Cary Academy graduate, Carter Mathis. Extremely athletic, Carter had already met with success in wrestling, basketball, and soccer before attempting track and field as a high school freshman. Carter’s overall challenge was to master pole vault technique and to trust himself. He persevered through the ups and downs of a vaulter’s career, and this past season qualified for New Balance Nationals. Carter competed in New York in…
Becoming More Through Sport by Adele Correale San Miguel Published in Vaulter Magazine on January 1, 2016. Pole Vault Carolina began 6 years ago at the insistence of a steadfast parent. Richard Booth needed a coach for his son, then a junior at Needham Broughton High School in Raleigh, North Carolina. Richard sought out Jose R. San Miguel, who was assisting with track and field practice at another local high school. But Jose had a day job and only attended practice to…
When recent Cary Academy graduate Kreager Tabor joined Pole Vault Carolina, she brought great energy to the club. In addition to being a pole vaulter, Kreager is a triple jumper, high jumper, relay runner, and captain of the Cary Academy track and field team. Kreager improved 12” in her last season and holds the Cary Academy record in the vault. She is the state champion for the North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association division. Kreager is headed to Middlebury College where…
