Durham

We are the publishers of TAKEOFF Magazine! Our latest issue features Brad Walker’s Vault Crew!

Issue #8 showcases the story of Brad Walker’s Vault Crew! It takes a superhero to pull off a stellar athletic career and then turn around and coach others to glory.Ralph Hardy brings you an inside look at how top flight vaulters train together. Katie Nageotte, Sandi Morris, Natalie Uy, Robin Bone, Hussain Al Hizam, and Kristen Brown contributed to an ensemble interview you do not want to miss! In ClubHub, you will meet high school athletes Maddie Seifert and Bella…

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Maddie Davies Wins States, Again!

We would like to congratulate all our athletes who competed at the 2022 NCHSAA Indoor State Championships!  Maddie Davies took first place in the girls 4A contest with a jump of 12′! This is Maddie’s second first place finish as she won the NCHSAA Outdoor Championships in June 2021! 1st place: Maddie Davies 4A2nd place: Alyssa Cooley 3A; Jack Daffron 3A3rd place: Bailey Tart 4A; Noah Rhodes 4A4th place: Summer Laskey 4A; Colin Johnson 1-2A; McKenna Panos 3A5th place: Mason…

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There is No Team in I

*Originally published in Makes & Misses department of TAKEOFF Magazine, December 2021 By Jose R. San Miguel Most athletes who come through our doors become members of two teams: school and club.  Many of their schools lack an experienced pole vault coach, poles, and landing systems that are in compliance with NFHS standards.  Pole vault clubs fill this gap by providing all three.  Each athlete has their own reason to endure the ups and down of pole vaulting, the intense training…

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Bill and Brendan Hodge

Pole Vault Carolina Service Project!

We are organizing a trip to clean out Bill and Brendon Hodge’s home on Saturday November 10, 2018. We will empty the home of any remaining contents, and remove the walls and anything affected by the floodwaters from Hurricane Florence. Service credits will be available for any student athletes. It’s PVC to the rescue! Our community has come together in amazing ways to provide housing, free legal aid, and monetary support. Bill and Brendon have secured a place to stay…

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Bob Phillips Clinic October 2018

Pole Vault Clinic with Bob Phillips – A Success!

What a day we had! Spending the day with Bob Phillips! A huge thank you to Bob Phillips for spending the day teaching us at the club! We learned, we drilled, we jumped, and received personalized feedback on every move we made. It was an inspiring start to the upcoming season. Together we will make it a great one!

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The Quest of April Steiner Bennett

by Adele Correale San Miguel Published in Vaulter Magazine, April 1, 2016 “Hold fast to dreamsfor if dreams die,life is a broken-winged birdthat cannot fly.”Langston Hughes In the summer of 1992, April Steiner Bennett was a pony-tailed 12 year-old, sitting on a couch in her family’s middle class home in Mesa, AZ, when the Olympic spark kindled the flame that became her life’s work. Carl Lewis, then 31, was leaping into gold medal position with an 8.68 meter long jump…

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Personal Records

Since December 2015, our athletes have had outstanding PR increases and generated great results for themselves and their schools: Carter Mathis – SR Cary Academy 14-9 – Improvement 12″Trevor Justice – JR Jordan 13-7 – Improvement 27″Matt Dillon – SR Broughton 13-6 – Improvement 24″Caleb Wright – JR Jordan 12-0 – Improvement 21″Eddie Sanders – SO Cary Academy 10-0 – Improvement 12″Tommy Keech – FR Wakefield 9-0 – Improvement 24″Matt Lang – FR Ravenscroft 9-0 – Improvement 24″Chloe Franks –…

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Pole Vault Carolina’s Sofia San Miguel Signs with Appalachian State University

Way to go Sofia!!! You took your first jump less than four years ago. You have overcome injuries and adversities, you have worked hard to turn weakness into strengths. Your commitment and will to succeed earned you this amazing opportunity. Congratulations Sofia San Miguel on signing your NCAA Letter of Intent to continue your athletic career at Appalachian State University!!

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Phone: (919) 523-8333
Email: jose@polevaultcarolina.com

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2415 Presidential Drive, Suite 114
Durham, NC 27703