Pole Vault Carolina Sponsors The Pink Runway!
Pole Vault Carolina was thrilled to sponsor The Pink Runway, a fashion show showcasing breast cancer heroes and benefiting the Duke Breast Education Fund. Our runway was the catwalk!
Pole Vault Clinic with Virginia Tech Coach Bob Phillips!
Jump start your season by spending the day with a world class coach! Bob Phillips is one of the winningest coaches in ACC and NCAA history. In 2018 alone, his athletes won nine ACC medals, three NCAA medals, and nine All-American placements. In addition to sharing his philosophies, Bob will discuss technique, drills, and exactly what to look for in video to assess each phase for correctness. You will put it all together on the runway! The clinic is open to athletes…
POLE VAULT CAROLINA SENIOR MATT DILLON
When Matt Dillon started vaulting with us in the spring of his junior year, he had never pushed his athletic limits. When he returned as a senior from Needham-Broughton High School, we knew Matt would make the New Balance Nationals qualifying height, because when Matt is on, he is on. He improved 37.5” between November and May. Our favorite Matt story took place at the 2016 NCHSAA 4A Outdoor State Championships. Matt shocked only himself when he placed 2nd at the…
Pole Vault Carolina Senior Chloe Franks
Recent Enloe graduate Chloe Franks joined Pole Vault Carolina in the early part of 2016, and wowed us with her physical conditioning and focus. A former level 10 gymnast, Chloe hoped to make the indoor state qualifying mark in the pole vault, with a week left to make it happen. After some intense days of training, Chloe jumped the height and has continued her upward climb. In the last meet of her high school season, Chloe enjoyed another breakthrough, clearing a…
Pole Vault Carolina Athletes in the Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Seventeen of our vaulters competed this past weekend at the NCHSAA and NCISAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. 70% of these athletes went from zero pole vaulting to the state meet in less than 12 months! There were 5 PR’s (including one of a whopping 18″), 4 tied PR’s, 4 misses at their PR’s, and two 2nd place finishers. We are very proud of our vaulters and excited for their sense of accomplishment! Boys – NCHSAA 4A Matt Dillon – Broughton…
A Pole Vault Carolina Guarantee
Do you really want it? For Outdoor Season 2016, we offer the following: Any athletes who train at Pole Vault Carolina 3 days a week for the next 90 days, are guaranteed to: Reach the NCHSAA regional qualifier or Reach the NCISAA state championships or If they have already met the qualifying mark, jump 1 foot higher We are so confident in our systematic trainingapproach and our ability to develop young vaulters, that if the athlete does not improve to…
Pole Vault Carolina Featured in Vaulter Magazine!
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…
Harrison Williams: A Decathlete’s Pole Vault Advantage
Originally published in Vaulter Magazine, September 2015 by Adele Correale San Miguel When Harrison Williams grabbed a pole as a gangly 15-year-old to compete in his first decathlon, no one believed he had the strength to sprint down the runway and haul himself over the bar, let alone triumph in the other nine events. He was only running track to stay in shape for his main sport, basketball. Harrison had never vaulted, nor attempted seven of the ten events that…
Congratulations to Pole Vault Carolina’s Dallas “Cowboy” Vann!
For the past 2 years Dallas Vann has been a force at Pole Vault Carolina. He attacks his jumps with determination and natural athletic ability. Every jump counts, which is how Dallas improved 12″ this past season. Dallas is a recent graduate of Corinth Holders High School, where he also swam and ran cross country. He competed in the pole vault at the 2015 NCHSAA Indoor State Meet and tied Corinth Holders’ pole vault record. Dallas managed his sports and academics…
Best Wishes to Pole Vault Carolina’s Kreager Taber!
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…
