Jack Tan toughed it out after a long day of adverse conditions to place second at Adidas Outdoor Nationals in Greensboro, North Carolina! Way to go, Jack! #polevaultcarolina #wakefieldhighschooltrackandfield #adidasnationals
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!
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…
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…
The following Pole Vault Carolina athletes qualified for compete at The 2022 Adidas Outdoor National Championships! Jon Horn, Jack Tan, Julianna Hallyburton, Summer Laskey, Abigail Cornell, Colin Johnson, Alden Bryson, Danica McCarron, Lloyd Armstrong, Noah Rhodes, Maddie Davies, and Bailey Tart. Jon Horn finished 4th in the championship section earning All-American status! Bailey Tart took 2nd place, Summer Laskey tied for 5th, and Julianna Hallyburton placed 6th in the elite section! Jack Tan placed 5th in the elite section.
The 2022 Outdoor Season came to a close this weekend with the NCISAA and NCHSAA State Championships. Pole Vault Carolina athletes participated in 8 contests and secured 5 state titles, 1 second place finish, 2 third place finishes, and 1 fourth place finish! Big congratulations go out to: Senior Jonathan Horn for his 2 outdoor state titles: pole vault and 110m hurdles. Jon has won 6 state titles in his high school career, and that includes missing a year due to…
5/13 NCHSAA Regionals 5/14 NCHSAA Regionals 5/20 NCHSAA State Championships and NCISAA State Championships 5/21 NCHSAA State Championships and NCISAA State Championships 5/27 Pole Vault Carolina Invitational, Durham 6/4 Body Armour State Games, Durham 6/10 Pole Vault Carolina Invitational, Durham 6/17-19 Adidas Nationals, Greensboro 6/24 The Pole Vault Carolina Summer Invitational, Durham 6/30-7/3 AAU JO Regionals, Charlotte 7/2 National Championships Washington, DC 7/8 The Pole Vault Carolina Stars and Stripes Invitational, Durham 7/12-14 The Pole Vault Carolina ULTIMATE Summer Camp,…
Bailey Tart has only been jumping for two years but that did not stop her from knowing what she wants! Bailey has committed to compete for head coach Jeff Klaves at the University of North Carolina – Wilmington where she will soar to new heights! #uncw_track_xc #polevaultcarolina #collegiateathletics
It was exactly 6 years ago that we signed the lease for our indoor facility. We had been renting the track at a local high school, and for a time, jumping in our side yard! We only intended to have the space through the cold and rainy indoor season, but athletes kept showing up for practice. The ability to train independent of the weather meant that our vaulters benefitted from consistent practices and later that season, performed at the highest…
