Jack Tan wins NCHSAA 4A Indoor State Championships!
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!
21 Pole Vault Carolina Athletes Competed at the Indoor State Championships!
Twenty-four Pole Vault Carolina athletes qualified for the state meet and 21 competed. We are pleased with what they achieved and proud of how they managed themselves on meet day! Following is a recap:Boys Jack Tan – 1st Place 4A NCHSAA! Bobby Rossilli – 3rd Independent Schools David Alexander – 4th Independent Schools Jack Adler – 6th 4A Dylan Morrows – 6th Independent Schools Ashton Kirkwood – 7th 3A Lloyd Armstrong – 8th Place 4A Aedan Sampey – 11th 3A Jake…
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, POLE VAULT CAROLINA!
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…
September 2022 At Home Workouts!
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 Pole Vault Carolina Decathlon – More Than Sport!
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…
The 2022 Adidas Outdoor National Championships!
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.
2022 Season = 6 State Champions!
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…
Jon Horn jumps 16′!
Pole Vault Carolina senior Jonathan Horn cleared 16′ at The Pole Vault Carolina April Invitational landing a spot on the all-time list in North Carolina! A student at Burlington Christian Academy, Jon will compete for Duke University in the fall.
SUMMER SEASON MEET SCHEDULE!
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,…
We Pole Vaulted for Ukraine!
On Saturday April 16, our Pole Vault Carolina community came together for a purpose higher than the bar – to gather donations and raise money for refugee children in Ukraine. We opened the event with a video message from Steve Chappell of UCS Spirit and a letter from Ukrainian Olympian Yana Hladiychuk. The message to our athletes was that even the smallest kindness is better than indifference. We thank Steve and Debbie Chappell and Yana for setting us up for…
