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The Pole Vault for Puerto Rico Invitational

October 7, 2017

On Saturday, October 14, Olympian, American Ninja Warrior, Spartan Racer, and Fear Factor winner, April Steiner Bennett, will join Pole Vault Carolina in a humanitarian effort to benefit Puerto Rico. The Pole Vault for Puerto Rico Invitational begins at 5 pm at 2415 Presidential Drive, Suite 114, Durham, NC. Vaulters of all age and skill levels are welcome to compete! In lieu of a registration fee, donations are gratefully accepted. No participation is necessary, but your attendance is most welcome. The athletes love…

Olympic Coach to Host Clinic at Pole Vault Carolina June 10, 2017

May 30, 2017

Adele San Miguel

Jim will headline a clinic at Pole Vault Carolina on Saturday June 10, 2017. The clinic, So You Want to Jump Like Mondo – Success Strategies from an Olympic Coach, will be held from 10 am to 4 pm, with a meet to follow. Register online here. Jim Bemiller’s Accomplishments Jim began his coaching career as an assistant football and track coach in Mansfield Ohio at Malabar High School. He then coached the pole vault at The University of Tennessee from…

What It Takes

February 21, 2017

Adele San Miguel

Perseverance is defined as steady persistence in a course of action, a purpose, especially in spite of difficulties, obstacles, or discouragement. My daughter Sofia has a great story on perseverance. It has been 78 weeks since she became a collegiate athlete. She has endured: 390 practices5 injuries234 jump sessions4680+ jumps in practices 550 days of chasing the dream of a new PR, all without improving her high school PR. And then on day 551, a new PR! Congratulations Sofia! It takes a…

Pole Vault Carolina is Enhancing Pole Vaulting in North Carolina!

January 15, 2017

Adele San Miguel

by Jason Creasy, MileSplitNC Jan. 11, 2017 This season is the second year that competitions at Pole Vault Carolina (located in Durham, North Carolina) can qualify you for the NCHSAA State Championships, and many vaulters in North Carolina are taking advantage of that, and the excellent training facilities that Pole Vault Carolina has to offer. Aside from offering many Pole Vault meets throughout the season, Coach Jose San Miguel offers training clinics ranging from beginner’s clinics, to major clinics that…

Pole Vault Carolina Senior Chloe Franks

August 6, 2016

Adele San Miguel

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 Senior Dillon Kopec

July 15, 2016

Adele San Miguel

Recent Chapel Hill graduate, Dillon Kopec, has consistently impressed us with his ‘no excuses’ mentality to competition. Dillon is the strong, silent type and an extremely coachable athlete. This last year, Dillon saved his best for last, jumping at his PR all season, and improving it in the final meet. Dillon will vault on the Roanoke College track team next year. We send him on his way with every confidence in his success!

Olympic Coach Jim Bemiller to Lead Clinic at Pole Vault Carolina

June 21, 2016

Adele San Miguel

Mr. James Bemiller teaches undergraduate and graduate level courses in sport law and sport governance in Sport Management at The University of Tennessee. His primary legal research interests include negligence and risk management is sport settings, gender equity, and constitutional issues in sport. He has also presented and published regarding the development of elite athletes. He earned his B.S. Ed. from Miami University in 1985, and M.S. Ed (1987) and Jurisprudence Doctorate (1993) from The University of Tennessee. He also…

Pole Vault Carolina Seniors: Carter Mathis

June 9, 2016

Adele San Miguel

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…

The Quest of April Steiner Bennett

April 2, 2016

Adele San Miguel

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…

Personal Records

March 22, 2016

Adele San Miguel

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 –…

The Pole Vault for Puerto Rico Invitational

Olympic Coach to Host Clinic at Pole Vault Carolina June 10, 2017

What It Takes

Pole Vault Carolina is Enhancing Pole Vaulting in North Carolina!

Pole Vault Carolina Senior Chloe Franks

Pole Vault Carolina Senior Dillon Kopec

Olympic Coach Jim Bemiller to Lead Clinic at Pole Vault Carolina

Pole Vault Carolina Seniors: Carter Mathis

The Quest of April Steiner Bennett

Personal Records

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