Julianna Hallyburton – NCISAA Division I State Champion!
Julianna won the state meet in the pole vault, and placed third with her teammates in the 4 X 100! Two days later she was named MVP at the Durham Academy Awards Night for her contributions to the track team this season!
The Pole Vault Carolina ULTIMATE Summer Camp!
Where beginners become advanced and the good become great! Summer camp at Pole Vault Carolina is an intensive study and practice of the pole vault. In a positive teaching environment, athletes will practice gymnastics, Olympic lifts, hurdles, running mechanics, and dynamic drills. They will learn all phases of the pole vault and will take plenty of jumps! July 20, 21, and 22, 2021 9 am – noon $225 Limited spots available. Registration is now open!
Jonathan Horn – NCISAA Div. III State Champion in Pole Vault and Long Jump!
Jon Horn won gold in the pole vault and long jump, and silver in the 110m hurdles and 300 m hurdles at the NCISAA Division III State Championships! Jon PR’d in the vault with a massive jump at 14’6″. He is currently the highest ranked pole vaulter across all classifications in North Carolina. Thanks to all the points Jon scored (36!) the Burlington Christian team placed second overall in the Division III championships!
Julianna Hallyburton – TISAC Conference Champion!
JULIANNA HALLYBURTON won it ALL at the TISAC* championships! On day one, Julianna broke the conference record by 14 inches, and jumped a new personal best of 11’8″! On day two, she and her relay teammates in the 4X100 and 4X200 won their events and the Durham Academy girls are the conference champions! Julianna was featured in the December issue of TAKEOFF Magazine. To read more about her quiet determination, follow this link to her story! *TISAC stands for Triangle Independent…
The Pole Vault Carolina Challenge!
The Pole Vault Carolina Challenge is a series of 3 meets. Competing athletes have been grouped into 4 teams of athletes across experience levels. Beginning with The Pole Vault Carolina TAKEOFF Magazine Invitational on Friday Jan. 29 and ending with The Pole Vault Carolina Indoor Championships on February 26, athletes will compete in the team format. Here are the details:Each team will select a team captain. Among themselves, each team must come up with a team name, coordinate what they…
Makes and Misses
This installment of Makes and Misses was written by Jose R. San Miguel, and originally published in The TAKEOFF Magazine, December 2020. In March 2020, the world as we knew it came to a grinding halt. No more school; gatherings with friends; no sports or New Balance Nationals; not even the Olympic Games. But what happened to athletic dreams during the shutdown? For some, track careers ended before they realized they had taken their last jump. Opportunities to earn…
Megan Clark: On Her Way Up
byAdele San Miguel This article was published in Vaulter Magazine on October 1, 2020. Earlier this year, when the world held a sense of vibrant possibility, Megan Clark made a comeback. At last injury free, Megan accomplished her best indoor season yet. She earned silver at the Millrose Games with a 4.40 meter jump. Two weeks later, she qualified for her second Olympic Trials by powering over 4.60 meters at the Toyota USATF Indoor Championships. Then the country shut down…
October At Home Workouts!
The first meet is 4 weeks away! Paying diligent attention to your At Home Workouts, will help you set a new personal best early in the season! Stretching – 10 minutes Leg raises hanging from pull up bars – 2 sets of 20 Pull Ups – 2 sets of 15 Swing ups on pull up bar – 3 sets of 10 Plank on elbows – 2 minutes Plank push up position, 1/2 way down – 2 minutes One legged plank…
Learn to Pole Vault
Pole Vault Carolina hosts Beginner’s Clinics most Sundays from 11 am – 1 pm! Beginner’s Clinics are designed for the beginning vaulter, or the athlete who has been away from the sport for awhile. Athletes spend the first 45 – 60 minutes learning the proper foundational drills that are crucial to an athlete’s safety. Athletes will learn body awareness and pole awareness. In the second hour, athletes put the drills together and will bend the pole and jump to clear…
