Coach Jose will lead a clinic from noon to 3 pm. Athletes will practice drills on the track and at the pit to empower all phases of the vault. Your athlete will take plenty of jumps! Our goal is to build confidence and prepare athletes for their outdoor seasons. All poles will be provided! You may register here.
Sixteen year old Pole Vault Carolina vaulter, McKenna Brunick (Leesville Rd High School) PR’d for the win on Friday January 18, 2019 at The Virginia Showcase meet, held at Liberty University! After a productive warm-up where she consistently cleared 13′ bungees, McKenna competed until she ran out of pole on her 12’6″ jumps. We are so excited for her personal success!
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…
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…
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…
Published in Vaulter magazine, June 1, 2016 by Adele Correale San Miguel When Diamara Planell Cruz vaulted the Olympic A standard on April 16, 2016, a small commonwealth in the Caribbean rejoiced. After clearing 4.5 meters at the Mt. Sac Relays in California, Diamara (dee-ah-mar-a) became the 18th athlete to join the delegation from her native Puerto Rico, and the first woman to compete in the pole vault for the island in the Olympic Games. A 4-time All American, Diamara will graduate…
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…
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 –…
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…
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…
