Archive for category: Meets

Lots of personal records and lots of excitment filled the air at the University of Florida when Pole Vault City invaded Gator town on Sunday.

Neither snowstorms over Donner Pass nor incompetent shipping by UPS-SCS could keep the girls from Pole Vault City from thriving in Reno this past weekend.  We were notified by UPS Supply Chain Solutions on Thursday that our poles would not arrive until Monday in Reno because of a snowstorm between [...]

This is a highlight film of the Short Approach Meet held at the Pole Vault City indoor facility in Melbourne, FL on December 10th, 2011.  The results are at the end of the video with the credits.

There will be a short approach, 8 steps or less, pole vault meet on December 10th at the Pole Vault City indoor facility.  This early season indoor meet is sanctioned  by USATF and a USATF membership is required to participate.  USATF memberships are available at USATF memberships.  The meet is [...]

The University of Florida Indoor track and field meet has been scheduled for Sunday, January 29th.

High stakes drama filled the air on Saturday morning when both Emily Gale and Cristina Valdes watched Erica Sargent, a sensational freshman vaulter from Lake Mary, clear 11’6″ on her first attempt.  Not to be outdone, Emily cleared the bar on her second attempt and Cristina made the bar on [...]

Aaron Cowley, Will Kelley, Amy Bauer, and Kristen Petry combined to take 4 of the 16 medals at the 2A state track and field meet.  Aaron, from Titusville Astronaut High School,  led the charge with a vault of 14′ which was good enough for 4th place.  Will, from Archbishop McCarthy [...]

Pole Vault City is proud to announce the qualifiers for the small school state meets and larger school regionals. Qualifying for the smaller school state meets are: Devon Grussmark – Ransom Everglades, Jamie Murbach- Lake Highland Prep, Amy Bauer – Cocoa Beach, and Kristen Petry – Cocoa Beach. Qualifying for [...]

Amanda and Emily Gale, the super twins from Cypress Bay in Ft. Lauderdale, both set personal bests in the opening week of outdoor track and field in Florida to complement a whole slew of PRs by the entire club.   On Wednesday evening, Amanda eclipsed her personal best with a vault [...]

I realize that this may not be a website dedicated to powerlifting, but this can’t go without mentioning.  Cristina Valdes, from Hagerty High School, placed 6th in the 129 pound division at the FHSAA State Weightlifing Championships earlier this month.  With a bench press of 125 pounds and a clean [...]