Pole Vault

Ramon Vargas appeared to be on his way to a third-place finish in the boys' 300-hurdles heat he ran Saturday at the CIF Southern Section Division II track and field preliminaries meet at Moorpark High. In third place with just four hurdles to go, it...

Michael Loschiavo achieved one of his main goals Saturday. This week, he's turned his full attention to goal No. 2. The Huntington Beach High senior came up with a fourth-place finish in the boys' Division 2 pole vault at the CIF Southern Section Track...

There is a huge rock that sits across the back of the Bridgeforths' Nazareth yard. It serves as a formidable obstacle when twin brothers Adam and Andrew are cutting the grass. "You have to go around it and up a hill to cut the rest of the grass on top,"...

Mark Sakioka once said Newport Harbor High has one of the best boys' pole vaulting programs in the state. If that is the case, the Sailors are royalty when it comes to the boys' throwing events. The number of throwers from Newport Harbor at the CIF...

OK, you have one long list coming your way. No sense in me muddying the waters with a bunch of words. Here are my predictions for the winners in the high school state track and field meets this weekend: State AA Boys Team champ: Sioux Falls...

TRACK AND FIELD High School STATE AA MEET Friday at Brandon GIRLS' RESULTS Team Points: Rapid City Central 41.166, Rapid City Stevens 36.166, Sioux Falls Washington 33.5, Sioux Falls O'Gorman 24.66, Yankton 21.5, Brandon Valley 20, Lincoln 20,...

In the words of Kyle Johnston's coach, the young pole vaulter has all the tools to be a champion. "He's a taller vaulter, he's relatively quick, he's getting quicker,” he said. “He's got great genetics!" I'll let you in on the joke. Kyle's...

To experience the diversity of the USA Track and Field Dakota Junior Olympic meet, all you had to do was watch the shot put Saturday at Swisher Field. Competitors ranged from age 6 to 48 with numerous individuals in between. Regardless of the generation...

A freshman sensation last year, Abby Duncan experienced anything but a sophomore slump this spring. The Boonsboro sprinter successfully defended her Class 1A titles in the 100- and 200-meter dashes at the Maryland state championships while leading the...

Track and field is more than just a sport to Boonsboro’s Coby Gussio. It’s his way of life. “Track is my heart and soul. I put everything I have into it,” he said. “Everything that I do is for the sport.” If any...

The eight-ring circus that is the state track meet kicked off on Friday with the small-class 3200-meter runs as the first championship events completed, then the field events and preliminary events took center stage. The first day concluded with yet...

Middle School Hi-Liner Invitational April 28 at Valley City, N.D. Aberdeen Central Results SEVENTH GRADE GIRLS Team Points: Aberdeen Central 201, Jamestown 106, LaMoure 82, Valley City 68, Lisbon 59, Northern Cass 34, Griggs County Central 25,...