the pole vault
noun
: an athletic event in which people compete by using a pole to jump over a bar that is high above the ground
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The coup de gras came in the pole vault as the Hornets and Weston recorded the same mark of 24-6 but North Reading had fewer misses to take the first place points.
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Matt Roy, Boston Herald, 18 May 2025
After the Cougars’ Taylor Waters won the pole vault with a Colorado 2025 top mark of 16 feet, 9 inches, and his fellow senior teammate Sawyer Carr tied for sixth to nab 3.5 more points, Cherokee Trail needed to finish no worse than sixth in the 1,600-meter relay to capture the title.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 17 May 2025
Just one month before that, Himes and other female athletes witnessed the pole vault jump that plunged their state into a national conflict, when a trans athlete won first place in girls' pole vault for Greely High School in early February.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2025
Winning events for the girls team was Spirit Burnett in the 400 meters, Noella Ross in the 800 and 1,600, Claire Hendrickson in the high jump, Marci Nelson in the pole vault and Lily Powers in the long jump.
—Todd Abeln, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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Matt Roy, Boston Herald, 18 May 2025
After the Cougars’ Taylor Waters won the pole vault with a Colorado 2025 top mark of 16 feet, 9 inches, and his fellow senior teammate Sawyer Carr tied for sixth to nab 3.5 more points, Cherokee Trail needed to finish no worse than sixth in the 1,600-meter relay to capture the title.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 17 May 2025
Just one month before that, Himes and other female athletes witnessed the pole vault jump that plunged their state into a national conflict, when a trans athlete won first place in girls' pole vault for Greely High School in early February.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2025
Winning events for the girls team was Spirit Burnett in the 400 meters, Noella Ross in the 800 and 1,600, Claire Hendrickson in the high jump, Marci Nelson in the pole vault and Lily Powers in the long jump.
—Todd Abeln, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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