Having already spent much of her young life in some state of upside down, Gabriela Umpierre seemed naturally inclined for the pole vault. “I was just excited. It was really fun,” the gymnast said ...

Kay Glynn is a 70-year-old grandmother with eight grandchildren and a pole vaulting shed in her backyard. A former Iowa high school superstar, Kay held the state long jump record for 30 years; and ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Beth Grace says it’s “scary”: Running, planting a pole and bending the body over a bar 14 feet in the air. But Hannah Grace makes it look easy. The recent Coastal Christian ...

Have you ever closed your eyes and imagined what your reaction would be to securing an Olympic medal? A triumphant roar — perhaps breaking down in tears? For Canada pole vaulter Alysha Newman, after ...