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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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.
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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
On to the nominees: Avery Boyse, Burlingame track and field: The senior easily cleared the field in the pole vault at the CCS Top 8 Invite, making it over a mark of 12 feet, 6 inches to win the competition by a full foot.
—Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2025
University City’s Kai Anderson cleared 17 feet in the pole vault, becoming only the second vaulter in section history to do so.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
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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
On to the nominees: Avery Boyse, Burlingame track and field: The senior easily cleared the field in the pole vault at the CCS Top 8 Invite, making it over a mark of 12 feet, 6 inches to win the competition by a full foot.
—Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2025
University City’s Kai Anderson cleared 17 feet in the pole vault, becoming only the second vaulter in section history to do so.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
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