Downtown Clovis to again host elite pole vaulters
Posted: Wed Jul 24, 2013 1:24 pm
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Sports briefs: Downtown Clovis to again host elite pole vaulters
Published: July 23, 2013 Updated 11 hours ago
By Bee staff — Fresno
The North American Pole Vault Association Championships return to downtown Clovis for the 19th time Friday.
Top vaulters in the men's field include Mike Arnold of Idaho State (with a top mark of 18-81/1), UCLA grad Dustin DeLeo (18-41/2) and Houston's Alex Bentley (17-61/2). For the women, NCAA Division II national champion Katie Nageotte of Ashland University (15-71/2), Division III all-time record holder Catherine Street of Linfield (14-0) and UCLA grad Katy Viuf (14-51/2) are expected to compete.
The event, at Fourth Street and Pollasky Avenue, begins at 5 p.m.
A pole vaulting and gymnastics clinic is set for Thursday at Clovis West High/Break the Barriers. Registration is at 8 a.m., with pole vault technique taught from 8:15-11 a.m. and gymnastics from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Instructors include 2008 Olympian Erica Bartolina, ex-British vaulter Steve Chappell and Clovis West High record-holder and five-time All-American Doug Fraley. Cost is $25.
Information: napva@hotmail.com
Sports briefs: Downtown Clovis to again host elite pole vaulters
Published: July 23, 2013 Updated 11 hours ago
By Bee staff — Fresno
The North American Pole Vault Association Championships return to downtown Clovis for the 19th time Friday.
Top vaulters in the men's field include Mike Arnold of Idaho State (with a top mark of 18-81/1), UCLA grad Dustin DeLeo (18-41/2) and Houston's Alex Bentley (17-61/2). For the women, NCAA Division II national champion Katie Nageotte of Ashland University (15-71/2), Division III all-time record holder Catherine Street of Linfield (14-0) and UCLA grad Katy Viuf (14-51/2) are expected to compete.
The event, at Fourth Street and Pollasky Avenue, begins at 5 p.m.
A pole vaulting and gymnastics clinic is set for Thursday at Clovis West High/Break the Barriers. Registration is at 8 a.m., with pole vault technique taught from 8:15-11 a.m. and gymnastics from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Instructors include 2008 Olympian Erica Bartolina, ex-British vaulter Steve Chappell and Clovis West High record-holder and five-time All-American Doug Fraley. Cost is $25.
Information: napva@hotmail.com