Lindbergh senior Thomas Chavez attempts to clear the bar during the Ladue Brusca-Strohbach Invitational on Saturday, April 26 ...

The event is not for everyone and requires athletes to thrust themselves into the air and over a horizontal bar.

Magnetic pole shifts, a subject shrouded in both fascination and fear, refer to the movement of Earth's magnetic north and south poles. Unlike the geographic poles, which are fixed, magnetic poles ...

“The pole vault is a very technical sport and you can tell Drake, ‘Grip here,’ ‘Step here,’ and ‘Full commit,’ and he’s there, no question. “He has just the right amount of ...

But that doesn’t mean the Mt. Ararat junior is comfortable using a flexible pole to vault into the sky and over a horizontal bar. “There’s definitely fear,” he said. “For me ...