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Middle school national champ pole vaulter setting records in first prep track season

Oct 14, 2023Oct 14, 2023

Wayland freshman Evie Mathis competes in the pole vault at a meet during the 2023 high school track and field season. (Photo by Cindy Mathis, used with permission)

WAYLAND, MI – A 2005 article from USA Today identified pole vaulting as the third-hardest thing to do in all of sports behind only hitting a baseball and driving a racecar.

Yet, Wayland freshman Evie Mathis can make clearing a 11-foot bar by pushing off a fiberglass pole appear effortless.

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