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Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009
Former world and Olympic champion Stacy Dragila ended her 14-year pole-vaulting career with a second-place finish at the DecaNation athletics meet in Paris on Wednesday. Dragila, 38, a graduate of Placer High School, won gold at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, the first Games in which women competed in the pole vault. She is a two-time world champion. "It was great to be a pioneer in this sport,"...
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Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 08/14/2009
Stephanie Brown Trafton didn't sound satisfied, although that Olympic gold medal from Beijing last August was a nice validation of where she ranks among the world's female discus throwers. Her challenge now is staying at the top. So she's hoping to step into the ring and deliver another magical performance in the IAAF World Outdoor Championships, which begin a nine-day run Saturday in Berlin. Trafton,...
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Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 06/28/2009
Pole vaulter Derek Miles, a Bella Vista High School graduate, qualified for August's IAAF World Championships. LaShawn Merritt and Sanya Richards made their 400-meter races look like strolls around the track Saturday, each cruising to titles at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Ore. Without Jeremy Wariner, who stepped away from his signature event to run in the 200, Merritt...
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Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 08/22/2008
Bella Vista High School graduate Derek Miles finished fourth in the men's pole vault today at the Olympic Games in Beijing.
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Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 08/20/2008
Bella Vista High School graduate Derek Miles cleared 18 feet 6 1/2 inches today to join 12 others in advancing to the men's pole vault final at the Olympic Games in Beijing.