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Sam Kendricks wins first place at pole vault indoor championship

Published

March 5, 2017

The USA Track & Field Indoor Championships were held at the Albuquerque Convention Center in New Mexico.

Kendricks won the men’s pole vault with a clearance of 5.85 meters, which is equivalent to 19-2 ¼ feet, and following that successful vault, he decided not to raise the bar any higher. Logan Cunningham came in second with a vault over 5.65 meters, and Chris Pillow came in third place with 5.65 meters.

Last year, as Digital Journal reported, Sam Kendricks was nominated for the prestigious “Male Athlete of the Year.”

Kendricks chatted with Digital Journal about his career as a pole vaulter, and his experiences at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

To learn more about Olympian Sam Kendricks, follow him on Twitter and visit his official website.

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Written By Markos Papadatos

Markos Papadatos is Digital Journal's Editor-at-Large for Music News. Papadatos is a Greek-American journalist and educator that has authored over 20,000 original articles over the past 18 years. He has interviewed some of the biggest names in music, entertainment, lifestyle, magic, and sports. He is a 16-time "Best of Long Island" winner, where for three consecutive years (2020, 2021, and 2022), he was honored as the "Best Long Island Personality" in Arts & Entertainment, an honor that has gone to Billy Joel six times.