There are 3 article(s) tagged Pole vault:

• August 2024

  • Local pole vaulter Sam Kendricks wins silver in Paris Olympics

    The 2023 Ed Murphey Classic pole vault champion wins his second Olympic medal.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff August 06, 2024

• August 2023

  • World-class pole vaulters soar over Beale Street

    The seventh John “Buck” Ewing pole vault competition is part of the Ed Murphey Classic held at Rhodes College and on Beale Street. This was the first year for the Murphey Mile.

    By Alicia Davidson August 05, 2023

• July 2022

  • Calkins: (Sky) walking in Memphis — as pole vaulters soar over Beale

    The organizers of the Ed Murphey Classic got a burst of inspiration this year. How about bringing the pole vaulting competition to the people? It made for a wildly entertaining Saturday night on Beale Street. 

    By Geoff Calkins July 31, 2022