In theSpotlight
Coverage since 2022: Bahamian press, the Atlanta Track Club, the school magazine, the conference and both universities.
Higher Heights: Brenden Vanderpool's pole-vaulting journey
The Fall 2023 issue of the Whitefield Academy magazine, the season he won a second state title and broke his father's record in Nassau.
Pole vaulter Vanderpool following father's legacy
The backyard pit, the 1976 Olympics, and a 16-year-old saying he wants the record more than his father wants to keep it.
Brenden Vanderpool making an impact in the pole vault
The week before CARIFTA 2023, after a 16'3" clearance at Mount Pisgah put the national record in reach.
Four athletes receive top honors at the All-Metro banquet
Boys Field Athlete of the Year, 2023. "His season best of 16-4.75 was the top mark in Georgia."
CARIFTA record breaker wins Male Field Event Athlete of the Year
The award, the Sam Kendricks connection, and the commitment to Samford.
Vanderpool raising the bar
Both national records at once, the FiberSport deal, and his father on the record: "qualify for the 2028 Olympics and vault 19 feet."
Vanderpool breaks his indoor national record
Bar by bar through the 5.45 at the Samford Bulldog Open, including the attempts at 5.50.
Vanderpool, Williams win gold
Grenada, 2024. A third straight CARIFTA gold, a second Games record, and the Bahamas' first gold of the meet.
Vanderpool claims SoCon weekly honor
5.53m at the UAB Vulcan Invitational, the second-best mark in Samford indoor history.
Two Illini vaulters clear top-10 program marks
5.45m at the Illini Last Chance meet, into the program's all-time top five in his first indoor season.
BAAA rolls out 16-member team for World U20 Championships
Named to the Bahamas team for Lima, 2024.
The 2026 outdoor season, meet by meet
Florida Relays, the Deca-Jam, the Gary Wieneke Memorial. The student paper's pole vault archive.
After Practice, the podcast he co-hosts.
The unfiltered version of becoming a Division I track and field athlete, recorded with teammates and friends: injuries, recruiting mistakes, and the seasons that went right. Two seasons and counting.
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