One More Jump - By RISE Pole Vault

Send us a Text Message. I finally found the time to sit down with my brother Luke Winder to debrief after his CRAZY season this year!! After starting his season at one of his lowest points, he made some serious changes to his training and life which enabled him to make his first US Team to compete at the World Championships in Oregon. Really fun podcast, and it wasn’t as awkward as I thought it wa...

Send us a Text Message. Illinois native Emily Grove joined the podcast following a nice little stint in Europe and a solid 4.75m vault in Chula Vista! Anyone who has ever been around Emily knows that she is an awesome person and has been working hard at this post collegiate pole vaulting thing since she made her first US World Championship Team right out of college. She shares her struggles and tr...

Send us a Text Message. Finally, I got to redeem myself after not pressing record at Reno while interviewing Shawn Francis, the founder of Team Hoot, creator of his famous pole vault vlog, and most recently the author of The Pole Vault Toolbox! If you have ever watched Shawn's vlog, you know how creative and talented he is. You also know how he is full of energy and fart jokes. It was so surprisin...

Send us a Text Message. Two time Olympian for Canada, Anicka Newell, was gracious enough to hop on the pod in the middle of her European pole vaulting adventure. She gave us a look into her life as a professional pole vaulter, how she got so shredded, where her edgy look came from, what her struggles have been, and how she plans to improve on them. She was super nice and I can't thank her enough f...

Send us a Text Message. The Neo Vault bros!!!! These two produced four iconic pole vaulting videos back in the 2000s that really changed the pole vaulting culture. In high school, my brothers and I would watch the surf/skate video style films non stop. It was cool to hear some of their original ideas, how they produced them, and some funny stories along the way. Pole vaulting has a unique culture...

Send us a Text Message. The great Greg Duplantis joined the podcast today and added to the crazy European traveling stories of Pat Manson last week. I was really taken back by so many parts of this podcast, but I think the one that has really been sticking with me is the grassroots story of him vaulting in high school with limited equipment and coaching but still becoming an 18 footer in high scho...

Send us a Text Message. One of the most likable people in the pole vaulting community, Pat Manson, graced the podcast with his wisdom and AMAZING STORIES!!! As far as funny and wild stories in Europe goes, this podcast has got to be one of the best so far. So many cool stories about some of history's best vaulters. It was so fun to hear about the adventures that Pat and company had traveling aroun...

Send us a Text Message. What an awesome surprise! Katie and I have been trying to schedule a new pod episode for a little while now, and scheduling podcasts is always the most difficult part of podcasting. Everyone is busy and it is SOOO difficult to get schedules to line up. When she mentioned that Holly was going to be in town and they were both willing to hop on, it was a no brainer, drop every...

Send us a Text Message. The Saudi Arabian National Record Holder with 5.70m (18'8 1/4), Hussain Al Hizam graced the podcast today bringing a very unique story and perspective perspective. He tells us all about his journey learning how to pole vault and basically building their own vault program in Saudi Arabia. It was a way different path than everyone that we have had on the podcast thus far. He...

Send us a Text Message. Sandi Morris joined the podcast fresh off of her Indoor USA Championship victory advancing her to the Indoor World Championships. The outdoor American Record holder with a vault of 5.00m really provided a deep dive into her journey in the pole vault. This episode is chock full of gems that pertain to pole vaulters, and people in general, on how to battle through adversity,...

Send us a Text Message. Chris Nilsen becomes the first repeat guest on the One More Jump Podcast and it was so nice to catch up on how much his life and career has changed since the last time we talked to him in 2020. Since that time he has earned an Olympic silver medal and has just recently become the American indoor record holder at a height of 6.02 meters or 19'9 (I had to bust out the convers...

Send us a Text Message.2004 Olympic Gold Medalist and 6.01m pole vaulter, Tim Mack, graces the podcast with an insane story of turning his dreams into reality. I was a huge Tim Mack fan when I was a kid, and gained a little knowledge about him by reading his book "Above and Beyond" and watching "A Pole Vaulter's Dream" (a documentary by Bubba McLean and Daniel Ryland), but this podcast brought his...

Send us a Text Message. What a random and fun episode! After coming back from a long Saturday at the Reno Pole Vault Summit competitions, I was sitting in my hotel room doing nothing and thought, "I should just set up my podcasting equipment in the Nugget Lobby and see what happens". Well the risk of looking stupid sitting by myself with an entire podcasting set up paid off. I was able to convince...

Send us a Text Message. In the pole vaulting community, there are families that have really moved the needle for pole vaulting in the US, and our guests today are definitely one of those families. It was so awesome to have Dean and Garrett Starkey, the brains behind Arizona Pole Vault Academy, on OMJ. We covered a variety of topics including the roots of their pole vaulting story, post collegiate...

Send us a Text Message. LEGEND!!! What an honor to have a chat with Olympic and World Championships gold medalist Steve Hooker. Growing up, my brothers and I would consume every bit of Steve Hooker content possible, and it was pretty surreal having him on the podcast and getting more context to all of the legendary stories I grew up hearing. Thank you so much Steve, it was a pleasure! Thank you so...

Send us a Text Message. The king of the pole vault Mondo Duplantis graced the podcast in Episode 18. Pretty surreal moment to be honest. Obviously having the reigning Olympic gold medalist and the highest pole vaulter in history on the podcast was super cool, but he really delivered with some incredible bits of knowledge, stories, and some unique and thoughtful answers to common questions asked on...

Send us a Text Message. When people think about the beginning of the women's pole vault, they think of one name, and that name is Stacy Dragila. I remember growing up looking at her as the absolute and almighty queen of the pole vault. She was tough, determined, and not afraid of anything. After speaking to her on this podcast, I have come to find her to also be incredibly kind, knowledgeable, and...

Send us a Text Message. Three time Olympian and Olympic bronze medalist Derek Miles, graces the podcast giving tons of great stories and insight into his pole vaulting career, paragliding, and becoming one of the worlds best coaches. What an incredible opportunity to sit down with one of my child hood heroes!!!Thank you so much to our sponsors!!!PVR App - The future of pole rentals: If you are in...

Send us a Text Message. Brennan is the documentarian behind the up and coming film "Born to Fly". This episode provides access into the fun and craziness that comes with following Mondo Duplantis around the world to capture this incredible story on film. It was a blast talking with Brennan about his inspiration to do the film, the hardships and triumphs that he has dealt with along the way, and ma...

Send us a Text Message. What an awesome podcast with 5.70 (18'8 1/4) pole vaulter Tray Oates!! He gave us a great view into the life a a post collegiate pole vaulter, and we took some time to discuss one of the final frontiers of becoming the best athlete, well actually human, that you can become...NUTRITION. Tray has his undergraduate degree in sports nutrition and advises athletes of all ages on...

Send us a Text Message. Russ Buller has been on our bucket list for a long time! Ever since we saw him win the USATF Outdoor National Championship live in 2006 and watched all the Neo Vault content with Russ in it, he has been someone that we looked up too. One of the coolest parts about this podcast is when you think to yourself, "I bet that person is really cool to talk too", and then THEY ARE!!...

Send us a Text Message. What can we say about the opportunity to have the American Record holder, Sam Kendricks, on the One More Jump podcast. What an honor it was to pick Sam's brain about the incredible career he has had. Sam articulates every aspect of his career in brilliant fashion on this podcast, bringing you a "must listen" episode!!!Thank you so much to our sponsors!!!PVR App - The future...

Send us a Text Message. Episode eleven is a true grassroots story of success. Our guest, Tim Winder, has meager beginnings pole vaulting over creeks in small town southern Illinois. He quickly fell in love with the sport and coached himself to a state championship and successful collegiate career, while simultaneously acquiring a mastery level understanding of his event through decades of trial an...

Send us a Text Message. INTENSE!!! Brad Walker is a beast. As one of the all time greats in US vaulting history, Brad gives us a deep dive into the many stories and boundless advice that he has acquired over his years as a world class pole vaulter. This man is incredibly knowledgable and articulate when it comes to pole vaulting and life in general. We are so honored to have our former American Re...

Send us a Text Message. What an incredible honor it is to have not only one of America's best pole vaulters on the One More Jump Podcast! Katie is an incredible athlete that has so much experience and knowledge some of which she so graciously shared with us on this episode. Katie expresses some of her struggles and triumphs while on her journey to become one of the best vaulters in the world. You...