Pole Vaulting in Hawaii may not be a huge sport or have a huge following, but at Hilo High School it is large. Hilo High Track coaches Bill McMahon and Sherman Viernes have coached the State’s best.
Last year HHSAA girls pole vault champion Daysha Viernes (Hilo High 08) put girls pole vault on the map in the BIIF. Pole Vaulting has virtually no large following here in the BIIF and escapes most sports fans in general. However, pole vaulting requires upper body strength, quick running ability, timing and a strong back and core. In other words the whole body working in harmony. Hilo High school track program now is priming two of the best Pole Vaulters in the BIIF for an HHSAA title, David King and Scott Hunter. David King just cleared an amazing 15 feet. Just how large of a vault is that? Well, consider that the 2009 HHSAA Track high for the pole vault was 12’-06”. The 15'-0" feet is a whopping 2’-06” higher than that mark. That jump is considered a BIIF record (could not verify this). Now the last time we checked the national pole vaulting record for high school is 18’-03”. Now 15 feet is not very far off. Could this be the beginning of new records for Hawaii? Let’s wish the best for Scott Hunter, David King, of Hilo High and Caleb Friel of Kamehameha in their quest to pole vault the BIIF on to new heights!!
Last year HHSAA girls pole vault champion Daysha Viernes (Hilo High 08) put girls pole vault on the map in the BIIF. Pole Vaulting has virtually no large following here in the BIIF and escapes most sports fans in general. However, pole vaulting requires upper body strength, quick running ability, timing and a strong back and core. In other words the whole body working in harmony. Hilo High school track program now is priming two of the best Pole Vaulters in the BIIF for an HHSAA title, David King and Scott Hunter. David King just cleared an amazing 15 feet. Just how large of a vault is that? Well, consider that the 2009 HHSAA Track high for the pole vault was 12’-06”. The 15'-0" feet is a whopping 2’-06” higher than that mark. That jump is considered a BIIF record (could not verify this). Now the last time we checked the national pole vaulting record for high school is 18’-03”. Now 15 feet is not very far off. Could this be the beginning of new records for Hawaii? Let’s wish the best for Scott Hunter, David King, of Hilo High and Caleb Friel of Kamehameha in their quest to pole vault the BIIF on to new heights!!
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