Local masters help raise money at Leon Roach Vault-a-thon
Several masters vaulters, including M50 Charles Brown and M55 Mike Hogan, were among 40 taking part Saturday in the Leon T. Roach Vault-a-thon, a fund-raiser and memorial at UC San Diego. (Results are here.) Leon was a sophomore vaulter at UCSD who died in September after missing the pit during a rope drill. Leon’s father, Leon Roach Sr., also jumped Saturday, clearing 1.83 meters (6 feet). About $15,000 was raised at the Saturday event, which will go toward improving the vault facility at UCSD. Last summer, Mike posted a note on Becca’s site: “I coached Leon
About Ken Stone
Ken has followed track as an athlete, writer and web-master since the late 1960s, and saw most sessions of track and field at the 1984 Los Angeles and 1996 Atlanta Olympics. He also attended the 1988, 1992, 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012 Trials, the last three as a blogger and Patch correspondent. [More...]
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