The Vaultcast

Episode 5: Jaxon Zollinger

Episode 5 of The Vaultcast with one of John's long friends in the pole vault. Deciding to not pole vault collegiately, Jaxon decided to take the career route after high school & what it's been like getting back into the sport afterwards. Apologies for the delay of episodes. I had just finished up my season & just found time to do another podcast.

Episode 4: Kennedy Merrell

Episode 4 of The Vaultcast with someone who had a crazy comeback story into the sport. Kennedy is in her 3rd year at Indiana State majoring in kinesiology. She's someone I seldom see at meets; but when we do, we have the greatest conversations! In this episode, we dive into Kennedy's journey, the amount of different club coaches she's been to, the new pole vault club opening in Terre Haute, the differences between pole brands, our music tastes...

Episode 3: Elli Transparenti

Lesson learned; make the guest use headphones when recording the podcast. I'm still learning! Episode 3 with the greatest girl's Warsaw pole vaulter in history. One of my greatest friends in the sport of pole vault, Elli T! In this episode, we talk through poles throughout Elli's career, PHD bar days, some fun moments we had at meets, music, devotions to Christ, & had some hilarious interruptions!

Episode 2: Eli Griffin

This episode is dedicated to Paul Babits. It was recorded just 2 days before his passing. 2 of his athletes now gone coach & collegiate athlete having a conversation. On this episode, I talk to Eli Griffin, a very decorated pole vaulter, & the first athlete I coached over the 15' barrier. He now attends West Point on the pole vault squad. We talk about Eli's high school career, poles, the free take-off, some funny stories we experienced, when I saw Eli have his epiphany moment...

Episode 1: Joey Rauwerda

John's first podcast so there are still many kinks & other problems to work out. The video didn't record the whole podcast so there's a few still shots instead. This podcast channel is going to be mainly about pole vault. Joey is an NAIA Nationals placer in the pole vault with a PR of 5.30m. We talk all about poles, grips, weight label controversy, favorite pastimes...