Sam Kendricks American Record Holder and Elite Team Essx athlete Sam Kendricks hails from Oxford, Mississippi and is a 2nd Lieutenant in the United States Army Reserve. Sam successfully defended his world title at the 2019 IAAF World Championships in Doha; he won gold at the 2017 IAAF World Championship and at the 2016 Rio …
Katie Moon #TeamEssx is thrilled to bring American Katie Moon to the team! Katie hails from Olmstead Falls, Ohio and attended college at Ashland University. At Ashland, Katie was a 2-time NCAA Division II Champion and currently holds the #3 and #2 all-time marks in NCAA Division II indoor and outdoor history, respectively. Since leaving …
Chris Nilsen Chris Nilsen was born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri and did not start pole vaulting until later in his high school career. However, this did not stop him from becoming one of the greatest high school pole vaulters ever. As a senior at Park Hill, he set the then national high school …
Molly Caudery We proudly welcome Molly Caudery to #TeamESSX. Molly represents Great Britain and N.I. and has been on the world stage for the majority of her young and already outstanding career. Her first time wearing the Great Britain vest was at the 2017 European Athletics u20 Championships where she placed second, clearing 4.35m/14’3.25″. Her …
Bridget Williams From Greensburg, PA, Bridget joins #TeamEssx! At the University of Virginia, Bridget re-wrote the record books for the Cavaliers beginning her freshman year indoors and outdoors. Eventually, Bridget would raise the indoor and outdoor school records to 4.41m/14’5.5” and 4.46m/14’7.5”, respectively; an improvement of over 40cm/1’4.75”. Bridget was a 2-time ACC Champion (outdoors …
Zach Bradford After an illustrious high school and collegiate career, Zach Bradford of Bloomington, Illinois joines TeamESSX. While at Bloomington High, Zach was a 3-time state champion (2016-18) and is the current state record holder indoors (5.50m/18’0.5″) and outdoors (5.55m/18’2.5″). Zach won the 2018 USATF/AAU National Championship and was a 3-time high school All-American. Before …
Robeilys Peinado Born in Caracas, Venezuela, Team Essx Elite athlete Robeilys “Ruby”, has been an international representative for Venezuela since 2013 where she won the World Youth Championships and the Bolivarian Games and claimed Silver at the Pan Am Junior Championships. Since 2015, Ruby has competed as a senior athlete and claimed gold in the …
Austin Miller Austin Miller joins #TeamESSX from Herndon, Virginia. Attending college at High Point University, Austin didn’t see great success in the pole vault until well after college. With a collegiate best of 5.25m/17’2.25″, he has since found his groove and improved his PB to 5.81m/19’1″. 2020 was his breakout year with a jump of …
Emily Grove From Pontiac, Illinois, Team Essx Elite athlete Emily is a product of the University of South Dakota and Olympic Bronze medalist, Derek Miles. In 2012, Emily represented Team USA at the World Junior Championships in Barcelona. More recently, Emily earned a spot on the 2017 World Championship team by winning a jump-off, at …
Valentin Lavillenie Team Essx Elite athlete Valentin Lavillenie of Barbezieux-Saint-Hiliare, France has now joined #TeamESSX. Valentin has represented his home country of France at two World Championships (Russia in 2013, London in 2017, and Doha in 2019), the 2013 U23 European Championships and the 2015 European Indoor Championships. In 2021, Valentin captured the silver medal …
