Returning Champions: Brady Chadwick (John Bapst HS) Class B Pole Vault

Brady Chadwick (John Bapst HS) Senior

Class B Pole Vault Champion

Personal Bests

  • Pole Vault (in) - 11-6


What are your goals for the upcoming season?
My main goal this year is just to have fun and enjoy my senior year while still preforming to my full potential.

What have you done to improve in the off-season?
In the off season I do a lot of conditioning and weight training

What does a typical week look like for you training wise?
Training wise as a team we do a lot of conditioning naturally, and some days we will lift or do specific drills to improve our form for pole vault.

What competitions are you most looking forward to this season?
I'm looking forward to states and getting to compete with all the top athletes in my event.

What was one thing you learned last year that will help you the most this season?
I've learned that no matter what you just have to keep trying and practicing because pole vault is such a complex sport.

Do you have any pre-race rituals or routines?
One thing I always do before vaulting is just relax and take a run through and start competing.

What is your favorite food to eat the night before a meet?
I don't eat very much or at all before meets.

What is the best piece of advice anyone has given you?
The best thing I could tell to someone who wants to vault is to be patient and just practice and you'll get it.

If you were could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go?
I've always wanted to go to Europe.