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Our Hall of Fame

Since our founding, Lux Viridi Athletic Club (formerly New England Pole Vault Club) has led its athletes to stardom. From School Record Holders and State Champions to NCAA Qualifiers and All Americans, here are some of the best athletes to come through our program.

HIGH SCHOOL ALL-TIME

Boy’s Pole Vault

17' 1"
ERICK DUFFY
2017
16' 1"
JORDAN THULL
2006
15' 10"
JOSEPH FOGARASI
2015
15' 8"
BEN CHARLEBOIS
2021
15' 7"
JAMES STRAWDERMAN
2010
15' 6"
MARK VETERE
2009
15' 3"
ROSS MCDONALD, SCOTT RATHBUN
2010, 2017
15' 0.25
DANNY VELEZ
2025
14' 9"
SAWYER GARRETT
2022

Girl’s Pole Vault

13' 3.5"
LIANA BOLOSOVA
2026
12' 7.5"
JULIA VALENTI
2015
12' 5"
LINDSEY PATTERSON
2009
12' 3"
JILLENA DECARTERET
2009
12' 2"
EMERSON GOULD
2025
12' 1.5"
KINSLEY KLINE
2026
12' 0"
KATHERINE WATTS, MADISON ARNDT, SKYLER GOSS, MELINDA HAAGENSEN
2011, 2014, 2015, 2023

COLLEGE/OPEN ALL-TIME

Men’s Pole Vault

17' 9.75"
ERICK DUFFY
2022
17' 3.5"
MARK VETERE
2013
17' 0.75"
JORDAN THULL, JOSEPH FOGARASI
2007, 2017
16' 11.5"
JAMES STRAWDERMAN
2014
16' 8.75"
SCOTT RATHBUN
2021
16' 6.75"
ROSS MCDONALD
2012
16' 3"
ADAM VETERE
2013
16' 2.75"
STEPHEN PAWLAK
2013
16' 0.75"
MAX STAKUN-PICKERING
2026

Women’s Pole Vault

14' 0"
CIMRAN VIRDI
2015
13' 6.5"
JULIA VALENTI, MEGAN FRAZEE
2021, 2025
13' 3.75"
JILLENA DECARTERET
2011
12' 7.5"
MACKENZIE ARNDT
2013
12' 5.5"
LINDSEY PATTERSON
2013
12' 4"
LOIS JONES
2023
12' 3.5"
RACHEL HILL
2022
12' 1.5"
STEPH BROWN, SOPHIA CASCIANO
2016, 2022
POLE VAULT

Mackenzie Arndt

EDUCATION
Central Catholic High School
College of the Holy Cross

NOTABLE MEET RESULTS
Patriot League Indoor Vice-Champion 2013

ACCOLADES
Former Holy Cross School Record Holder (12' 7.5")

POLE VAULT

Jillena Decarteret

EDUCATION
Narragansett Regional High School
Northeastern University

NOTABLE MEET RESULTS
Massachusetts State Champion 2007, 2008 & 2009
New England Champion 2009

ACCOLADES
Former Massachusetts & New England Record Holder (12’ 3”)
Northeastern School Record Holder (13’ 3.75”)

HIGH JUMP

Anna Jordahl-Henry

EDUCATION
Wellesley High School
Barnard College (Columbia University)

NOTABLE MEET RESULTS
New Balance Nationals Emerging Elite, 6th Place 2016
Massachusetts State Champion 2018 & 2019
New Balance Nationals All American, 6th Place 2018
Ivy League Heptagonal Champion 2020
ECAC Champion 2020

POLE VAULT

Scott Rathbun

EDUCATION
Keene High School
Indiana Wesleyan University

NOTABLE MEET RESULTS
New Hampshire State Champion 2017 & 2018
Crossroads League Champion 2021

POLE VAULT

Jordan Thull

EDUCATION
East Lyme High School
Northeastern University

NOTABLE MEET RESULTS
National Scholastic Indoor Championship, 6th Place 2005
National Scholastic Indoor Championship, 3rd Place 2006
Connecticut Indoor State Champion 2005 & 2006
Connecticut Outdoor State Champion 2006
New England Champion 2005 & 2006

ACCOLADES
Former Connecticut and New England Record Holder (16’ 1”)
Northeastern School Record Holder (17’ 0.75”)

POLE VAULT

Katherine Watts

EDUCATION
Valley Regional High School
Vanderbilt University

NOTABLE MEET RESULTS
Connecticut State Champion 2011

POLE VAULT

Madison Arndt

EDUCATION
Central Catholic High School
Manhattan College

NOTABLE MEET RESULTS
Massachusetts Division II State Champion 2013 & 2014

ACCOLADES
MAAC All Academic Team 2015-2018

POLE VAULT/MULTI

Erick Duffy

EDUCATION
North Andover High School
Harvard College
Duke’s Fuqua School of Business

NOTABLE MEET RESULTS
Massachusetts State Champion 2015, 2016 & 2017
New England Champion 2016 & 2017
New Balance Nationals All American 2016 (6th Place)
New Balance National Champion 2017
ACC Champion 2022
Two-Time NCAA Div. I Championship Qualifier 2019 & 2022
2023 USATF Indoor Championships, Heptathlon (5th Place)

ACCOLADES
Former Massachusetts and New England All-Time Record Holder (17’ 1”)
Massachusetts Track and Field Gatorade Player of the Year 2017
Duke School Record Holder (17’ 9.75”)

HIGH JUMP

Julia Jordahl-Henry

EDUCATION
Wellesley High School
Columbia College (Columbia University)

NOTABLE MEET RESULTS
New England Champion 2017
New Balance Nationals 2017 (11th Place)
New Balance Nationals Emerging Elite 2019 (10th Place)

MULTI

Max Stakun-Pickering

EDUCATION
Wellesley High School
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

NOTABLE MEET RESULTS
2019 New Balance Freshman Nationals, Long Jump (3rd Place)
2021 NSAF USA Meet of Champions Champion, Decathlon
2021 The Nike Outdoor Nationals Champion, Decathlon

ACCOLADES
Massachusetts Decathlon All-Time State Record (7,344 points)

POLE VAULT

Julia Valenti

EDUCATION
North Reading High School
Dartmouth College
Duke’s Fuqua School of Business

NOTABLE MEET RESULTS
Massachusetts State Champion 2015 & 2016
New England Champion 2016
Ivy League Indoor Champion 2018 & 2019
Ivy League Outdoor Champion 2019

ACCOLADES
Dartmouth School Record Holder (13’ 3.5”)

POLE VAULT

Ben Charlebois

EDUCATION
Conventry High School
United States Air Force Academy

NOTABLE MEET RESULTS
Rhode Island Outdoor State Champion 2019

ACCOLADES
Rhode Island State Record (15’ 8”)

MULTI

Emma Fitzgerald

EDUCATION
Thayer Academy
University of Wisconsin

NOTABLE MEET RESULTS
USATF US Area Youth Olympic Selection Trials 2014 Champion, 500g Javelin
New Balance Nationals 2014 & 2015, Javelin (4th Place & 5th Place)
World Youth Olympic Games 2014, Javelin (5th Place)
USATF Junior National Championships 2015 & 2016, Javelin (3rd Place & 2nd Place)
2016 New Balance National Champion, Heptathlon
IAAF World U20 Championships 2016, Heptathlon (8th Place)
Two-Time NCAA Div. 1 West Preliminary Qualifier, Javelin

ACCOLADES
Massachusetts All-Time Record Holder, Heptathlon (5,577 points)
USA High School No. 3 All-Time, Heptathlon (5,577 points)
Massachusetts All-Time Record Holder, Javelin (167’ 9”)
University of Wisconsin No. 2 All-Time, Javelin (170’ 6”)

HIGH JUMP

Sarah Lavery

EDUCATION
North Andover High School
University of Pennsylvania

NOTABLE MEET RESULTS
New Balance Nationals Emerging Elite Champion 2018
New England Championship 2020 (3rd Place)

POLE VAULT

James Strawderman

EDUCATION
Cranston West High School
University of Rhode Island

NOTABLE MEET RESULTS
Rhode Island Outdoor State Champion 2009 & 2010
Rhode Island Indoor State Champion 2010
New England Champion 2010
Atlantic 10 Champion 2014 & 2015

ACCOLADES
Former Rhode Island State Record Holder (15’ 7”)

POLE VAULT

Mark Vetere

EDUCATION
Andover High School
United States Naval Academy

NOTABLE MEET RESULTS
Massachusetts State Champion 2009
Patriot League Indoor Champion 2012 & 2013
Patriot League Outdoor Champion 2012, 2013, 2014 & 2015

ACCOLADES
Massachusetts Track and Field Gatorade Player of the Year 2009
Former Naval Academy School Record Holder (17’ 3.5”)

MULTI

Matt Chisam

EDUCATION
St. Francis High School
University of California, Davis

NOTABLE MEET RESULTS
2009 USATF Indoor Combined Events Championships, Heptathlon (4th Place)
2009 USATF Outdoor National Championships, Decathlon (9th Place)
2008 US Olympic Trials, Decathlon (15th Place)

ACCOLADES
2011 Thorpe Cup Coach

POLE VAULT

Joseph Fogarasi

EDUCATION
Windham High School
University of South Florida

NOTABLE MEET RESULTS
Connecticut Indoor State Champion 2014 & 2015
Connecticut Outdoor State Champion 2014 & 2015
New England Champion 2014 & 2015

ACCOLADES
Former Connecticut Indoor State Record Holder (15 10”)

POLE VAULT

Lindsey Patterson

EDUCATION
Timberlane Regional
Cornell University

NOTABLE MEET RESULTS
New Hampshire State Champion 2008 & 2009

ACCOLADES
Former New Hampshire State Record Holder (12’ 5”)

MULTI

Will Thomas

EDUCATION
South Kingstown High School
Lewisburg High School
University of Connecticut

NOTABLE MEET RESULTS
4-Time Big East Champion, Decathlon
2-Time Big East Champion, Pentathlon
Big East Champion, Heptathlon
Big East Champion, High Jump
2004 Olympic Trials Qualifier

ACCOLADES
3-Time NCAA Div. I All-American
Big East Championship Outstanding Outdoor Field Performer
Big East Championship Outstanding Indoor Field Performer
Ranked 7th in the Nation 2003, Decathlon
Ranked 23rd in the World 2003, Decathlon
2-Time Member of Team USA

POLE VAULT

Cimran Virdi

EDUCATION
Las Lomas High School
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

NOTABLE MEET RESULTS
NEWMAC Outdoor Champion 2014, 2015
NCAA Div. III Indoor Champion 2014, 2015 & 2016
NCAA Div. III Outdoor Champion 2014 & 2015

ACCOLADES
Former NCAA Div. III Record Holder (14’ 0”)
NCAA Div. III Indoor All American 2014, 2015 & 2016
NCAA Div. III Outdoor All American 2014 & 2015
USTFCCCA Div. III New England Athlete of the Year 2015
MIT School Record Holder (14’ 0”)

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