The Q&A: Chip Heuser
Oklahoma pole vaulter back after fall

 
By Jenni Carlson
Published: April 26, 2008

Vaulting to extreme heights means having long falls, and Chip Heuser had a fall go terribly wrong in practice six months ago. It nearly killed the Oklahoma pole vaulter. This spring, though, he is back vaulting.

Jenni Carlson: I always knew pole vaulters were a little crazy, but when I heard about your injury, that crystallized it for me.

Chip Heuser: Funny thing about it, it was actually Halloween .


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