Boise State decathlete Kurt Felix will represent his native Grenada at the London Olympics. He’s also the NCAA outdoor national decathlon champion, where he set a personal record in pole vault; which had been his worst of the ten events.
“My pole vault was really, really terrible,” admitted Felix. Much of that stemmed from a 2009 incident when a pole broke on Felix mid-jump. It shattered his confidence.
At the NCAA indoor national championships this March, Felix no-heighted in three straight pole vault attempts. He was competing on an injured ankle – but no score derailed his chances at winning a national heptathlon title.
“I’ve been working with coach [James] Litchfield and improved a lot this year,” Felix said.
He said he’s found the sweet spot in length of his approach run.  source