Alysha Newman

Alysha Newman (born 29 June 1994) is a Canadian track and field athlete specialized in pole vault. She is the reigning Commonwealth Games champion in the women's pole vault following the 2018 Games in the Gold Coast, where she set a new Games record of 4.75 metres (15.6 ft).[1]

Alysha Newman
Alysha Newman at 2019 Birmingham Grand Prix
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1994-06-29) 29 June 1994
London, Ontario, Canada
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)Pole vault
University teamUniversity of Miami 2016
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)4.82 m (15 ft 10 in) NR, Paris, France 2019
4.82 m (15 ft 10 in) NRi, Zürich, Switzerland 2019
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Women's pole vault
Commonwealth Games
2018 Gold CoastPole vault
2014 GlasgowPole vault
Pan American Games
2019 LimaPole vault

Athletic career

Early life

Newman's first sport was gymnastics, which she was forced to abandon at the age of 13 after injuring a lower back vertebra. After one year off sports where she considered ice hockey and diving, she chose track and field, and was directed by a coach to vaulting due to her gymnastics background.[2]

NCAA career

In 2013, she joined Eastern Michigan University, soon becoming Mid-American Conference champion and competing in the NCAA tournament.[3]

Afterwards, she was transferred to the University of Miami,[4] following her coach Jerel Langley.[5] Newman graduated in 2016, majoring in exercise physiology with a minor in nutrition.[3]

Newman successfully cleared 4.60 m (15 ft 1 in) at the University of Miami's Hurricane Alumni Invitational on 9 April 2016, breaking the University of Miami school record, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) record, and the Canadian National record in the women's pole vault. In June, Newman won the silver medal at the 2016 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships and finished as a six-time NCAA Division I All-American.

Competitions

She competed in the pole vault event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, winning the bronze medal.

The 4.60 m (15 ft 1 in) vault ranked Newman as fourth in the world in women's pole vault at that time.[6]

In July 2016 she was officially named to Canada's Olympic team.[7] Competing in the Olympics, Newman only vaulted 4.45 m (14 ft 7 in) in qualification and missed the finals.[8]

Newman competed at the first ever "Vault the Park", a street vault at Victoria Park during the annual Rib Fest in her hometown of London, Ontario. She successfully cleared 4.61 m (15 ft 1 1⁄4 in), topping her own Canadian women's record.

She bettered her own national record again at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational at the University of Miami on 8 April 2017 where Newman vaulted 4.71 m (15 ft 5 1⁄4 in) in Coral Gables, Florida.[9] In August, she was a finalist in the 2017 World Championships in Athletics, finishing seventh by vaulting 4.65 m (15 ft 3 in).[10]

In March 2018, Newman placed sixth at the 2018 World Indoor Championships with a height of 4.70 m. In April, she competed at her second Commonwealth Games pole vault in the Gold Coast, winning the gold medal with a height of 4.75 m (15 ft 7 in), equaling her personal best and set a Commonwealth games record.

In May 2018, while traveling to compete at the Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix in Doha, Newman's poles were all destroyed whilst in transit with Air Canada. She competed at the event with poles borrowed from a local athletics club, placing seventh. Air Canada subsequently replaced all of her equipment.[11] Newman then suffered a torn patellar tendon in a warmup at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon.[12]

In February 2019, Newman won the 2019 Indoor Meeting iKarlsruhe with a clearance of 4.71 m (15 ft 5 in), setting the Canadian indoor track and field pole vault record.[13][14] In July 2019, Newman won at the Stabhochsprung Jockgrim meet with a new personal best of 4.77 m (15 ft 8 in).[15]

Competing at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Newman won the bronze medal in the pole vault event, clearing 4.55 m (14 ft 11 in). She expressed dissatisfaction with her performance, saying she "definitely felt that I underperformed."[16] Later that same month, Newman won the 2019 Meeting de Paris, her first Diamond League win, and with a new Canadian record of 4.82 m (15 ft 9 3⁄4 in).[17] That mark ranks her as the #16 vaulter of all time. She duplicated 4.82m while finishing third in the 2019 IAAF Diamond League meet in Zürich where the women's pole vault was held one day earlier than the other events, indoors at the Zürich Hauptbahnhof.[18] That jump ranks her tied for #12 all time indoors[19] and is the Canadian record.

In October 2019, Alysha and her boyfriend, Anthony Chickillo got into an altercation at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort. Chickillo was charged with simple assault, criminal mischief and harassment, while Alysha was cited for harassment. Eventually, the charges against both were dropped.[20]

Results

NCAA
Representing Eastern Michigan University[21]
YearMid-American
Indoor		NCAA
Indoor		Mid-American
Outdoor		NCAA
Outdoor
2013Pole Vault
4.20 m (13 ft 9 in) 1st		Pole Vault
4.10 m (13 ft 5 in) 12th		Pole Vault
4.11 m (13 ft 6 in) 1st
Representing University of Miami[22]
YearACC
Indoor		NCAA
Indoor		ACC
Outdoor		NCAA
Outdoor
2014Pole Vault
4.35 m (14 ft 3 in) 3rd		Pole Vault
4.35 m (14 ft 3 in) 5th		Pole Vault
4.28 m (14 ft 1 in) 2nd		Pole Vault
4.15 m (13 ft 7 in) 7th
2015Pole Vault
4.31 m (14 ft 2 in) 2nd		Pole Vault
4.20 m (13 ft 9 in) 9th
2016Pole Vault
4.42 m (14 ft 6 in) 2nd		Pole Vault
4.40 m (14 ft 5 in) 4th		Pole Vault
4.46 m (14 ft 8 in) 1st		Pole Vault
4.30 m (14 ft 1 in) 2nd

National
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Canadian Track and Field Championships
2013 Canadian Track and Field Championships Moncton 3rd Pole vault 4.00 m (13 ft 1 1⁄4 in)[23]
2014 Canadian Track and Field Championships Moncton 3rd Pole vault 4.10 m (13 ft 5 1⁄4 in)[24]
2015 Canadian Track and Field Championships Edmonton 2nd Pole vault 4.20 m (13 ft 9 1⁄4 in)[25]
2016 Canadian Track and Field Championships Edmonton 1st Pole vault 4.40 m (14 ft 5 in)[26]
2017 Canadian Track and Field Championships Ottawa 1st Pole vault 4.65 m (15 ft 3 in)[27]
2018 Canadian Track and Field Championships Ottawa 1st Pole vault 4.45 m (14 ft 7 in)[28]
2019 Canadian Track and Field Championships Montréal 1st Pole vault 4.56 m (14 ft 11 1⁄2 in)[29]
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References
  1. "Alysha Newman". 2018 Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  2. University of Miami pole vaulter Alysha Newman overcomes fear to succeed
  3. Vaulting to the top
  4. Team Canada profile
  5. "Jerel Langley coaches jumps and multi-events at the University of Miami,". Miami Hurricanes. 28 February 2018. Archived from the original on 28 February 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  6. "Alysha Newman breaks Canadian pole vault record". CBC Sports. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 11 April 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  7. Hossain, Asif (11 July 2016). "Athletics Canada nominates largest squad to Team Canada for Rio". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  8. Alysha Newman Makes Olympic Debut in Rio
  9. Pole vaulter Alysha Newman sets new Canadian record
  10. "Defending champ Shawn Barber advances to pole vault final at worlds". CBC Sports. August 6, 2017.
  11. "Destroyed poles blessing in disguise for Alysha Newman". CBC Sports. May 25, 2018.
  12. "Pole vaulter Alysha Newman looks to continue season after knee injury". The Globe and Mail. June 7, 2018.
  13. "2019 IAAF World Indoor Tour: Meeting Karlsruhe results, complete from IAAF Meeting Results". RunBlogRun. February 2, 2019.
  14. "Canadian pole vaulter Alysha Newman broke her own national indoor record". Vaulter Magazine. February 5, 2019.
  15. "Alysha Newman raises her Canadian pole vault record to 4.77m at German meet". CBC Sports. July 17, 2019.
  16. "First Pan-American games and coming home with a bronze medal !!". Instagram. August 9, 2019.
  17. "Alysha Newman raises Canadian pole vault mark to 4.82 m (15 ft 9 3⁄4 in) in 1st Diamond League win". CBC Sports. August 24, 2019.
  18. https://zurich.diamondleague.com/en/news/news-article/news/detail/News/superlative-flight-show-at-weltklasse-zuerich-im-hauptbahnhof/
  19. https://www.iaaf.org/records/all-time-toplists/jumps/pole-vault/indoor/women/senior?regionType=world&page=1&bestResultsOnly=true&firstDay=1899-12-31&lastDay=2019-09-25
  20. https://www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-courts/2019/10/30/chickillo-steelers-domestic-violence-alysha-newman-hearing/stories/201910300123
  21. "Alysha Newman Eastern Michigan results". TFRRS. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  22. "Alysha Newman Miami results". TFRRS. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  23. "2013 Canadian Track & Field Championships Results - 20/06/2013 to 23/06/2013 Championnats canadiens d'athlétisme 2013 Stade Moncton 2010 Stadium, Moncton NB". July 4, 2013. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  24. "2014 Canadian Track & Field Championships Results - 27/06/2014 to 29/06/2014 Championnats canadiens d'athlétisme 2014 Stade Moncton 2010 Stadium, Moncton NB". June 29, 2014. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  25. "2015 Canadian Track & Field Championships Results - 7/2/2015 to 7/5/20 Championnats canadiens d'athlétisme 2015 Foote Field, Edmonton, AB". July 4, 2015. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  26. "Women Pole Vault Senior at 2016 Canadian Track & Field Championships Results 2016-07-07 to 2016-07-10 Championnats canadiens d'athlétisme 2016 Foote Field, Edmonton, AB". July 10, 2016. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  27. "Women Pole Vault Senior at 2017 Canadian Track & Field Championships Results - 2017-07-03 to 2017-07-09 Championnats canadiens d'athlétisme 2017 Terry Fox Athletic Facility". July 8, 2017. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  28. "Women Pole Vault Senior at 2018 Canadian Track & Field Championships Results - 2018-07-03 to 2018-07-08 Championnats canadiens d'athlétisme 2018 Terry Fox Athletic Facility". July 8, 2018. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  29. "Women Pole Vault Senior at 2019 Canadian Track & Field Championships Results - 2019-07-25 to 2019-07-28 Complex Sportif Claude-Robillard". July 27, 2019. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
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