She dreams of flying high in the maroon and white uniform of Texas A&M. Of competing in pole vault events held on city streets. Of wearing the red and white of her birth nation in an Olympics. The ...

Demarco Easter didn't even medal at state last year. The Merrillville pole vaulter jumped 15 feet, good enough for 10th place, narrowly missing the medal stand. That fact was not lost on him last ...