HEAD COACH – ROBERT TILLEY

Robert Tilley is a former Oklahoma high school State Champion with a high school PR of 15’6 (4.73).
After graduating from Mustang H.S. he attended Eastern Oklahoma State College where he was
a three time All-American with PR of 16’6 (5.05). After leaving E.O.S.C. he went on to Wichita State
University were he posted a lifetime best jump of 16’11 3/4in (5.18). His coach at Wichita State was
Tom Hays, who is now the current jumps/vault coach at the University of Kansas. Soon after college,
he began coaching at Green Valley High School in Henderson, Nevada. Over the past years, he has
coached 1 State Record Holder, 4 State Champs, 3 Runner-Ups, 13 top 4 finishers, over 50 state
qualifiers and was named 2003 National High School Coach of the Year.
In 1998 he started holding Pure Sky Vault Camps, and after its second year, invitations went out to kids
that were interested in forming a club. So in 1998, Pure Sky Vaulting Club was born. From 1998 thru 2005
practices were held at Green Valley High School. Then, in 2006, with the help of his wife (Tamara Tilley)
we purchased our first UCS Spirit pit and moved to the Club to our current location, at 303 Race Track Rd.
in Henderson, Nevada. Coach Tilley is working hard to share his love of the sport and make EVERY DAY

“A great day to be a vaulter”

EMAIL COACH TILLEY - coachtilley@pureskyvaulting.com

ASSISTANT COACH – RUSS KASHKA

Russ Kashka is in starting his 6th year coaching at Pure Sky. He started in Track & Field at James Monroe
High School in the San Fernando Valley area of Southern California in 1973. Under the coaching of
Dean Balzarett, he placed 2^nd in the Mid-Valley League Championships with a PR of 13’. After
graduation, he moved to Las Vegas to go into the vending machine business with his best friend.
Over the years, he has kept up his interest in the sport of Track & Field and remained a student of the vault.
He married in 1986 to his wife Sandy and now has 3 daughters, Renee, Samantha, & Emily. He coached
his daughters’ teams in the Silver State Girls Soccer league for 8 years before becoming the Volunteer
Pole Vault Coach at Coronado High School in Henderson. Since Coronado's Inaugural year in 2002, he
was lucky enough to have coached 5 Regional Champions and 11 qualifiers to the State Meet.
He hopes to pass on his passion and knowledge of the vault to all the kids he helps coach.

EMAIL COACH KASHKA - coachkashka@pureskyvaulting.com

ASSISTANT COACH – KY EDWARDS

Coach Ky is in his 4th year coaching at Pure Sky Vaulting. He was born and raised in West Texas where
he started his coaching career before moving to Las Vegas 4 years ago. While there, coached the pole
vaulters at Hereford H. S. in Hereford, TX for three years. During that time, he coached 5 Regional
Qualifiers and 1 State Qualifier (Blake Yosten-15’3"). After moving to Las Vegas, Coach Ky took the
Jumps Coach (pole vault, long and triple) position at Chaparral High School. During his time at Chaparral,
the Chap vaulters broke 2 school records, qualified 13 vaulters for the Sunrise Regional meet, and had
vaulters medal (Jose Olague, 3^rd 2007, 2^nd 2008- Carlos Olague, 5^th 2009) at the State meet each year.
He also had 5 medallists in the long and triple jump the past two years. Coach Ky has recently accepted
the position of Head Track Coach at the new campus of Sunrise Mountain High School, in NE Las Vegas.
Coach Ky has a tremendous passion for the sport of pole vaulting and is eager to share his knowledge
with all coaches and athletes in Southern Nevada. In addition to Coaching, the highlight of his life is his
daughter, Kylee-6 yrs old, who has already started her training for the 2028 Games (just kidding).

EMAIL COACH EDWARDS - coachedwards@pureskyvaulting.com

ASSISTANT COACH – DANNY CORRIGAN

Coach Danny Corrigan starts his 1st year at Pure Sky this season after graduating from the University of
Southern California. He began his Pole Vaulting career at Green Valley High School as a sophomore
under Coach Robert Tilley where he had a high school PR of 15'-0" (4.57m) and was the Nevada State
Boys Pole Vault Champion his senior year. After graduation, he attended the University of Southern
California, where, under the coaching of Brooks Morris, jumped a lifetime best of 16'-7 ¼" (5.06m) his
Sophomore year at the 2006 NCAA Regional Championships. He was a 2 time Pac-10 Qualifier and
an NCAA Regional Qualifier. After graduation, he re-located to Las Vegas to begin a career in
structural engineering and is a welcome addition to the Pure Sky Coaching staff.

EMAIL COACH CORRIGAN - coachcorrigan@pureskyvaulting.com

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ASSISTANT COACH – MAGGIE ROE

Coach Roe's pole vaulting experience began quite by chance. After eleven years of gymnastics &
living two years away from home to train, she decided to give up the sport and move back home.
She enrolled at Atascadero H.S. and was encouraged to try out for sports there. Someone mentioned
pole vaulting and that there was a club in town... someone had pole vault pits & a trampoline in his
backyard!! So in 1995, she was introduced to Jan Johnson, the 1972 Olympic Bronze medalist, and
joined his club, Sky Jumpers Vertical Sports Club. Coach Roe fit right in, and Jan knew just how to
coach her. He gave her drills, and more drills, and by her senior year, she had a PR of 11' 1" which
allowed her to compete in college. Her first year she attended Cal State Northridge then transferred
to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo where she ended her collegiate career with a PR of 11' 6". Coach Roe
graduated form Cal Poly in 2003 with a degree in Kinesiology and became an NATA Certified Athletic
trainer. She was hired immediately after college to be the first Athletic Trainer at a new High School in
Nipomo, Ca. where she worked from 2002-2006. She also assisted in the creation of their pole vault
program by advocating the needs of the athletes to the coaches and school administration. While there,
she helped to get the necessary poles and equipment, as well as coached a group of 6 to 10 athletes.
In June 2006,she relocated to Las Vegas, after marrying her husband, Jason. Coach Roe is currently a
"Stay at Home Mom" to her two step children, Taylor & Tori. She feels privileged to have been a part
of the first group of women allowed to participate in the sport of pole vaulting, where she got to practice and
compete next to some of the greatest. She recognizes how lucky she was to be able to learn at a club
with good equipment, access to poles, and an amazing coach. She hopes to be an advocate for the sport
and to help other athletes who want to participate in it safely.

PURE SKY WELCOMES - COACH ROE!!

EMAIL COACH ROE - coachroe@pureskyvaulting.com

LITTLE KNOWN FACTS ABOUT COACH ROE

Coach Roe is shown on the cover of the video
"Sky Systems 3 - Essential drills and concepts"
produced by her Coach, Jan Johnson.

Coach Roe with her vaulters @

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