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              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 2nd 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, 3rd 2007, 2nd 2008- Carlos Olague, 5th 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 @ Nipomo High School

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