26 Mar 2024

New coach helping Eliza McCartney reach pole vaulting goals

From First Up, 5:33 am on 26 March 2024

Pole vault star Eliza McCartney feels better than she has for years and she's crediting her new coach for playing a part in that. The Rio 2016 Olympic bronze medalist has battled a list of injuries during her career, but is over that and appears to be back to her best after picking up a silver medal at the recent World Indoor Athletics Championships in Glasgow. Welshman Scott Simpson became the lead pole vault coach for Athletics New Zealand late last year and has been working closely with McCartney. She told Barry Guy the relationship is working really well.