Center stage: Bears' pole vaulter takes second to provide winning margin at ECC Division II ...

New London — When former Stonington High School indoor track coach Ben Bowne first found out that student Austin Center was a former gymnast, he suggested that Center might try the pole vault. “I kind of shrugged it off,” Center said. “I was a freshman in the middle of math class. I was like, alright, whatever. But I tried it and it came out great. “I love the technique, I love how small critiques can change so much in a jump, whether it puts you two inches over the bar or eight inches over the bar, just little stuff.” Center, a junior, placed in three events at...