Coach Marcus Summers arranged for a special visitor to make a surprise appearance at the Western Express Track Club’s farewell practice of the summer on Monday, July 29th, in Garden City, Kan. The special guest was none other than the … Continue reading 
From Grant Overstake, Author of Maggie Vaults Over the Moon: “I’ve just finished reading a great new sports book about track and field titled, Wannabe Distance God: The Thirst, Angst, and Passion of Running in the Chase Pack. This memoir … Continue reading 
SAN MARCOS, TEXAS – Maggie Steele cheered herself hoarse Saturday, June 15th, at one of the biggest pole-vault festivals in the nation, the Texas River Vault Championship! “It was one of the greatest things that ever happened to her,” said … Continue reading 
Boosted by enthusiastic reader recommendations and strong online sales, the popular teen novel Maggie Vaults Over the Moon continues to soar as a best-seller at Watermark Books & Cafe, the region’s No. 1 bookstore. Listed among works by world-class writers … Continue reading 
Congrats to Maggie’s pole-vaulting friends Caitlin Hawk (10-8) and Nick Meyer (16-2) of Bishop Carroll HS for soaring to gold medals at the Wichita City League Meet! The high-flying Golden Eagles, coached by Denis Fraizer, are big fans of the … Continue reading 
Maggie Steele is a covergirl! The gutsy farm girl from Grain Valley, Kansas is featured on the cover of the new Kansas State High School Activities Journal, May 2013 edition! The magazine also includes a fine feature story about the … Continue reading 
High-flying heroine Maggie Steele found herself on the awards stand at Cessna Stadium when copies of the new teen sports novel Maggie Vaults Over the Moon were presented to the winners of the Elite Girls’ Pole-Vault at the Shocker Pre-State … Continue reading 
By: Beth Kephart ,
on 3/28/2010
I’ve lived my whole life that way—wanting, reaching, exuding, falling, reaching again, wanting more. I was an ice skater as a kid—the one skating fast, the one jumping big, the one who could not control her spins. I left ice skating for track and field—to my mother’s chagrin—and there I wasn’t happy with just the 100 yard dash or the hurdles. I had to compete in the 200, too, and also in long jump, and also in high jump, and also in the relays (not just one but two), and come fall, I signed up for cross-country. It’s not that I was great at all of these events, or even that great at one of them. It’s that I made commitments—wild and huge—to live, to hurt, to want, to try, to transform myself into more than I was.
Thanks so much for your kind and thoughtful words, Grant. I hope you enjoy “WDG” as much as I enjoyed “Maggie.” I’m honored to be your friend, past teammate, and current writing colleague. — Tim
Hi Tim,
I am Karin Feltman- Shaun Trenholm’s girlfriend. I am eagerly awaiting my copy (just ordered it yesterday). Shaun has read his and is thrilled with it, though he says you were way too kind and figures you must be validating him for some reason. Haha. He has nothing but great things to say about you as an athlete and a person, and about this book. I can’t wait to experience it first hand! Good luck to you- I hope it is a huge success.
Karin