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Bend track coach wins national honor
Published: January 29. 2011 4:00AM PST
RENO, Nev. — Longtime Bend High pole vault coach Fred Canfield has been named the 2010 National High School Pole Vault Coach of the Year at this year’s Pole Vault Summit, a national convention for pole vault coaches and athletes.

Canfield, 67, spent 10 years coaching at Portland’s Jesuit High School before coming to Bend High in 1990. This will be his 21st season with the Lava Bears.

Congratulations to Fred for winning this award! Fred has consistently produced great vaulters, while teaching a solid work-ethic, sharing knowledge with other coaches, and doing it all with a smile. He has remained a constant student of the event, even though he is an "old timer"

Even a triple-bypass couldn't keep the guy away from practice for more than two weeks! Keep up the good work, Fred!

Tom