Jana Shipley
| Sport | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | pole vault |
Jana Edwards Shipley was a record holder in the women's pole vault.
Early life
Shipley is a native of Galena, Ohio and attended Big Walnut High School.[1] She attended Ohio State University, where she competed in track and cross country, and graduated in 1979 with a degree in physical education.[2][3] She then attended the same university to receive a master's degree in sports management in 1981.[1]
Career
Athletics
The then Jana Edwards record four world records in the women’s pole vault: [4] • 3.05 m in June 1983 in Chicago.[5] • 3.34 m on 16 July 1983 in Tillsonburg. • 3.50 m and 3.59 m on 23 July 1983 in Fort Wayne.
Note 1: The marks are unofficial because the IAAF did not list an official world record in the event until 1994.
Note 2: Edwards became the first women to surpass 3.50 m. [6]
Shipley had learned to pole vault in 1980 teaching male athletes whilst working as a track coach in a school in Big Walnut.[7]
Coaching
Shipley became the head women's track and field coach at Ohio Wesleyan University in 1980 and remained there until 1985.[2]
Between 1987 and 1991 she was a golf coach at Ohio State University. She resigned from her coaching position in 1991.[8]
She later became a golf coach, at Ohio Wesleyan, working there until 2020 when the program was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[9]
Awards and honors
In 1996, Shipley was inducted into the Ohio Wesleyan Hall of Fame.[10]
References
- ^ a b "Jana Shipley - Women's Golf Coach". Ohio Wesleyan University Athletics. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
- ^ a b "Jana Edwards named coach". The Lima News. 1987-07-10. p. 22. Retrieved 2025-06-13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Chay, Ed (1983-01-10). "Edwards sets world mark in women's pole vault". The Plain Dealer. p. 29. Retrieved 2025-06-13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Progression of IAAF World Records 2011 Edition, Editor Imre Matrahazi, IAAF Athletics, p. 550.
- ^ "Edwards sets world pole vault record". The Delaware Gazette. 1983-06-16. p. 15. Retrieved 2025-06-13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Women's pole vault record". World Athletics.
- ^ "Former college coach Jana Shipley to speak at HOJQA Banquet". Marion Star. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Hession replacing Shipley as OSU women's golf coach". The Delaware Gazette. 1991-07-16. p. 8. Retrieved 2025-06-13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Yaokum, Lee (1987-08-01). "Lady Buckeye golf program may owe huge debt to OWU". The Delaware Gazette. p. 5. Retrieved 2025-06-13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Strong Links". Ohio Wesleyan University. Retrieved 2025-06-13.