Broken arm pole vaulting leads to job

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Chamberlain brings enthusiastic attitude to YMCA

By BEN SANDERS
Tribune Sports Editor
Wednesday, December 27, 2006


YMCA program director Dave Chamberlain plays a little basketball with some youngsters at the YMCA recently. Chamberlain became program director at the YMCA this summer. (Tribune photo by Rob Edwards)
A routine pole vault attempt during track practice at Indiana Wesleyan University ended with Dave Chamberlain crashing backwards onto the runway and breaking his arm.

Many athletes simply would have called it quits after such a painful fall. But not Chamberlain.

He fought back from that injury to continue his college athletic career a year later. It's that persistent attitude that landed Chamberlain his current job as Program Director at the Miami County YMCA this past summer.

For the full story, see the December 27 Peru Tribune.