John Prokos - Class of 2025

(Powers)

John Prokos was an outstanding pole vaulter for nearly 40 years, a career that included a third place in the Master’s Division of the national track championships in 1977. His love of the sport led him to become a coach, and he used his talents to inspire vaulters at North Central High School in Powers. John’s pole vaulting expertise extended to other areas of the U.P. where he held clinics for high school vaulters. John coached cross country as well, and his sixty-year career led the Escanaba harriers to their first class A-B championship in 1991. In addition to coaching, John loved to announce football games and to discharge the starter gun at local cross country meets. He was a staunch supporter of girls’ sports and an advocate specifically for girls’ pole vault.