Indoor Results for
February 28th-March 6th, 2005
European Indoor Championships (Madrid, ESP)
USATF Indoor Championships (Boston, MA) (to come)
NCAA DI Indoor Championships (Fayetteville, AR)
NCAA DII Indoor Championships (Boston, MA)
NCAA DIII Indoor Championships (Bloomington, IL)
NAIA Indoor Championships (Johnson City, TN)
Junior College Indoor Championships (Charleston, IL)
National Scholastic Indoor Championships (New York, NY)
Nike Indoor Nationals (Landover, MD)
European Indoor Championships
Madrid, ESP
03/04-06/05
Women's Final Round
1 Isinbayeva, Yelena RUS 4.90m 16'00.75 WORLD INDOOR RECORD
2 Rogowska, Anna POL 4.75m 15'07.00
3 Pyrek, Monika POL 4.70m 15'05.00
4 Hingst, Carolin GER 4.65m 15'03.00
5 Polnova, Tatyana RUS 4.60m 15'01.00
6 Hamackova, Pavla CZE 4.55m 14'11.00
7 Belinskaya, Natalya RUS 4.45m 14'07.25
8 Stefanova, Tania BUL 4.35m 14'03.25
9 Whitlock, Janine GBR 4.20m 13'09.25
4.20 4.35 4.45 4.55 4.60 4.65 4.70 4.75 4.80 4.90
Isinbayeva - - - - x- - o - o o
Rogowska o - o o - o o xo xxx
Pyrek - o - o - - o xx- x
Hingst o o o o - xo xxx
Polnova o o o xo xo xxx
Hamackova xo o o xxo xxx
Belinskaya xo xxo o xxx
Stefanova o o xxx
Whitlock o xxx
Men's Final Round
1 Pavlov, Igor RUS 5.90m 19'04.25
2 Yurchenko, Denys UKR 5.85m 19'02.25
3 Lobinger, Tim GER 5.80m 19'00.25
4 Otto, Bjorn GER 5.70m 18'08.25
5 Schulze, Fabian GER 5.70m 18'08.25
6 Galfione, Jean FRA 5.60m 18'04.50
7 Kuptsov, Artem RUS 5.60m 18'04.50
8 Jeng, Alhaji SWE 5.50m 18'00.50
5.40 5.50 5.60 5.70 5.75 5.80 5.85 5.90 5.95 6.00
Pavlov - o - xo o o xo o x- x-
Yurchenko - - xo - o - x- xx
Lobinger - o - xxo - o x- xx
Otto o - xxo o xxx
Schulze o - o xxo xxx
Galfione o - o - xxx
Kuptsov o - xxo xxx
Jeng - xo - xxx
The European Championships finished up this afternoon with yet another
dominating performance from yelena Isinbayeva culminating in another
World Indoor Record at 5.90m 16'00.75". How dominating? She only took
four jumps all night. After she missed once at 4.60m 15'01.00 she
passed to 4.70m 15'05.00 and promptly cleared. First attempt makes at
4.80m 15'09.00 and the record setting height sealed the deal.
Oh yeah and Igor Pavlov won the men's competition with an awesome
clearance of 5.90m 19'04.25
PoleVaultPower.com has several threads on the Euros including one
posting that has links to about 10 different pictures
http://polevaultpower.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4313
http://polevaultpower.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4297
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Women's Qualifying Round
Automatic Qualifier 4.50m 14'09.00
Qualification Group A
1 Polnova, Tatyana RUS 4.50m 14'09.00 Q
1 Rogowska, Anna POL 4.50m 14'09.00 Q
3 Belinskaya, Natalya RUS 4.40m 14'05.25 q
4 Whitlock, Janine GBR 4.40m 14'05.25 q
5 Agirre, Naroa ESP 4.30m 14'01.25
6 Strutz, Martina GER 4.30m 14'01.25
7 Boslak, Vanessa FRA 4.30m 14'01.25
8 Tavares, Sandra POR 4.15m 13'07.25
9 Melink, Teja SLO 4.15m 13'07.25
9 Persson, Hanna-Mia SWE 4.15m 13'07.25
11 Persson, Linda SWE 4.15m 13'07.25
12 Fitidou, Anna CYP 4.15m 13'07.25
13 Torring, Anita DEN 3.80m 12'05.50
Qualification Group B
1 Pyrek, Monika POL 4.50m 14'09.00 Q
2 Hingst, Carolin GER 4.50m 14'09.00 Q
2 Isinbayeva, Yelena RUS 4.50m 14'09.00 Q
4 Hamackova, Pavla CZE 4.40m 14'05.25 q
5 Stefanova, Tania BUL 4.40m 14'05.25 q
6 Belin, Kirsten SWE 4.30m 14'01.25
7 Molnar, Krisztina HUN 4.30m 14'01.25
8 Tavares, Elisabete POR 4.30m 14'01.25
9 Sanchez, Mari Mar ESP 4.15m 13'07.25
9 Cervantes, Dana ESP 4.15m 13'07.25
11 Vezjak, Nina SLO 4.00m 13'01.50
12 Jerkovic, Ivona CRO 4.00m 13'01.50
13 Pignot, Aurore FRA 3.80m 12'05.50
Qualification Overall
1 Polnova, Tatyana RUS 4.50m 14'09.00 Q
1 Pyrek, Monika POL 4.50m 14'09.00 Q
1 Rogowska, Anna POL 4.50m 14'09.00 Q
4 Hingst, Carolin GER 4.50m 14'09.00 Q
4 Isinbayeva, Yelena RUS 4.50m 14'09.00 Q
6 Belinskaya, Natalya RUS 4.40m 14'05.25 q
6 Hamackova, Pavla CZE 4.40m 14'05.25 q
8 Whitlock, Janine GBR 4.40m 14'05.25 q
9 Stefanova, Tania BUL 4.40m 14'05.25 q
10 Belin, Kirsten SWE 4.30m 14'01.25
10 Agirre, Naroa ESP 4.30m 14'01.25
12 Strutz, Martina GER 4.30m 14'01.25
13 Boslak, Vanessa FRA 4.30m 14'01.25
13 Molnar, Krisztina HUN 4.30m 14'01.25
15 Tavares, Elisabete POR 4.30m 14'01.25
16 Sanchez, Mari Mar ESP 4.15m 13'07.25
16 Cervantes, Dana ESP 4.15m 13'07.25
18 Tavares, Sandra POR 4.15m 13'07.25
19 Melink, Teja SLO 4.15m 13'07.25
19 Persson, Hanna-Mia SWE 4.15m 13'07.25
21 Persson, Linda SWE 4.15m 13'07.25
22 Fitidou, Anna CYP 4.15m 13'07.25
23 Vezjak, Nina SLO 4.00m 13'01.50
24 Jerkovic, Ivona CRO 4.00m 13'01.50
25 Pignot, Aurore FRA 3.80m 12'05.50
25 Torring, Anita DEN 3.80m 12'05.50
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http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=2/newsId=28751.html
"4.40 was the qualifying cut-off in the Pole Vault, and here too the
other big star in Madrid this weekend, Olympic champion and World
record holder Yelena Isinbayeva was among the leading qualifiers. But
it took the Russian two tries at her opening height of 4.50 before a
massive clearance ended her evening after just two jumps, by far the
fewest of any competitor here. With Polish super duo Monika Pyrek and
Anna Rogowska, Russian Tatyana Polnova and German newcomer Carolin
Hingst all clearing 4.50, no surprises emerged for Sunday afternoon's
final. Czech record holder Pavla Hamackova, Briton Janine Whitlock and
Tania Stefanova also advanced after 4.40 efforts."
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Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS)
GOLD with WR - Final
"Right now the bar is my only rival and the 5.00 barrier is well within
my capabilities. Anyway a tougher rivalry would make me jump higher".
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http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=2/newsId=28804.html
Isinbayeva vaults 4.90 World Indoor Record
Sunday 6 March 2005
Madrid, Spain - For the fourth time in as many competitions this
winter, Yelena Isinbayeva added yet another centimetre to the World
Indoor record in the Pole Vault to cap a thoroughly entertaining and
fiercely competitive final day at the European Indoor Championships in
the Spanish capital.
After an early miss at 4.60, a height only five in the field ultimately
cleared, the 22-year-old Olympic champion displayed exemplary form as
she sailed over 4.70, 4.80 and 4.90 with ease, the last with perhaps a
dozen centimetres to spare.
"I'm just very happy that I was able to jump a World record for the
crowd here," said Isinbayeva after collecting one of two major titles
that remained missing from her already immense collection. "It was very
important to jump at the European Indoor Championships."
This winter, Isinbayeva has been inundated with questioners asking how
high she can jump, and how many World records she could ultimately
break. Again she avoided answering either directly, saying only: "I
want to be like Bubka. He had 35 records. I want to have 36."
As was the case in virtually each of her competitions this year, the
battle for the runner-up spot was between the Polish duo of Anna
Rogowska, the Olympic bronze medallist, and Monika Pyrek, the 2003
World Indoor bronze medallist. Both sailed through 4.70 without a miss,
briefly leading the Russian. Rogowska topped out with her second attempt
success at 4.75, equalling her national record. With a pair of misses at
4.75, Pyrek elected to move on to 4.80, but brushing the bar on the way
down, finished third for the second consecutive time in these
championships.
After a second-attempt clearance at 4.65 -adding five centimetres to
her PB and just three shy of the German national record- 4.70 proved
too much for Carolin Hingst, who settled for fourth. Russian Tatyana
Polnova was fifth with a season best-equalling 4.60 best, with Czech
national record holder Pavla Hamackova sixth with a 4.55 clearance,
also a season's best.
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Men's Qualifying Round
Qualification Group A
1 Kuptsov, Artem RUS 5.70m 18'08.25 q
2 Lobinger, Tim GER 5.70m 18'08.25 q
3 Schulze, Fabian GER 5.70m 18'08.25 q
4 Bukhalov, Spas BUL 5.60m 18'04.50
4 Filippdis, Konstadinos GRE 5.60m 18'04.50
6 Rantanen, Vesa FIN 5.60m 18'04.50
6 Yeremenko, Ruslan UKR 5.60m 18'04.50
8 Buckfield, Nick GBR 5.40m 17'08.50
8 Revenko, Vladyslav UKR 5.40m 17'08.50
8 Fritz, Jesper SWE 5.40m 17'08.50
11 Alekseev, Igor BLR 5.40m 17'08.50
12 Kolasa, Adam POL 5.40m 17'08.50
13 Favretto, Vincent FRA 5.20m 17'00.75
Qualification Group B
1 Pavlov, Igor RUS 5.70m 18'08.25 q
2 Jeng, Alhaji SWE 5.70m 18'08.25 q
3 Yurchenko, Denys UKR 5.70m 18'08.25 q
4 Galfione, Jean FRA 5.70m 18'08.25 q
5 Otto, Bjorn GER 5.70m 18'08.25 q
6 Gazol, Javier Sebastian ESP 5.60m 18'04.50
7 Latvala, Mikko FIN 5.60m 18'04.50
8 Efremov, Ilian BUL 5.40m 17'08.50
8 Rans, Kevin BEL 5.40m 17'08.50
8 Looije, Laurens NED 5.40m 17'08.50
11 Dossevi, Damiel FRA 5.40m 17'08.50
11 Kholev, Dennis ISR 5.40m 17'08.50
- Gerasimov, Pavel RUS NH
Qualification Overall
1 Kuptsov, Artem RUS 5.70m 18'08.25 q
1 Pavlov, Igor RUS 5.70m 18'08.25 q
3 Lobinger, Tim GER 5.70m 18'08.25 q
4 Jeng, Alhaji SWE 5.70m 18'08.25 q
5 Yurchenko, Denys UKR 5.70m 18'08.25 q
6 Galfione, Jean FRA 5.70m 18'08.25 q
7 Otto, Bjorn GER 5.70m 18'08.25 q
8 Schulze, Fabian GER 5.70m 18'08.25 q
9 Bukhalov, Spas BUL 5.60m 18'04.50
9 Filippdis, Konstadinos GRE 5.60m 18'04.50
11 Rantanen, Vesa FIN 5.60m 18'04.50
11 Yeremenko, Ruslan UKR 5.60m 18'04.50
13 Gazol, Javier Sebastian ESP 5.60m 18'04.50
14 Latvala, Mikko FIN 5.60m 18'04.50
15 Efremov, Ilian BUL 5.40m 17'08.50
15 Buckfield, Nick GBR 5.40m 17'08.50
15 Rans, Kevin BEL 5.40m 17'08.50
15 Revenko, Vladyslav UKR 5.40m 17'08.50
15 Fritz, Jesper SWE 5.40m 17'08.50
15 Looije, Laurens NED 5.40m 17'08.50
21 Alekseev, Igor BLR 5.40m 17'08.50
22 Kolasa, Adam POL 5.40m 17'08.50
22 Dossevi, Damiel FRA 5.40m 17'08.50
22 Kholev, Dennis ISR 5.40m 17'08.50
25 Favretto, Vincent FRA 5.20m 17'00.75
- Gerasimov, Pavel RUS NH
http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=2/newsId=28750.html
Three Germans and two Russians through to the vault final
None of the 26 entrants for today's Pole Vault qualification managed
the automatic mark of 5.75m and so eight men progressed to tomorrow's
final on 5.70. Russia's Artem Kuptsov was the joint overall leader
thanks to his first time clearance at that height, which was a PB. His
cleaner jumping card gave him the edge on everyone except World Indoor
champion and compatriot Igor Pavlov with whom he tied for top spot.
Eighth and final qualifier was Fabian Schulze whose height was also a
PB. Schulze completed a full compliment of Germans in the final headed
by reigning champion Tim Lobinger.
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Igor Pavlov (RUS)
GOLDEN MEDALLLIST - Final
"I got so tired to the final part of the contest, thats why I decided
to miss my final effort on 6.00m and put and end to my performance.
After beating the World Indoor record, I hope to achieve a good result
in Helsinki Worlds this summer"
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http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=2/newsId=28772.html
Pavlov adds continental crown to World title
Entering cleanly at the height of 5.60m, World champion Igor Pavlov of
Russia produced a pretty good jumping card through 5.70 (2nd), 5.75
(1st), 5.80 (1st), 5.85 (2nd), and finally a world indoor season's lead
and championship record equalling 5.90m on his first attempt to win the
Pole Vault gold.
However, all had looked so different earlier on in the competition as
the event with the exception of Pavlov, Ukraine's Denys Yurchenko, and
Germany's Bjrn Otto, looked like it was about to be concluded around
and about 5.70m but then suddenly two more Germans, defending champion
Tim Lobinger and Fabian Schulze both were successful on third time
attempts at that height, and the event was transformed.
Ultimately, Otto and Schulze were to go no higher than 5.70 but ahead
the Ukrainian and Pavlov took 5.75 on their firsts and Lobinger did the
same at 5.80, as did Pavlov. The German though, after failing at 5.85
first time moved on to 5.90 and was equally unsuccessful with his
remaining two vaults. That left both Yurchenko and Pavlov, who both
cleared 5.85 on their second jumps, out alone, with the silver medal
going to the former after he failed at 5.90 (1 attempt) / 5.95 (two
attempts).
NCAA Division I 2005 Indoor Championship
Randal Tyson Track Center - Univ. of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR - 3/12/2005
1 Amy Linnen SR Kansas 4.30m 14-01.25
2 Kate Soma SR Washington 4.30m 14-01.25
3 Connie Jerz SR Arizona 4.20m 13-09.25
3 Breanna Eveland JR Kansas State 4.20m 13-09.25
5 Ashley Wildhaber JR Washington 4.20m 13-09.25
6 Laura Chmielewski JR Northeastern 4.20m 13-09.25
7 Stacie Manuel SO Arkansas 4.10m 13-05.25
7 Kierney Hiteshew JR Georgia 4.10m 13-05.25
9 Tamara Diles JR Washington State 4.10m 13-05.25
10 Ekaterina Sultanova FR Kansas 4.00m 13-01.50
10 Shayla Balentine SR San Diego State 4.00m 13-01.50
12 Erin Asay JR San Diego State 4.00m 13-01.50
13 Stevie Marshalek SO Washington 4.00m 13-01.50
14 Lacy Janson JR Florida State 4.00m 13-01.50
14 Melanie Buczko SO Bucknell 4.00m 13-01.50
16 Christi Lehman SR Nebraska 3.85m 12-07.50
17 Carly Dockendorf JR Washington 3.85m 12-07.50
3.85 4.00 4.10 4.20 4.30 4.40
Linnen - O O O O XXX
Soma - O O XXO XO XXX
Jerz - O O XO XXX
Eveland O O O XO XXX
Wildhaber O O O XXO XXX
Chmielewski O XXO O XXO XXX
Manuel O O O XXX
Hiteshew O O O XXX
Diles XO XO XXO XXX
Sultanova - O XXX
Balentine O O XXX
Asay XXO O XXX
Marshalek O XO XXX
Janson XO XO XXX
Buczko XO XO XXX
Lehman O XXX
Dockendorf XO XXX
1 Tommy Skipper SO Oregon 5.60m 18-04.50
2 Ray Scotten JR Nebraska 5.50m 18-00.50
3 Paul Gensic SR Air Force 5.50m 18-00.50
4 Scott Martin SO Oklahoma 5.50m 18-00.50
5 Brian Mondschein JR Virginia Tech 5.40m 17-08.50
6 Robison Pratt JR Brigham Young 5.40m 17-08.50
7 Brandon Glenn SO Arizona State 5.40m 17-08.50
8 Gable Baldwin SO Nebraska 5.30m 17-04.50
8 Trent Powell SR Brigham Young 5.30m 17-04.50
10 Tyson Byers SO Washington State 5.30m 17-04.50
10 Yoo Kim SR UCLA 5.30m 17-04.50
12 Rory Quiller SO Binghamton-SUNY 5.30m 17-04.50
13 Brad Smith SR Georgia 5.15m 16-10.75
13 Sage Thames JR Texas Tech 5.15m 16-10.75
-- Jon Derby JR Oregon NH
-- Jarno Kivioja SO Northern Iowa NH
-- Kevin Poest SR Akron NH
5.15 5.30 5.40 5.50 5.60 5.80
Skipper - - - XO O XXX
Scotten O O O XXO XXX
Gensic - O XO XXO XXX
Martin O XO XO XXO XXX
Mondschein O O O XXX
Pratt O XO O XXX
Glenn O O XXO XXX
Baldwin O O XXX
Powell O O XXX
Byers O XO XXX
Kim - XO XXX
Quiller XXO XXO XXX
Smith XXO XXX
Thames XXO XXX
Derby XXX
Kivioja XXX
Poest XXX
Wow this was quite a battle. No NH's, 15 over 13' - can't wait to hear
the live reports and see the pictures from the Queen of the internet
Becca Gillespy. She was lucky enough to obtain media credentials for
this spectacular event and will be posting tons of stuff to
PoleVaultPower.com (http://www.polevaultpower.com/)
The opening height of 3.85m 12'07.50 didn't really phase anybody with
only a few folks recording any misses. The real fun began at 4.00m
13'01.50 where all the vaulters joined the fray. 10 folks recorded
first attempt clearances including former champ Amy Linnen, #1 seed
Kate Soma and former schoalstic record holders Stacie Manuel and Shayla
Balentine. Northeastern's Laura Chmielewski needed three attempts but
cleared to stay in the game. Star gymanst Carly Dockendorf was Nebraska
Cornhusker Christi Lehman were eliminated.
4.10m 13'05.25 saw a lot more of the same with 8 1st attempt clearances
- Linnen, Soma, Jerz, Eveland, Wildhaber, Manuel & Hiteshew kept their
records clean for a 7-way tie for 1st. Chmielweski tied her all time PR
to grab ahold of 8th. 2002 Reno Elite champ Tamara Diles stayed alive
with a 3rd attempt make. Sultanova, Balentine, Asay, Marshalek, Janson
& Buczko recorded 3 misses and exited the competition
At 4.20m 13'09.25 only Amy Linnen was able to clear on her first and
she took the lead for good. Jerz and Eveland shared 2nd with 2nd
attempt maes. Soma, Wildhaber and the resurgent Chmielewski all needed
three. For Laura that was a big PR and from the early reports she went
over it backwards...
Linnen solidifed her lead with yeat another 1st attempt make at 4.30m
14'01.25 while Soma managed to clear on her second. All others were
eliminated. Linnen and Soma racked up three misses each at 4.40m
14'05.25 to end the event.
Becca was sending live reports from the infield to a contact at
PoleVaultPower who posted them here
http://polevaultpower.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4365
The men didn't disappoint either - this ended up being one of the
deepest finals ever - 4 fellas broke the 18 foot barrier breaking the
heart of Virginia Tech's Brian Mondschein (see below)
The opening height was 5.15m 16'10.75 and saw three folks pass - UCLA
stud Yoo-Suk Kim, Paul Gensic and Tommy Skipper who passed all the way
to 5.50m 18'00.50. Pretty bold. 8 (who all managed to make the top 10)
cleared on their first while Quiller, Smith and Thams needed three
apiece. Jon Derby, Jarno Kivioja and Kevin Poest were unabel to
navigate the height.
5.30m 17'04.50 was rather uneventful eliminating only Smith and Thames.
Scotten, Gensic, Mondschein, Glenn, Baldwin & Powell remained clean.
Pratt, Martin, Byers and Kim had one miss apiece while Quiller yet
again needed the magic three to clear.
At 5.40m 17'08.50 Scotten and Mondschein each cleared on their first to
remian tied for the lead. Gensic and Martin fell to third & fourth
respectively after second attempt makes. Glenn stayed alive with a
thired attempt save while Baldwin, Byers, Quiller and Kim bowed out.
Skipper made his first appearance at 5.50m 18'00.50. While he missed
his first he cleared on his second to take the lead. Talk about your
clutch jumps - THREE folks cleared this impressive height on their
third to stay alive. The lucky ones were Scotten, Gensic and Martin.
The unlucky ones were pratt, Glenn and especially Mondschein.
Skipper put it away at 5.60m 18'04.50 with a first attempt clear.
Neither of the other three were able to clear. Tommy had the bar raised
to 5.80m 19'00.25 but was unable to navigate it.
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Some commentary by http://www.trackshark.com/ :
"It was the Tommy Skipper show once again as the Oregon sophomore
cleared 18-04.50 to win the pole vault. Skipper placed second at the
USA Indoor Championships just a few weeks ago and is the defending
champion for the outdoor season. Three athletes were able to clear
18-00.50 as well. Due to the number of misses, Ray Scotten of Nebraska
placed second, Paul Gensic of Air Force took third and Scott Martin of
Oklahoma finished fourth. "
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Brian Mondschein posted this great tidbit to PoleVaultPower
http://polevaultpower.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4359
"i would just like to say it was very sad sitting in second place with
3 jumpers left and watching them all clear 5.50 on thirds. haha. oh
well. im still quite happy. but it was a lot of gutty third attempt
clears by people throughout. Skipper was smokin on both his clears.
massive height and just didn't have a normal jump at 5.80. scary."
http://kuathletics.collegesports.com/sports/c-track/recaps/
031205aaa.html
Linnen Wins National Championship in Pole Vault
March 12, 2005 FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.
Senior pole vaulter Amy Linnen won the NCAA Indoor Championship today
with a new Kansas record of 14-01.25. Linnen, who is no stranger to
success, broke the NCAA record in 2002 at the NCAA meet with a mark of
14-08.50 when she was a member of the Arizona track team.
"We are excited that we have an NCAA champion at the University of
Kansas," Kansas head coach Stanley Redwine said. "Amy came into the
meet ready to compete and win and that is what she did today."
"I am extremely excited for Amy and the University of Kansas," Redwine
added.
Freshman pole vaulter Ekaterina Sultanova placed 10th in the event with
a vault of 13-01.50.
"We had some really good performances this weekend even though we had a
few competitors that would have liked to finish higher," Redwine added.
"This is the NCAA tournament and you have to step up your game and I
feel our athletes did that."
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http://gohuskies.collegesports.com/sports/c-track/recaps/031205aab.html
Soma Takes Second in NCAA Pole Vault
Huskies finish two-day NCAA Indoor Championships with a record 10
All-Americans.
March 12, 2005
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Husky senior Kate Soma and junior Ashley Wildhaber
earned All-America honors Saturday with respective second- and
fifth-place finishes in the women's pole vault at the 2005 NCAA Indoor
Track and Field Championships in Fayetteville, Ark., while senior
Lindsey Egerdahl cinched her first-career All-America honor with an
eighth-place finish in the women's mile.
The defending Pac-10 and MPSF pole vault champion, Soma entered
Saturday's competition with the nation's leading mark, at 14 feet, 3
1/2 inches. The senior from Portland, Ore., passed the opening height
of 12-7 1/2, before first-attempt clearances at 13-1 1/2 and 13-5 1/4.
Soma needed all three attempts at 13-9 1/4, however, and two attempts
at 14-1 1/4, placing her behind Kansas vaulter Amy Linnen entering the
final height. When both failed to clear at 14-5 1/4, Linnen captured
the NCAA title, and Soma claimed second.
The runner-up honor was the second-straight in NCAA Championships
competition for Soma, who placed second outdoors in 2004. The senior,
who ranks seventh in NCAA history in the event, captured her
fourth-career All-America honor, equaling Aretha Hill and Meg Jones for
the most in UW women's history.
"I thought she was going to get it [14-5 1/4] on her first attempt, but
she just came down on top of it," said third-year head coach Greg
Metcalf. "She's always stepped up at these big meets, though, and today
was no exception. There aren't a lot of people who can call themselves
four-time All-Americans."
Wildhaber, meanwhile, earned her first-career All-America award on the
strength of a third-attempt clearance at 13-9 1/4, her personal best
and the second-highest clearance in UW history. The Chehalis, Wash.,
native joined Soma in becoming the first UW duo to earn All-America
honors in the same event since 1994, when Laura Kruse and Monika Parker
shared national honors in the javelin.
The two were part of a four-woman UW contingent in the vault, equaling
the most for any one school in any one event at this year's
championships. Sophomore Stevie Marshalek (Kent, Wash./Kentridge)
placed 13th at 13-1 1/2, while junior Carly Dockendorf (Port Moody,
B.C./Best Secondary) -- who competed in Utah Friday night for the UW
gymnastics team -- was 17th at 12-7 1/2.
"Ashley was the only one of the four who didn't make it to NCAAs last
year, so to see her come in here and do so well is terrific," said
Metcalf. "To be able to go into any event with four competitors is an
awesome weapon to have. Those ladies are building quite a tradition for
our program."
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Tommy Skipper and his colorful pole
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/050312/483/
arab10603120353
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Becca posted to PoleVaultPower :
Well the pictures I got of the guys sucked, but I'll see what I can
salvage when I get my computer bck and have a chance to work on them.
Tommy dominated as usual. 2 of his attempts at 5.80 were AWESOME. I
think he blew through on the other attemp. He got on his big poles...
his green and tellow wrapped ones Grin
Scotten looked awesome when he was on. He was a little all over the
place (landed pretty close to the side of the pit on onbe clearance),
but when he put it together he was putting some SERIOUS height over the
bar.
Gensic got lucky at 5.40. The bar bounced around but stayed up. His
clearance at 5.50 was clean.
I think that was a PR for Martin.
Pole Vault Power members Brian Mondschein and Brandon Glenn both did
AWESOME. Brian tied his PR and Brandon broke his. Both took really good
attempts at 5.50.
The coach from Akron protested his kid's NH. Apparently the standards
were set wrong on one of his jumps. One side was noticably farther back
than the other. Several other coaches backed him up, his protest sheet
was signed by Kris Grimes (WSU) and Don Hood (Texas Tech).
His protest was denied though. They usually are.
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Men's Track Leads NCAA Indoor Champs
Courtesy: GoDucks.com
Release: 03/11/2005
Sophomore Tommy Skipper needed only three attempts to win his first
NCAA indoor pole vault title, then took three tries at 19'.
In first-day action in the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships in
the Randal Tyson Track Center, the University of Oregon men's track and
field team found itself atop the team standings with a school record 20
points, ahead of Arkansas (second, 19), Wisconsin (third, 16) and
Arizona State and Florida (fourth-tied, 15).
Individually, the Duck men capitalized on three All-America honors
among their four men's appearances in event finals courtesy of Tommy
Skipper (pole vault, first), Leonidas Watson (long jump, fourth) and
Eric Mitchum (60 hurdles, fourth) and also advanced two individual to
Saturday's final day prelims in the 400. Junior Ryan Voge also survived
an ankle sprain early in the heptathlon to finish the first day one
place behind his pre-meet seed (10th, 2,863 points).
Individually for the UO men, sophomore and returning NCAA indoor
runner-up Tommy Skipper defended his top-seed status in the pole vault
with his second NCAA title and first on the indoor circuit.
The Sandy, Ore. Native opened the day with passes at the first three
heights of 16-10 3/4, 17-4 1/2 and 17-8 1/2, then followed with a
second-attempt clearance at 18-0 1/2 and a first-attempt clearance at
18-4 1/2. He then went up to 5.80m (19-0 1/4) but missed his three
tries at the bar that was five centimeters and two inches below the
collegiate and meet record set by Jacob Davis of Texas in 1999.
Following Skipper, Nebraska junior Ray Scotten followed in second place
(18-0 1/2), and edged Air Force senior Paul Gensic (third, 18-0 1/2) and
Oklahoma sophomore Scott Martin (fourth, 18-0 1/2) on fewer misses
"Anytime you're fortunate enough to win an NCAA title, the credit
mostly belongs to the people who got you there," Skipper said. "I have
such wonderful coaches in Mark (Vanderville) and Rock (Light) and the
team is so supportive, too. This was a good field, and I felt a lot of
stress and expectations coming in. Coach told me to relax and just do
what we've been working on in practice. Credit goes to my family, too,
who have been there every step of the way and were here again cheering
me on."
During the regular season, Skipper led the collegiate ranks with his
NCAA automatic qualifying mark of 18-6 3/4 in the Husky Classic in
mid-February in Seattle (2/12), and had cleared 18-4 or better in two
other indoor meets.
"My technique certainly needed some work today," Skipper said. "This
track runway is so fast, and the crowd is so supportive that it can
throw you off on your approach. At 19 feet I had two great tries even
though I was getting too close on my steps I was hoping to be 14 feet
back from the pit and I was closer to 13. Other than that at the lower
heights, my takeoff was pretty good. My left arm wasn't very straight,
but I did have good head position and was looking up like I was
supposed to."
Friday's collegiate final capped a busy indoor slate that featured four
straight meets on consecutive weekends to end the season, including a
runner-up finish in the USA Indoor Championships in Boston (18-2 1/2)
behind last year's NCAA indoor champ and now post-collegian Brad Walker
(18-6 1/2).
"I'm a little fatigued, but also very thankful that I have had the
chance to compete at several good meets," Skipper said. "There are
times you want to work on things you can only fix in a meet setting,
and I was able to get a little rhythm in that process the past month."
Also in the event Friday, Duck redshirt junior Jon Derby made his NCAA
debut but suffered a no-height at the opening height of 16-10 3/4
(5.15m). The North Bend, Ore., native claimed an NCAA invite thanks to
his 9 1/4-inch personal best last weekend in the University of
Washington Last Chance Qualifier (17-6 1/2) that seeded him in a tie at
14th nationally on the collegiate season best list. Derby also climbed
to fifth all-time for UO indoors on its all-time list with that mark,
and passed ahead of Jay Davis (sixth, 17-4 1/2)
Coming into the meet, UCLA's Yoo Kim trailed Skipper on the collegiate
list in second place with a season best of 18-4 1/2 but took 10th
Friday (17-4 1/2). Other Pac-10 finishers in the 17-man field included
ASU sophomore Brandon Glenn (seventh, 17-8 1/2) and Washington State
and sophomore Tyson Byers (10th, 17-4 1/2).
Skipper has now finished top-two in his first three NCAA Championships
appearances in the pole vault after he won the 2004 NCAA outdoor crown
(18-8 1/4) and finished second indoors last March (18-4 1/2). He alaso
owns half of the Ducks' collegiate pole vault titles, with the other
two outdoor wins held by George Rasmussen (14-0, 1947; 14-0, 1948).
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ATCLID=112840
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Four Nebraska track and field athletes garnered
All-America recognition for their efforts during the first day of
action at the NCAA Indoor Championships Friday.
The NU men's and women's teams earned eight team points each for
runner-up performances by juniors Ray Scotten in the men's pole vault
and Priscilla Lopes in the women's 60-meter hurdles, while sophomores
Gable Baldwin and Nate Probasco also gained recognition for their
efforts in the men's pole vault and 200-meter dash events.
Scotten, who finished fifth in the pole vault at last year's national
indoor meet, was one of three athletes to record a height of 18-0 1/2.
The Indianapolis, Ind., reached the personal-best-tying mark for the
fourth time this season, while he continues to be ranked No. 2 on
Nebraska's all-time indoor list. Oregon's Tommy Skipper won the event
by clearing 18-4 1/5, while Baldwin tied for eighth place to earn his
first All-America award.
"Ray put himself in good position today," Head Coach Gary Pepin said.
"He didn't vault quite like he felt he could have, but he still had an
excellent result."
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112831
Paul Gensic Matches Academy Record with Third Place Finish at NCAA
Championships
Courtesy: USAFA/Athletic Media Relations
Release: 03/11/2005
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. Air Force senior Paul Gensic (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
earned All-American honors following an Academy record-setting
third-place performance on the pole vault at the 2005 NCAA Indoor Track
and Field Championships on Friday, March 11, in Fayetteville, Ark.
Gensic matched the Academy record, as he cleared a height of 18'012" to
finish third in the 16-member field. The mark tied with Nebraska's Ray
Scotten and Oklahoma's Scott Martin for the second-best height of the
night, finishing only second to Tommy Skipper's winning 18'412".
The tie-breaking procedure came from the second and third height
increases. Both Gensic and Scotten cleared the second hight on their
first attempts, while Martin didn't clear until his second try for the
fourth-place mark. In the third height increase, Scotten cleared the
first attempt and Gensic cleared on the second attempt to designate
their respective second and third-place finishes.
The senior co-captain matched David Pike, who first set the record at
the WAC Championships in 1995. It is Gensic's second straight indoor
All-American season and his third overall.
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Martin Finishes Fourth in the NCAA in the Pole Vault
Courtesy: SoonerSports.com
Release: 03/11/2005
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Sophomore Scott Martin cleared 18-0.5 on his
final attempt at the height to finish fourth in the pole vault in the
first day of action at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championship.
The meet is being held at the Randal Tyson Track Center on the campus
of the University of Arkansas.
The vault tied for the second best in school history and is a career
best for Martin, improving his best by 3.25 inches. Three vaulters went
out at 18-0.5 and the places were decided by number of misses.
Martin cleared the opening height, 16-10.75, on his first attempt, then
needed two attempts to clear the next two heights, 17-4.50 and 17-8.50.
Three vaulters tied at 18-0.5 but Martin had four misses before the
final height. The second place vaulter had two misses heading into the
final height and the third place finisher had three misses.
"We were very pleased with the performance tonight," said Tom Williams,
OU's vaulting coach. "We thought Scott was ready to clear the 18-0 bar
based on what he has been doing in training. He has matured so much as
a jumper. He has always had the competitive spirit and the will. Now,
he has added the strength, speed and technique.
"We knew coming in that there weren't many vaulters who would jump
higher than Scott could. He cleared a height that he had never cleared
before and it was the second best height cleared in the competition. He
really proved tonight that he was a competitor -- putting it all
together when it counted on the third attempt at 18-0.5. He came
through when it was on the line."
Martin becomes the first Sooner vaulter to earn All-America honors in
the indoor meet since 2002 and only the fourth vaulter in school
history to clear 18-0 or better.
NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships
Hosted by the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center
Roxbury, MA 03/11-12/05
1 Amanda Frame Sr Minnesota St 4.00m 13-01.50
2 Val Gorter Sr Abilene Christ. 3.90m 12-09.50
3 Chaunte Mitchell Jr CS Stanislaus 3.90m 12-09.50
4 Denise Sandbothe Sr Cntrl Missouri 3.80m 12-05.50
5 Angie Aguilar So Abilene Christ. 3.80m 12-05.50
6 Marci Miller Sr So Dakota 3.70m 12-01.50
7 Katie Eckley Sr Abilene Christ. 3.70m 12-01.50
7 Rachel Duthler So Grand Valley 3.70m 12-01.50
9 Jennie Terflinger Sr Pittsburg St 3.70m 12-01.50
10 Brooke Wehri So Moorhead 3.70m 12-01.50
11 Cali Cordes Jr Neb.- Kearney 3.60m 11-09.75
12 Amy Harris Jr Seattle Pac. 3.60m 11-09.75
13 Allison Hedges Jr Seattle Pac. 3.45m 11-03.75
-- Linsey Jones Fr Grand Valley NH
1 Mark Zilch Sr Lewis 5.32m 17-05.50
2 Matt Campbell Jr Mo. Southern 5.22m 17-01.50
3 Mike Ford Sr Neb.- Kearney 5.12m 16-09.50
4 John Skola Sr Mo.-Rolla 5.02m 16-05.50
5 Eldwin Chappell Sr CS Stanislaus 4.92m 16-01.75
6 Cory Aguilar Jr Abilene Christ. 4.92m 16-01.75
7 Dan Tierney Fr Ashland 4.92m 16-01.75
8 Billy Stadele Sr Lewis 4.82m 15-09.75
9 Brian Beach Jr Grand Valley 4.82m 15-09.75
10 Michael Mays Jr Adams State 4.82m 15-09.75
11 Sheldon Funk Jr Fort Hays St 4.82m 15-09.75
12 Hunter Verner So Western Wash 4.67m 15-03.75
13 Tyler Thornbrue So Western Wash 4.67m 15-03.75
-- Kyle Rutledge Jr Mo. Southern NH
Again we had quite a deep field and 10 gals were able to top 12'.
Minnesota State-Mankato's Amanda frame was the only one to get over 13'
however topping 4.00m 13'01.50 to repeat as the NCAA DII Indoor
champion. Abilene Christian's trio of Val Gorter, Angie Aguilar and
Katie Eckely took 2nd, 5th and 7th respectively. California
State-Stanislaus' Chanunte Mitchell got her seasonal best garnering a
third place finish.
Mark Zilch did put it together - he turned back the efforts of Missouri
Southern's Matt Campbell to take the what seems to be traditional 1st
place for the Lewis Flyers. Matt was 1/4 inch away from his all-time
best in finishing second. Nebraska-Kearney's Mike Ford PR'd at 5.12m
16'09.50 for third
http://www.msumavericks.com/womensports.php?sid=23
Minnesota State Track and Field: Frame Wins Second Consecutive National
Championship
3/11/05 19:27
Boston, Mass. --- The Minnesota State men's and women's track and field
squads qualified nine athletes for the 2005 NCAA Division II National
Championships. After one day, the Mavericks have seen three
student-athletes earn All-American status, including a repeat national
champion in the women's pole vault.
Senior pole-vaulter Amanda Frame (Pine Island, Minn.) won the pole
vault for the second consecutive season with a vault of 13' 1 14"
besting her own national record in the event. Last season, Frame became
MSU's first ever female track and field champion, as she cleared 13'0
14". Frame, who entered the meet with the best height in the nation by
three inches, finished five inches higher than Val Gorter of Abilene
Christian, who vaulted 12'9 14.
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031205aab.html
Zilch Wins National Title In Pole Vault
March 12, 2005
BOSTON - Lewis University senior pole-vaulter Mark Zilch won the
national championship, and teammates Billy Stadele and Dave Dobersztyn
also earned All-America honors Saturday at the NCAA Division II Indoor
Track and Field Championships.
Zilch, who collected his seventh career All-America honor (four indoor,
three outdoor) and first national title, soared 17-512, four inches
higher than runner-up Matt Campbell of Missouri Southern State.
Stadele, also a senior, garnered All-America honors in the pole vault
and 60-meter hurdles. He tied with three other vaulters at 15-934 and
captured the eighth and final All-America award on fewer misses, then
finished eighth in the hurdles with a time of 8.18.
2005 NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships
Hosted by Illinois Wesleyan University
Bloomington, IL 03/11-12/05
1 Megan Rossi SO North Central College 3.75m 12'03.50
2 Meghan Voiland SO Augustana (IL) 3.65m 11'11.75
3 Stephanie Barnes JR Wisconsin-Eau Claire 3.65m 11'11.75
4 Megan Mlinarchik JR Eastern Mennonite 3.55m 11'07.75
5 Jane Farrell JR Brandeis 3.55m 11'07.75
6 Whitney Calvert SO Loras 3.45m 11'03.75
7 Chelsea Sherier SO La Verne 3.45m 11'03.75
7 Kelly Rehn SO Wisconsin-Oshkosh 3.45m 11'03.75
7 Katie Heaton SR Puget Sound 3.45m 11'03.75
10 Bethany Renner SR Wisconsin-La Crosse 3.30m 10'10.00
11 Kristi Schneider SR Gustavus Adolphus 3.30m 10'10.00
12 Chelsea Becker SO Wisconsin-Stout 3.30m 10'10.00
12 Morgan Leonard-Fleckman FR Washington-St. Louis 3.30m 10'10.00
- Angela Hilgers SR Wisconsin-La Crosse NH
3.15 3.30 3.45 3.55 3.65 3.75 ????
Rossi - - o o o o xxx
Voiland - - - o xo xxx
Barnes xo o o o xxo xxx
Mlinarchik o o o o xxx
Farrell xo xxo o o xxx
Calvert o xxo xo xxx
Sherier - o xxo xxx
Rehn o o xxo xxx
Heaton o o xxo xxx
Renner o o xxx
Schneider xo o xxx
Becker - xxo xxx
L.-Fleckman - xxo
Hilgers xxx
1 Chris Swanson SR Otterbein 5.32m 17'05.50
2 Nick Pergande JR Wisconsin-La Crosse 5.22m 17'01.50
3 Brian DeLoriea SR North Central 5.12m 16'09.50
4 Matt Novak SO Wisconsin-La Crosse 5.12m 16'09.50
5 Kyle Stumpenhorst SR North Central 5.02m 16'05.50
6 Shannon Bennington SO Mount Union 5.02m 16'05.50
7 Nathan Ball SR MIT 4.92m 16'01.75
8 Derek Zulkoski SO Nebraska Wesleyan 4.92m 16'01.75
9 Ryan Schipper SO Rose-Hulman Tech 4.82m 15'09.75
10 Zach Johnson SO Wisconsin-Oshkosh 4.82m 15'09.75
11 Jon Heinz JR Wisconsin-La Crosse 4.72m 15'05.75
12 Chris Schmauder JR Ohio Northern 4.57m 15'00.00
13 Tyler Gutierrez JR SUNY Cortland 4.57m 15'00.00
4.42 4.57 4.72 4.82 4.92 5.02 5.12 5.22 5.32
Swanson - - - - o - o xxo xo
Pergande - - xo o xo xo o xxo xxx
DeLoriea - - - o o xo o xxx
Novak - o o xxo xxo xo xxx
Stumpenhorst - o xo xo xxo xo xxx
Bennington o - o o o xxx
Ball - - o xo xo xxx
Zulkoski o o o o xxo xxx
Schipper - - xo o xxx
Johnson o o xo xo
Heinz o xo xo xxx
Schmauder o o xxx
Gutierrez o xo xxx
North Central's Meghan Rossi took the DIII crown in an event that was
dominated by sophomores and juniors. She pulled away at 3.65m 11'11.75
as she cleared on her first while Augustana's Meghan Voiland needed two
and Wisconsin-Eau Claire's Stephanie Barnes needed three. She sealed the
deal by skying over 3.75m 12'03.50 on her first while Voiland and Barnes
were unable to match her finishing second and third respectively. Megan
Mlinarchik of Eastern Mennonite took 4th at 3.55m 11'07.75 while
Massachusetts born and bred Jane Farrell of Brandeis took 5th at the
same height.
Otterbein's Chris Swanson survived a scare from Wisconsin-La Crosse's
Nick Pergande to take the DIII men's crown. He cleared 5.32m 17'05.50
for the win. Nick snagged the first 17-footer of his career and PR'd by
about 7 inches in taking second and giving UW-L 8 big points in the team
competition. His teammate Matt Novak finished 4th for another 5 points.
UW-L ended up first yet again for their 5th team title in a row. North
Central put two in the top six as well - Brian DeLoriea finished third
whil Kyle Stumpenhorst took fifth adding 10 points to their total.
MIT's Nathan Ball got 2 points for the Engineers with a 7th place finish
http://www.noctrl.edu/x11839.xml
03-11-05 NCAA III Indoor Championships
Megan Rossi
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - North Central College had its first national
champion in women's track and field since Pristina Jones won the long
jump in 1999 after sophomore Megan Rossi (Bolingbrook, Ill./Downers
Grove South) won the pole vault Friday, March 11.
Rossi, who earned her third All-American honor in the vault, had a mark
of 12-03.50 to better runner-up Meghan Voiland of Augustana who had an
11-11.75. The only other female athletes to win a national title in
track and field for North Central are Patsy Cargill in the 400 dash
(1994 and 1995), Lakeya Boatright in the 200 dash (1997) and the 1600
meter relay team of Maggie Zdziarska, Sue DeNigris, Vanessa Vaughn and
Pristina Jones in 1999.
In Saturday's action, Brian DeLoriea (Stanford, Ill./Olympia) and Josh
Stumpenhorst (Ashton, Ill./Ashton) continued to impress in the pole
vault as both were All-American. DeLoriea was third with a personal
indoor best of 16-09.50 while Stumpenhorst had a mark of 16-05.50 (also
a personal indoor best) to place fifth. It is the fourth All-American
honor in the pole vault for both DeLoriea and Stumpenhorst. With the
points the two accumulated, the Cardinals moved into second place with
22 points, trailing only UW-Oshkosh (25 points).
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Swanson Wins NCAA Pole Vault Title
(written by Ed Syguda 03/12/05)
Two-time All-American Chris Swanson won the pole vault today at the
NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships held at Illinois
Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Ill.
Swanson, a senior from New Carlisle (Bethel High School), cleared 17-5
1/2 on his second attempt to claim the title. Nick Pergande, a junior
from Wisconsin-La Crosse, finished second with a vault of 17-1 1/2.
For Swanson, however, the win was just a little bittersweet.
"I'm really happy that I won, but disappointed that I didn't get the
height I wanted," said Swanson, who has been competing in the pole
vault for just two years. "I was shooting for the national meet record
of 18-1."
Swanson, who finished second with a vault of 16-1 to national record
holder Hans Schmidt (18-1) at the indoor championships last season, was
surprised at the level of competition this time around.
"16-1 was only good enough for eighth place today," Swanson said.
"There were still four guys left after the bar was raised to 17-1. I
didn't know what to think."
Swanson finished competition today after missing his attempts at 17-9
1/4, 2-3/4 inches higher than his personal best of 17-6 1/2.
Swanson may have been a bit subdued about his win, but 15th-year head
coach Doug Welsh was elated.
"It's a national champion," Welsh said. "It's hard to fathom."
Otterbein's last national champion came in 1990 when Todd Calicoat won
the outdoor shot put title (54-10).
2005 NAIA Indoor Track and Field Championships
Johnson City, TN 03/11-12/05
1 Jen Sturzynski SR Roberts Wes 4.00m 13-01.50
2 Rachael Castro SR Cedarville Univ 3.85m 12-07.50
3 Amanda Haines JR Siena Hts 3.70m 12-01.50
4 Meagan Bauer FR Doane College (Ne) 3.70m 12-01.50
5 Ann Marie Simonich SO Mary (Nd) 3.55m 11-07.75
6 Megan Harrington JR Doane College (Ne) 3.55m 11-07.75
7 Kristen Schwehr SR Mary (Nd) 3.55m 11-07.75
8 Sarah Stafford JR Azusa Pacif 3.40m 11-01.75
9 Katie Wiley JR Siena Hts 3.40m 11-01.75
10 Brittany Walton JR Doane College (Ne) 3.40m 11-01.75
11 Becca Gillespy SO Lindenwood 3.25m 10-08.00
11 Natalye Tate FR Ok Christian 3.25m 10-08.00
11 Kim Lorenzen JR Cornerstone 3.25m 10-08.00
11 Kami Wettlaufer SO Midland Luth 3.25m 10-08.00
11 Melissa Cumbee FR Mount Marty 3.25m 10-08.00
11 Savannah Crawford SO Mary (Nd) 3.25m 10-08.00
11 Cheyenne Gentry JR Lindenwood 3.25m 10-08.00
11 Lindsey Aurich SO Concordia NE 3.25m 10-08.00
11 Morgan Altizer SO Azusa Pacif 3.25m 10-08.00
-- Molly Schwab FR Lindenwood NH
-- Breynn Sturlaugson SO Mary (Nd) NH
-- Erin Eitzman FR Concordia NE NH
-- Melissa Leo FR Azusa Pacif NH
-- Peggy Ovalle FR Lindenwood NH
-- Amanda Sundell JR Graceland Un NH
-- Beka Wallis JR South Nazarene NH
-- Michelle Anderson SO Concordia NE NH
-- Lindsay Neal JR Graceland Un NH
-- Jordan Currie SO Graceland Un NH
Jen Stuczynski followed up her USATF victory by taking the NAIA crown a
week later. She was able to do this while running several heats of the
hurdles as well.
1 Adam Hartle JR Siena Hts 5.10m 16-08.75
2 Walker Thomas JR Doane College (Ne) 4.95m 16-02.75
3 Zach Burrington FR Bethel College (In) 4.80m 15-09.00
3 Jason Scott SO Cedarville Univ 4.80m 15-09.00
3 Shawn Trimble SR Eastern Oreg 4.80m 15-09.00
3 John Ryland SO Lindenwood 4.80m 15-09.00
7 Jordan Zoucha SO Midland Luth 4.80m 15-09.00
8 Luke Meyers SO Concordia NE 4.80m 15-09.00
9 Jim Swiech FR Roberts Wes 4.65m 15-03.00
9 Stuart McIntosh SO Lindenwood 4.65m 15-03.00
9 Graham Danziger FR Lindenwood 4.65m 15-03.00
9 Mark Hollis SO Olivet Nazar 4.65m 15-03.00
13 Travis Norberg JR Dickinson State 4.50m 14-09.00
13 Kent Snider SR Ok Christian 4.50m 14-09.00
13 Thomas Brooks SO South Nazarene 4.50m 14-09.00
13 Kevin McElvaney SO Dickinson State 4.50m 14-09.00
13 Tim Antes SO Hastings 4.50m 14-09.00
13 Landon Burke JR Graceland Un 4.50m 14-09.00
-- Clint Simmons FR Hastings NH
-- Mark Aschen JR Lindenwood NH
-- Caleb Dodson FR Cumberland NH
-- Reid Ehrisman SR Concordia NE NH
-- Brandon Manche SR Friends Univ NH
2005 NJCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships
Charleston, IL 03/04-05/05
1 Erica Culver Johnson County 3.56m 11'08.00
2 Toni Bathurst Johnson County 3.56m 11'08.00
3 Carmen Hill Paradise Valley 3.41m 11'02.25
4 Holly Kirchberger Paradise Valley 3.41m 11'02.25
5 Amy Duffin Paradise Valley 3.26m 10'08.25
6 Chelsea Blaufuss Hutchinson 3.26m 10'08.25
7 Sheena Garcia Hutchinson 2.96m 9'08.50
7 Camieau Galligan Glendale 2.96m 9'08.50
9 Lauren Kirsch Cowley College 2.96m 9'08.50
10 Melanie Royeton Cloud County 2.81m 9'02.50
11 Tawny Rice Colby (KS) 2.81m 9'02.50
11 Amanda Corrigan Cuyahoga 2.81m 9'02.50
13 Shaina Frost Mesa 2.51m 8'02.75
13 Heather Jameson Hutchison 2.51m 8'02.75
1 Kyle Dennis Johnson County 4.90m 16'00.75
2 Todd Rodenbaugh Paradise Valley 4.90m 16'00.75
3 Adam Ergenbright Johnson County 4.75m 15'07.00
4 Jake Williams Johnson County 4.60m 15'01.00
5 Benny Lopez Vincennes 4.45m 14'07.25
5 Lucas Harrington Paradise Valley 4.45m 14'07.25
7 Logan Carton Mesa 4.45m 14'07.25
- Bryan McBride Paradise Valley NH
- Doyle Davis Mesa NH
- Cameron Traxson Cowley College NH
- Michael Koning Vincennes NH
National Scholastic Indoor Championships
presented by the Metropolitan Athletics Congress
March 11-13, 2005 at the New York Armory
Girls Pole Vault
Preliminaries (03/11/05)
3 Bowen, Lori SR Tallahassee, FL 3.39mq 11-01.50
3 Atwell, Ashlee JR Niskayuna, NY 3.39mq 11-01.50
5 Gurganus, Sallie JR Todd, NC 3.39mq 11-01.50
6 Bertleson, Annelise JR Boise, ID 3.39mq 11-01.50
7 Birnbaum, Elise JR Orlando, FL 3.39mq 11-01.50
8 Fitzgerald, Kaitlyn 5 mtsinai, NY 3.39mq 11-01.50
8 Black, Alexandra SR Fort Lauderdale, FL 3.39mq 11-01.50
10 Kepler, Janice SR Medina, NY 3.39mq 11-01.50
10 kennedy, caroline JR orlando, FL 3.39mq 11-01.50
12 St. Lawrence, Lynn SR Goshen, NY 3.24mq 10-07.50
12 Chun, Lauren SR Warren, NJ 3.24mq 10-07.50
14 Noguchi, Anna JR Burke, VA 3.24mq 10-07.50
15 McEvoy, Katie SR Batavia, NY 3.24mq 10-07.50
16 Mulkey, Brianna Orlando, FL 3.24m 10-07.50
16 Kennerknecht, Thea SR Central Valley, NY 3.24m 10-07.50
19 Gold, Jillian JR Niskayuna, NY 3.09m 10-01.50
19 Carroll, Bailey JR Natickm, MA 3.09m 10-01.50
19 Raila, Hannah JR Medford, MA 3.09m 10-01.50
19 Pine, Lindsay SR Ithaca, NY 3.09m 10-01.50
19 Atwood, Ashley SO crozet, VA 3.09m 10-01.50
19 Carlson, Jan SR Vernon, VT 3.09m 10-01.50
25 Laura, Myers SR Clifton, NJ 2.94m 9-07.75
25 Feighery, Emer SR Westborough, MA 2.94m 9-07.75
25 Teeters, Kelsey SR Fairfax, VA 2.94m 9-07.75
25 ciambra, rita JR hanover, NH 2.94m 9-07.75
25 Gross, Carly SR Woodstock, NY 2.94m 9-07.75
30 Samuel, Dara SR Brookfield, CT 2.79m 9-01.75
30 Raudenbush, Janna SR Hellertown, PA 2.79m 9-01.75
30 Peterson, Abby JR Simsbury, CT 2.79m 9-01.75
30 Waschitz, Dana SR Monroe, NY 2.79m 9-01.75
30 Hlavin, Callie SO Charlottesville, VA 2.79m 9-01.75
30 Weaver, Elizabeth JR Charlottesville, VA 2.79m 9-01.75
30 Cafferty, Eileen SR Hillsborough, NJ 2.79m 9-01.75
-- Miller, Carly JR Stockton, NJ NH
-- Wyllie, Katrina SR Flemington, NJ NH
-- Gordon, Anne Marie SO Richmond, VA NH
-- Oberg, Tara JR Flemington, NJ NH
-- O'Niel, Jen SR Fairport, NY NH
-- Mazujian, Ellen SR Flemington, NJ NH
*note* Ashley Early, Mary Saxer & Tiffany Maskulinski were all passed
into the final
Well I hightailed it down to NYC to catch the prelimnary round of the
gals competition Friday morning skipping a day of work in the progress
(if my boss is reading this right now she's probably realizing that I
did NOT have the migraine that I claimed to be suffering from). One of
our vaulters had qualified along with a whole host of other New England
gals so I was pumped to see her jump at the Armory. It's the first time
one of 'my' athletes has gone to the big show. Anyway Emer performed
admirably clearing 2.94m 9'07.75 on her second attempt. It wasn't
enough for her to qualify for the final but heck she made it there and
that was the big accomplishment.
The rest of the New Englanders fared okay although none made the final.
Bailey Carroll (Natick, MA), Hannah Raila (Medford, MA) and Jan Carlson
(Vernon, VT) all cleared 3.09m 10'01.50. Rita Ciambra (Hanover, NH)
topped the same height as Emer while the Connecticut duo of Dara Samuel
(Brookfield) and Abby Peterson (Simsbury) managed 2.79m 9'01.75.
As for the rest of the field I was glad to see NY Section V-er Katie
McEvoy (Batavia, NY) qualify. However fellow section V compatriot
Jennifer O'Neil - a 13 footer earlier this year - was hobbled with an
injury that had her wearing what seemed like an air cast on her entire
lower leg. Unfortunately she no-heighted.
Glad to see that Idaho's Annelise Bertleson made the final as she
travelled by far the farthest to get here. There weren't any other
competitors west of Pennsylvania.
The top three seeds - Mary Saxer, Tiffany Maskulinski and Ashley Early
were given automatic passes into the final so I didn't get to see them
jump :-(
Finals (03/12/05)
1 Saxer, Mary SR Lancaster, NY 4.12m 13-06.25
2 Early, Ashley JR Charlottesville, VA 3.54m 11-07.25
2 Bertleson, Annelise JR Boise, ID 3.54m 11-07.25
2 Bowen, Lori SR Tallahassee, FL 3.54m 11-07.25
5 Fitzgerald, Kaitlyn 5 mtsinai, NY 3.54m 11-07.25
6 Black, Alexandra SR Fort Lauderdale, FL 3.39m 11-01.50
6 Kepler, Janice SR Medina, NY 3.39m 11-01.50
8 Chun, Lauren SR Warren, NJ 3.39m 11-01.50
-- Gurganus, Sallie JR Todd, NC NH
-- Atwell, Ashlee JR Niskayuna, NY NH
-- kennedy, caroline JR orlando, FL NH
-- McEvoy, Katie SR Batavia, NY NH
-- Birnbaum, Elise JR Orlando, FL NH
-- St. Lawrence, Lynn SR Goshen, NY NH
-- Noguchi, Anna JR Burke, VA NH
Unfortunately I couldn't stay for the final but as it turns out it was
all Mary Saxer's show as she set a new meet record of 4.12m 13'06.25
winning by nearly two feet. Early reports say she had one real close
miss at 4.28m 14'00.50 and may head down to Landover on Sunday to the
Nike Meet to attempt the double.
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Boy's Pole Vault
Preliminaries (03/12/05)
1 Townsend, James JR Lancaster, NY 4.12mq 13-06.25
1 van Almelo, Jacob JR Groton, NY 4.12mq 13-06.25
1 Lawrence, Bradford SR Califon, NJ 4.12mq 13-06.25
1 Herman, Nicholas SR Rochester, NY 4.12mq 13-06.25
1 Gregory, Ryan SR CP, NY 4.12mq 13-06.25
1 Tucker, Tyler SR Burke, VA 4.12mq 13-06.25
1 Woods, Michael SR Westfield, NJ 4.12mq 13-06.25
1 Duggan, Brian SR Farrell, NY 4.12mq 13-06.25
1 Sherwood, Scott SR Perkasie, PA 4.12mq 13-06.25
1 Di Cesare, Scott JR Irvington, NY 4.12mq 13-06.25
1 Di Cesare, Casey JR Irvington, NY 4.12mq 13-06.25
1 david, nick SO mt.sinai, NY 4.12mq 13-06.25
1 Dempsey, Michael SO Rochester, NY 4.12mq 13-06.25
1 Early, Matthew SR Charlottesville, VA 4.12mq 13-06.25
1 thull, jordan JR salem, CT 4.12mq 13-06.25
16 Getz, Bryan SR Monroe, NY 3.97m 13-00.25
16 Metzger, Justin SR CP, NY 3.97m 13-00.25
16 Martens, Christoph SR Branford, CT 3.97m 13-00.25
16 Hannen, Thomas SR Cranford, NJ 3.97m 13-00.25
-- Ohm, Tim JR Media, PA NH
-- Marion, Timothy SR Warwick, NY NH
-- Chmil, John SO Charlottesville, VA NH
-- Protesto, Jack SR Media, PA NH
-- Ferriter, Pierce SR New York, NY NH
-- Vale, Josh SO CP, NY NH
-- Thompson, Stephen SR Crozet, VA NH
Alright - we got one New Englander in the final - East Lyme's Jordan
Thull. Well done my man. Also got two Section V-ers - Michael Dempsey
and Nick Herman both of Gates-Chili HS - and the DiCesare twins from
Irvington, NY. Cool.
Finals (03/13/05)
1 Duggan, Brian SR Farrell, NY 4.93m 16-02.00
2 Herman, Nicholas SR Rochester, NY 4.76m 15-07.25
3 Gregory, Ryan SR CP, NY 4.66m 15-03.50
4 Di Cesare, Casey JR Irvington, NY 4.66m 15-03.50
5 Lawrence, Bradford SR Califon, NJ 4.46m 14-07.50
6 thull, jordan JR salem, CT 4.46m 14-07.50
7 david, nick SO mt.sinai, NY 4.31m 14-01.75
8 Woods, Michael SR Westfield, NJ 4.31m 14-01.75
9 Di Cesare, Scott JR Irvington, NY 4.31m 14-01.75
10 Dempsey, Michael SO Rochester, NY 4.31m 14-01.75
11 van Almelo, Jacob JR Groton, NY 4.12m 13-06.25
11 Thompson, Stephen SR Crozet, VA 4.12m 13-06.25
13 Sherwood, Scott SR Perkasie, PA 4.12m 13-06.25
14 Early, Matthew SR Charlottesville, VA 3.97m 13-00.25
14 Townsend, James JR Lancaster, NY 3.97m 13-00.25
-- Tucker, Tyler SR Burke, VA NH
Brian Duggan of Monsignor High School won in what was mostly a New York
affair (New Yahkahs took 7 of the top 10 slots). According to my stats
he beat his previous PR by over a foot in the process. He had to turn
back the stunning performance of section Ver Nick Herman (Gates-Chili
HS) who PR'd by 10 inches himself. The DiCesare twins of Irvington, NY
finished 4th & 9th totalling 29'05.25. Cool.
2005 Nike Indoor Nationals - 3/12/2005 to 3/13/2005
Prince Georges Sports & Learning Complex
Landover, Maryland
Girls Pole Vault
1 Mary Saxer 05 Lancaster, NY 4.32m 14-02.00
2 Lindsay Regan 06 Easton, PA 3.90m 12-09.50
3 Allison Stokke 07 Newport Beach, TN 3.90m 12-09.50
4 Caitlin Hewitt 06 Greensburg, PA 3.80m 12-05.50
5 Jessica Trujillo 05 Arlington, TX 3.80m 12-05.50
6 Mallory Peck 05 Sioux Falls, SD 3.70m 12-01.50
7 Julianne Toto 05 Red Bank, NJ 3.70m 12-01.50
8 Jacquelyn Perryman 06 Phoenix, AZ 3.55m 11-07.75
9 Erin Ferut 05 Medina, OH 3.55m 11-07.75
10 Robin Friedman 06 Hillsborough, NJ 3.40m 11-01.75
11 Lauren Cruzan 06 Peoria, AZ 3.40m 11-01.75
12 Kristen Hafford 06 Washington, NJ 3.40m 11-01.75
-- Melissa Gale 06 Heislerville, NJ NH
-- Alexandra Acker 07 Findley Lake, NY NH
-- Jessica Kloss 05 Moorestown, NJ NH
-- Aly Goldfarb 06 Mountain Brook, AL NH
3.40 3.55 3.70 3.80 3.90 4.00 4.10 4.28 4.32 4.40
Saxer - - - - O O O XXO XO XXX
Regan - O O O O XXX
Stokke O O O XXO XO XXX
Hewitt XO O XXO O XXX
Trujillo O O XO XO XXX
Peck XXO XXO O XXX
Toto O O XXO XXX
Perryman O O XXX
Ferut XXO XXO XXX
Friedman O XXX
Cruzan XO XXX
Hafford XXO XXX
Gale XXX
Acker XXX
Kloss XXX
Goldfarb XXX
Boys Pole Vault
1 Eric Sparks 05 hermitage, PA 4.88m 16-00.00
2 Michael Morrison 06 Chesapeake, VA 4.73m 15-06.25
2 Jordan Scott 06 Watkinsville, GA 4.73m 15-06.25
4 Spencer McCorkel 07 Bryant, AR 4.58m 15-00.25
5 Casey Herndon 05 Franklin Springs, G 4.58m 15-00.25
6 Dutch Perryman 05 Phoenix, AZ 4.43m 14-06.25
6 Donell Hill 05 Mobile, AL 4.43m 14-06.25
8 Jeff McClurg 05 Chagrin Falls, OH 4.43m 14-06.25
9 Chris Spear 06 Hoover, AL 4.43m 14-06.25
9 Ron Walters 05 Pittsburgh, PA 4.43m 14-06.25
11 Jeremy Willis 05 Pearcy, AR 4.43m 14-06.25
12 Bryant Wilson 05 Hale, MI 4.28m 14-00.50
-- Anthony Abitante 05 Berkeley Heights, N NH
-- John Vellenoweth 05 wheeling, WV NH
4.28 4.43 4.58 4.73 4.88 4.98
Sparks - - O XO XO XXX
Morrison - - O O XXX
Scott - - O O XXX
McCorkel XO O O XXX
Herndon - - XO XXX
Perryman O O XXX
Hill O O XXX
McClurg XO O XXX
Spear O XXO XXX
Walters - XXO XXX
Willis XX XXO XXX
Wilson O XXX
Abitante XXX
Vellenoweth XXX
Pennsylvania's Eric Sparks moved from third to first when he cleared
4.88m 16'00.00 and turned back the impressive performances of
Virginia's Michael Morrison and Georgia's Jordan Scott. He also
defeated recent 16-footer Spencer McCorkel of Arkansas.
Interview from the meet website
http://nikeindoor.nationalscholastic.org/news.php?newsid=599
RQ: Were you happy with 16-00?
Sparks: Yeah. 16-00 has been a goal since last year and I've been
struggling with it a little bit this year. I did want to go a little
bit higher, but I can't ask for too much. It was a PR.
RQ: There were a couple of guys with 16-00 marks. Did that get you
excited for the meet?
Sparks: Yes, it's always nice to have someone to push you so you
don't have to jump alone. I had a goal of jumping 16-03. I definitely
wanted 16-00. I didn't care what place it got me.
RQ: You got over the jump on the second attempt. How was that?
Sparks: Yes, I was definitely pumped. Knowing the jump was for the
championship of the meet. I was definitely pumped from the beginning.
RQ: You had three attempts at 16-04. Were you happy with those?
Sparks: I was happy. I was on the biggest pole I've ever been on
today. I just need to work on some top end stuff. Get some higher
heights.
RQ: What do you think of this indoor experience?
Sparks: I like the atmosphere here. I like the competition. It's
perfect.
RQ: Where are you going to school?
Sparks: I haven't decided yet. I don't want to hurt any coaches
feeling if they aren't up there, but I'm thinking Air Force Academy,
Arizona or Purdue
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YEAH - another scholastic record for the 2nd year vaulter from the
Buffalo area. Mary Saxer topped 4.32m 14'02.00 to turn back the field
by almost a foot and a half. SHe then attempted 4.40m 14'05.25 but was
unsuccessful.
According to a post to PoleVaultPower and other sources Mary was on a
14'6" carbon 160 holding at 14'3"
Pennsylvania's Lindsey Regan was clean all the way to 3.90m 12'09.50
but couldn't go any further to finish 2nd. Soph Allison Stokke who came
all the way from California had a few misses along the way but cleared
the same height for third.
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Some good discussion on this event over at PoleVaultPower
http://polevaultpower.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4372
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http://www.dyestat.com/3us/5in/NIC/sunday.htm
(nice pic there too)
Mary Saxer raises pole vault
national record two more times!
Lancaster NY sr Mary Saxer, the only female high school vaulter ever to
clear 14 feet, did it two more times at Nike Indoor Nationals, ending at
14-2 USR. Saxer was determined to prove that her Dartmouth jump in
January was no fluke, having followed that with several wins at more
earthly levels. "I knew I could do it, but I wanted to prove it," Saxer
said after thrilling a capacity crowd with her high wire act. "I think I
can go higher, but for now I am very happy." Her coach, Rick Suhr,
thinks Saxer has the ability to go high 14, maybe even 15 feet before
she graduates. "It all depends on getting good weather and good
runways," Suhr said. And these things are not in great supply in the
Buffalo area in the spring.
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http://www.dyestat.com/3us/5in/NIC/54.htm
All Mary Saxer's show, and quite a show it was
by Elliott Denman
From beginning to end, this was Mary Saxer's show. The Lancaster, N.Y.
sensation, who'd raised the National record to 14 feet in a January
meet, was determined to add something to that in her final indoor
outing as a high school athlete. She lived up to all her billing- and
more.
As the others went to the sidelines, Saxer went up and up and up.
She cleared first-jump efforts at 3.90 meters/ 12 feet, 9 12; 4.00
meters / 13-1 12, and 4.10 meters / 13-5 14,
Reality set in when she missed her first two at 4.28 meters / 14 feet
and half an inch. But she rallied on third jaunt down the runway and
cleared - to the roar of the crowd - for a National and Nike record, as
well as a National junior (19-and-under) mark.
Next bar was 4.32 meters/ 14-2. After a miss, she went up and over
again, to even louder roars of approval.
Only at 4.40 meters / 14-5 14, did Saxer fail to clear.
Allison Stokke of Newport Beach Harbor CA may be the next star on the
scene. She set a National freshman outdoor record of 12-8 in 2004, and
tied the sophomore outdoor record -13-4 - just a week ago. So she may
have big hopes here, but she settled for third at 12-9.5, yielding
second place honors to Lindsey Regan of the Easton, Pa. Area Track
Club, second placer at Nike in 2004, who cleared the same height 12-9
12.but had no misses along the way.
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And an article about the guys competition the day previous...
http://www.dyestat.com/3us/5in/NIC/54.htm
Eric Sparks is another winner from Hickory PA
by Elliott Denman
Nike National pole vault fans may have been spoiled. They'd seen such
great leaps as Tommy Skipper's 17-3 34 for Sandy, Oregon in 2003, Sage
Thomas' 17-0 for Frenship of Texas in 2001, and Andrew Rademacher's
16-8 for Hickory, Pa. last year.
Nothing like that transpired in 2005. But Eric Sparks, from the same
school as Rademacher, . kept the Nike title in the Keystone State with
a 16-foot PR clearance.
Michael Morrison of Chesapeake, Va. - no relation to the former Nike
high/long jump champion of the same name from Willngboro, NJ - shared
the silver at 15-6 14 with Jordan Scott of Watkinsville, Ga., each with
an identical card, no misses on the way up, but three NGs at 16-0.
"Yeah, 16 feet has been a goal since last year and I've been struggling
with it a little bit this year. I did want to go a little bit higher,
but I
can't ask for too much.", Sparks said.
"I definitely wanted 16-00. I didn't care what place it got me."
He cleared 16 on second attempt.
"I was definitely pumped, knowing the jump was for the championship of
the meet. I was definitely pumped from the beginning."
He missed three at 16-4 before calling it a day.
"I was on the biggest pole I've ever been on today," he said. "I just
need
to work on some top end stuff."
College? "I'm thinking Air Force Academy, Arizona or Purdue."
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Nike Indoor will be televised
NIN will be televised on Comcast CN8 Sports in a 2-hour show March 20
at 9 pm and repeated March 26 at 3 pm. People outside the Mid-Atlantic
and Northeast regions can see the show on the Internet at www.cn8.tv
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