Not going to look back on 2011. That’s history. What we learned this week. Tyler Cone had another great vault camp in Florida at Pole Vault City. The coaches prediction was 13 to 13-6 very soon and Tyler can do a one fingered pull up. Now if it was only an Olympic contest. Winter Camps in Phoenix were hampered by high school schedules that produced this past week as the only week every one had off from school. So, Todd’s Camp and Nick’s Camp were held at the same time. Will Hooper chose to go to Nick’s camp that also featured Jeff Hartwig returning from last year. As usual the weather was perfect. I was impressed that Jeff took Will aside and did a lot of individual coaching. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: December 2011
2012 Arizona Division II Returning Vaulters
Based on 2011 State Results
Childress, Adrian 11 Copper Canyon 14-00.00
Hooper, Will 10 Moon Valley 14-00.75
Balls, Thomas 11 Thunderbird 13-06.00
Brutsche, Braxton 12 Notre Dame P 13-06.00
Stewart, Sayre 12 Canyon Del O 13-06.00
Morse, Tanner 12 Marana 13-00.00
Duckworth, Timothy 10 Arcadia 13-00.00
Stenner, Zach 11 Agua Fria Un 13-00.00
Hansen, Jacob 12 Queen Creek 12-06.00 Continue reading
2012 Arizona State High School Championships
Mesa Community College
1833 W. Southern Ave.
Mesa, AZ 85202
Wednesday, May 9, 2012 Division I & II
Friday, May 11, 2012 Division III & IV
Saturday, May 12, 2012 Division I, II, III, IV
WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 2012
DIVISION I & II
12:00 p.m. Team entrance open
1:00 p.m. Pole Vault – Div. II Girls/Div. I Boys/Div. II Boys
1:45 p.m. Coaches Meeting
SATURDAY, MAY 12, 2012 Continue reading
2012 Arizona High School DIVISION II Schools
2012 DIVISION II
Agua Fria
Paradise Valley
Apache Junction
Peoria
Apollo
Poston Butte
Arcadia
Prescott
Barry Goldwater
Pueblo
Betty Fairfax
Queen Creek Continue reading
Trey Hardee’s two-minute abs workout
Two-time world decathlon champion Trey Hardee does an all-round abs workout in two minutes
http://www.athleticsweekly.com/coaching/trey-hardees-two-minute-abs-workout/
How high do you need to vault to go to college? This year’s crop of men
17-9 1/4 Andrew Irwin Arkansas — SEC
17-3 Joey Uhle Air Force—Mountain Westddre
17-2 Andreas Duplantis Arkansas — SEC
17-2 ¾ J J Juilfs Washington—PAC 12
17-2 Nikita Kirillov Georgia Tech –ACC
17-1 Cameron Savage Kansas State– Big 12
17-1 Dalton Duvio Stanford – PAC 12
17-1 Jordan Yamoah Texas A&M Kingsville
17-0 Sam Kendricks Mississippi — SEC
17-0 Corey Shank Virginia Tech—ACC Continue reading
How high do you need to vault to go to college? This year’s crop of women
13-8 Kaitlin Petrilose South Dakota Summit
13-6 Anginae Monteverde Oregon PAC 12
13-4 Katie Zingheim Stanford PAC 12
13-1 ½ Cameron Overstreet North Carolina ACC
13-1 Mackenzi Landry California PAC 12
13-0 Nina Gutermuth Indiana Big 10
13-0 Wren Bonner Air Force Mountain West
12-10 Lindsey Enders Cornell HEPS
12-9 ½ Taylor Kirby Wisconsin Big 10
12-9 ½ Tori Weslley Michigan Big 10 Continue reading
Gajewski breaks another school record in New York
Dunkirk, New York –
Tyler Gajewski continued his season-long assault on the Dunkirk indoor track and field record book Thursday at the Fredonia State Fieldhouse.
Gajewski obliterated his previous school record in the pole vault with a height of 12 feet. His old record, set earlier this year, stood at 11 feet. He cleared both 11 feet-6 inches and 12 feet on his first attempts. Gajewski added a fourth-place finish in the 55-meter hurdles in 8.99 seconds.
HS: Cyphers clears 15-0 in Dartmouth Meet
12/28/11 Dartmouth-Leverone FH
Place Overall Name Year Team Height Score
1 1 Cyphers, Mike SR Lebanon 15′ 0″ 10
2 2 Bunnell, Tyler SR Lebanon 10′ 6″ 8
3 3 Maxham, Travis JR Lebanon 9′ 0″ 6
4 4 Buckman, Kurt SR Windsor 8′ 6″ 5
5 5 Newell, Kristopher SO Monadnock 8′ 6″ 4
6 6 Fitzhugh, James SR St. Johnsbury Academy 8′ 6″ 3
7 7 Miller, Adam SR Stevens 8′ 6″ 2
8 8 Kiley, Sullivan JR St. Johnsbury Academy 7′ 6″
Girls Pole Vault
Friends of Indoor Track Invitational
Landover, Maryland –Dougherty’s 13-6 and Majors 11-0 take the meet Continue reading
2012 AIA STATE Pole Vault Standards
POLE VAULT
DIVISION I DIVISION II (Moon Valley)
AUTOMATIC PROVISIONAL AUTOMATIC PROVISIONAL
BOYS 13’ 9” 12’ 6” 13’ 3” 11’ 3”
GIRLS 10’ 3” 8’ 3” 9’ 4” 8’ 0”
DIVISION III DIVISION IV
BOYS 13’ 0” 10’ 6” 11’ 9” 9’ 0”
GIRLS 9’ 6” 7’ 0” 7’ 9” 6’ 6”
Reese takes the lead at Club Altius Indoor
| Meet Name: Club Altius Date: 2011-12-17 Season: 2012 Indoor Location: Joshua, TX  |
B-PV
| Name | School | Event | Performance | Notes |
| Watson, Reese (2012) | Spring, TX | B-PV | 16’6″ #1 | US#1 TX#1 |
| Bell, Dylan (2012) | Alvarado, TX | B-PV | 16’0″ #2 | US#2 TX#2 |
| Murphree, Daven (2013) | Harmony, TX | B-PV | 15’0″ #3 | US#4 TX#3 |
| Williams, Cory (2012) | Terry, TX | B-PV | 14’6″ # | TX#4 |
| Barber, Shawn (2012) | Kingwood Park, TX | B-PV | 14’6″ #4 | TX#4 |
| Sonnen, Josh (2012) | Midlothian, TX | B-PV | 14’6″ #5 | TX#4 |
| Kaplan, John (2012) | Dallas Jesuit, TX | B-PV | 14’0″ #6 | TX#7 |
G-PV
| Name | School | Event | Performance | Notes |
| Johnson, Jessie (2012) | Argyle, TX | G-PV | 12’6″ #1 | US#1 TX#1 |
| Rhodes, Annie (2013) | Midway, TX | G-PV | 12’0″ #2 | US#3 TX#2 |
| Freier, Desiree (2014) | Justin Northwest, TX | G-PV | 12’0″ #3 | US#3 TX#2 |
| Cook, Haley (2012) | Coppell, TX | G-PV | 11’6″ #4 | US#6 TX#4 |
| Northcutt, Madison (2012) | Granbury, TX | G-PV | 11’0″ #5 | TX#5 |
Olympic year is almost here – but are we ready for it?
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As the clock ticks down towards London 2012, we look at 10 key areas and the progress that has been made: Athletes; Stadium; Other park venues; Other venues; Security; Transport; Tickets; National mood; Legacy; Ceremonies; 1948 v 2012
Helena Montana says goodbye to vault icon
Helena High coaching icon, Doug “Old Man” LeBrun passed away in 2011.
LeBrun, 74, was the architect of one of the most successful pole vaulting programs in the region. During his 26-year tenure as Helena High’s vault coach, he mentored 14 state champions, two all-class record holders and eight 15-foot vaulters.
LeBrun operated a nationally renowned summer pole vault camp at his home in the valley for over 20 years.
A member of both the Montana Coaches Association and Helena Sports Halls of Fame, “Old Man” received the U.S. Pole Vault Committee’s Outstanding Service Award, and the Jeff Turman Pole Vault Summit-ship Award.
Harper, 88, was a passionate supporter of local athletics since his family first moved to Helena in the late 1950s.
He started coaching Helena High’s pole vaulters in the mid-1960s, and went on to assist LeBrun every summer until his passing.
LeBrun, who graduated from Ronan High in 1954 and attended the University of Montana on a baseball scholarship, operated a nationally renowned summer pole vault camp at his ranch in the Helena valley. During the past 25 years, he coached thousands of local and statewide vaulters, as well as numerous others from six different states.
He was presented the 2006 U.S. Pole Vaulting committee’s national “Outstanding Service to Pole Vaulting” award, and in 2010 he received the “Jeff Truman Memorial Pole Vault Summit-ship” award.
During his travels to the various camps around the country, LeBrun cultivated personal friendships with the likes of Olympians Tim Mack and Stacy Dragila.
“The kids called him ‘Old Man,’ ” and he was the old man of the pole vault community — not just for Montana, but for the entire nation,” said Harper, who helped LeBrun for four decades.
“He could be rough in spots, but he had a heart of gold, and there never would’ve been any pole vault camps or tournaments around here without him.”
LeBrun started teaching freshmen P.E. at Helena Junior High in 1973, and moved over to Helena High in 1979 when it became a four-year school.
During his 32-year tenure as a Helena High assistant track coach, he instructed eight 15-foot vaulters. His prize jewels were all-class record holders Todd Foster and Shannon Agee.
Cursing in sports: Fair or foul?
Indiana –If you’ve been near the sideline of a high school sporting event or at a practice, you just might have heard an exchange like this:
“Danny! If you don’t keep your man off the boards, your *&%#$% is going to be on the *&%#$% bench!”
Coaches have been getting after players since moments after the position was created. What seems to have changed, however, is the frequency of the *&%#$%.
Cursing is increasingly prevalent in society and has long been a part of college and professional sports, but some educators are concerned that foul language is being heard more often from coaches at the high school level, especially with boys. Continue reading
