Life Liberty and the Pursuit of 6.16
Practice video and quick update
Thought Id upload a few videos of practice yesterday, my good friend Adam Pierson came down from Chicago for a few days and gave me a couple of things to work on. Adam is originally from Bourbonnais, Illinois which is the same town as ONU where I went to college. He vaulted at University of Illinois and moved to Texas training as a post collegiate, Adam helped me out a ton in my first years out of college. He noticed that right after takeoff I needed to push upwards more, so we tried it out yesterday at practice and it really seemed to make a difference in opening up the bend of the pole allowing me to be in a better position as the pole unbends.
Im opening my season this weekend at Grand Valley State University up in Allendale, Michigan on Friday. Im really excited to bring it full speed and see how the changes Ive been working on make a difference on some big poles.
January 11, 2012 — Arizona Puma meeting tonight at 5:30 at Glendale Public Library. The club season is beginning and the high school season is too. Tyler came to yesterday’s practice; still with a hip injury but he did a great job coaching Framarz on the run and plant and filming and coaching Framarz and Will. Framarz did a super job working on the run. He and Will first did some low hurdle drills and then some box drills on the track. They moved it over to the runway and Framarz flew down the runway with a strong and even 7 step. Tyler worked with him a bit on the plant but the main emphasis was on the run. Framarz is going to have a super year with that great, great run. Will also worked on his run. Getting on big poles requires Will to be faster at the plant. The seven step worked out perfectly and he really jumped and flew; first on some 14′s and then on a light 15. A great practice for Framarz and Will. They learned a lot and really, really are improving. Up next is Thursday’s practice…more of the same and Will has a meet at the Air Force Academy this sunday.
Two-time world pole vault bronze medallist Renaud Lavillenie is still two weeks away from resuming training with a pole as he recovers from surgery on his fractured left hand.
ULSA, Okla. - Junior Jack Whitt and Junior Marisa Thomas swept the Summit League Player of the Week honors after their performances in last week’s Arkansas Invitational.
January 11 – Athletics Australia has unveiled Qantas as the official partner and airline of the 2012 Australian Athletics Tour in a major new deal for the sport.
Red-shirt senior Zye Boey and red-shirt sophomore Jade Riebold were each nominated for Ohio Valley Conference weekly honors following their performances at the team’s Early Bird meet. Riebold, making her Panther debut, broke the Eastern pole vault record, posting a jump of 12-feet, 11.5-inches. Riebold leads the OVC, with the next closest mark being Southeast Missouri’s Jill Schnurbusch, who vaulted 12-feet at the Southern Illinois Saluki Fast Start Meet. Riebold comes to Eastern after transferring from the University of Georgia.
PHILADELPHIA – School record holders 
