Daily Archives: February 19, 2012

BIG EAST Indoor Track & Field Championships

Men Pole Vault

1 1063 Kevin Schipper SR NOTRE DAME 5.25mI 17-02.75 10

2 822 Matt Alexander SR CONNECTICUT 4.95mI 16-02.75 8

3 947 Kevin Jackson SO LOUISVILLE 4.80mI 15-09.00 5.50

3 1199 Drew Volz FR SOUTH FLORIDA 4.80mI 15-09.00 5.50

5 1176 Chris Wyckoff JR RUTGERS J4.80mI 15-09.00 4

6 1192 Wyatt Metzger SO SOUTH FLORIDA J4.80mI 15-09.00 3

7 966 Jerrick Backous SO MARQUETTE 4.65m 15-03.00 2

8 1062 David Schipper FR NOTRE DAME J4.65m 15-03.00 1

9 827 Justin Blades SO CONNECTICUT 4.50m 14-09.00 Continue reading →

Virginia Tech Challenge

 Men Pole Vault
 1 Hunter Hall                  Unattached               5.29m   17-04.25 Jump off: 5.29 O
 2 Joe Davis                    Virginia Tech            5.24m   17-02.25 Jump off: 5.29 X
  3 Brad Holtz                   Unattached               5.09m   16-08.25                 
  4 Justin Amezquita             Duke                     5.09m   16-08.25                 
   5 Chris Uhle                   Virginia Tech            5.09m   16-08.25                 
 6 Jeff McClurg                 Unattached               4.79m   15-08.50                 
7 Chris Spear                  Unattached               4.79m   15-08.50                 
8 Michael Miller               Virginia Tech            4.64m   15-02.75                 
  9 Matt Hoogland                Virginia Tech            4.49m   14-08.75                                                                                    

Men Pole Vault Unseeded
  1 Zachary Lawson               George Mason             4.60m   15-01.00
  2 Brad Hollowell               UNC-Wilmington           4.45m   14-07.25
 2 Josh Trikakis                George Mason             4.45m   14-07.25
  4 Kevin Webb                   UNC-Wilmington           4.30m   14-01.25 Continue reading →

Simplot Games 2012

Men Pole Vault -
  1   523 Barber, Shawnacy    12 Barber, Shawnacy      17-02.75 
  2   516 Chapman, Peter      12 Altius Track Cre      15-06.00 
  3  1688 Manzanares, Dillon  12 Real Training         15-00.00 
  4  2339 Lewis, Payton       11 YMCA Team Idaho       15-00.00 
  5  2249 Shirley, Jameson    12 Willamette Strid      15-00.00 
  6  2319 Dean, Kendall       12 YMCA Team Idaho       14-06.00 
  7   864 Rivera, Quinn       12 Cody Track Club       14-06.00 
  8  2139 Searle, Kyle        12 Trojan Track Clu      14-00.00 
  9  2350 Nelson, Sam         12 YMCA Team Idaho       14-00.00 
10  2122 Watson, Zach        12 Titan Track Club      14-00.00 
11  2331 Kido, Grant         10 YMCA Team Idaho       14-00.00 
11  1287 Beck, Kyle          11 Hillside Track        14-00.00 
13  2125 Zaugg, Jake         12 Titan Track Club      14-00.00 
14  2171 Holland, Josh       12 Warrior Express       13-06.00 
14  2306 Barney, Connor      10 YMCA Team Idaho       13-06.00 
14   674 Erisman, Dallas     11 Campbell County       13-06.00 
14   860 Blanchard, Leighto  11 Cody Track Club       13-06.00 
14  2356 Shepherd, Asa       12 YMCA Team Idaho       13-06.00 
–  2194 Wheeler, Spencer    12 Wheeler, Spencer            NH 
–  1695 Sullivan, Tom       12 Reno Tahoe Athle            NH 
–  2334 Kneller, John       12 YMCA Team Idaho             NH 

Women Pole Vault -
  1  2008 Johnson, McKenzie   12 Team Johnson          12-06.00  Continue reading →

Former Lady Jay hopes her skills vault her into Olympics

Vera Neuenswander clears the bar during the 2009 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Fayetteville, Ark. The Jefferson City High School alumna plans to compete in the National Championships for a chance to represent the United States at the 2012 Olympics in London. I have a chance at doing something great’

Missouri–As a seventh-grader, Vera Neuenswander was watching when the United States’ Stacy Dragila won the first Olympic gold medal in the women’s pole vault in 2000 at Sydney, Australia.

“I was hooked from that moment,” Vera said. “Lucky for me, I was going into my … first year for track and field. “I thought, ‘Pole vault, here I come!’”

Now a graduate and All-American from the University of Indiana, Neuenswander hopes that Olympic experience will be hers at the August London games. Ranked 12th in the nation currently, Neuenswander has postponed her education career to adequately prepare for the USA National photoChampionships in June in Eugene, Ore., which will decide the three female pole vaulters to represent the country at the 2012 Olympics.

To get there, she hopes to have help from her hometown. This winter, she sent a letter to her long-time supporters updating them on her training and asking for both prayers and financial support.

“Vera is a great example of what talent, hard work and effort can do,” said Dennis Licklider, her Jefferson City High School coach

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Lavillenie tops world-leading 5.93m in Nevers

Renaud Lavillenie returns to action in Donetsk with a victory at 5.82mRenaud Lavillenie became the 2012 world leader in the Pole Vault with a 5.93m clearance in Nevers, France, on Saturday (18) evening, while the same day in Val-de-Reuil, Christophe Lemaitre won the 60m in 6.59 to highlight a weekend streak of French meetings. On Thursday (16), Jamaican Patricia Hall ran 22.88 at 200m in Eaubonne, another world-leading mark.

Lavillenie bounces back from sub-par outing in Liévin

Lavillenie left Liévin earlier in the week with a fifth place finish with 5.52m, a sub-par performance he explained by the tiring travel to Donetsk, Ukraine, last weekend where he opened his season in a fine manner with 5.82m. Fully recovered and back in shape, the European Champion entered the Pole Vault meeting organised in Nevers with high ambitions. As an indication, he used poles bigger than he ever tried, and this paid off has he cleared 5.82m, and 5.93m at his first attempt with a considerable margin over the bar. Lavillenie then asked for 6.05m, two centimetres over his national record. He missed three times, but was plainly satisfied.

“I noticed from the beginning of the competition that I was able to jump 5.80m or more, and my first jumps were very easy.” The track runway limited his number of strides from 20 to 18 during the run-up.

“I didn’t know how I would adapt to it, but the result was obviously very good.”

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Columbus senior lands scholarship to Duke

pole vaulterFORT BENNING, Ga. — Wherever Megan Clark has gone during her high school years, she has set the bar high.

Her father, Col. Ron Clark, commander of the 192nd Infantry Brigade, said Megan was an all-state athlete as a sophomore at O’Neill High School in Highland Falls, N.Y., and a National Scholastic Sports Foundation track and field All-American as a junior before coming to Columbus High School in August.

Megan, a senior who is preparing for her first year with the CHS track and field team, officially signed with Duke on a track and field scholarship Wednesday at the high school. Continue reading →

Pole vault world leads for Otto and Lavillenie

Lavillenie ParisThe 2012 men’s pole vault world-lead changed hands twice in barely an hour on Saturday as first Germany’s Björn Otto and then France’s 2010 European Athletics gold medallist Renaud Lavillenie did battle across a border and improved on the yearly mark in separate meetings.

The 34-year-old Otto, the 2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships bronze medallist, which was also the year when he cleared his previous best of 5.90m indoors and outdoors, went over a life time best of 5.92m at the special pole vault meeting in Potsdam.

The clearance moved Otto up to ninth on the European indoor all-time list.

After going over 5.72m with his second attempt, 5.82m first time and then his new personal best with his second attempt, Otto unsuccessfully tried for a German indoor record of 6.01m. Continue reading →

Victoria von Eynatten qualifies for NCAA Indoor Championship at VT Challenge

BLACKSBURG, Va. – Freshman pole vaulter Victoria von Eynatten became the third Hokie to automatically qualify for the 2012 NCAA Indoor Championship as the Virginia Tech men’s and women’s indoor track & field squads competed on the second and final day of Virginia Tech Challenge at Rector Field House Saturday. Sophomore Frances Dowd (1000 meters), redshirt senior Ryan Witt (1000 meters) and sophomore Madalyn Nuckols (mile) also earned victories.

“This was a good tune up meet for the ACC Indoor Championships next week,” said Tech director of track & field and cross country Dave Cianelli. “I feel like we’re healthy and prepared to compete next week in Boston.”

von Eynatten won the pole vault with a season-best height of 14 feet, four inches (4.37m). Her mark also reset her own school record, set earlier this season, and ranks tied for third in NCAA Division I entering the weekend. She joins All-American men’s weight throwers Marcel Lomnicky and Alexander Ziegler as the Hokies who have qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championship to be held on March 9-10 in Nampa, Idaho.

In addition, freshman Martina Schultze finished third in the pole vault with a season best clearance of 13-10.5 (4.23m) and redshirt sophomore.

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UK High School Invitational–Austell 14-0; Clute 12-6

Women Pole Vault                                                                                  
  1 Clute, Sydney             12 Trojan TC -IN         12-06.00D     3.81m              
  2 Braidic, Ellie            12 Pandora -OH           12-03.00D     3.73m              
  3 Rudolph, Kimyanna         12 Lawr.Cyclones-IN      12-00.00D     3.65m              
  4 Roach, Megan              10 Axis Athletics -TN    10-06.00      3.20m  o + no misses
  5 McDowell, Margaret        12 Axis Athletics -TN    10-06.00      3.20m  o + 1 miss  
  5 Barroso, Maya             10 TN Elite TC           10-06.00      3.20m  o + 1 miss  
  5 Baskin, Keeley            12 U- Memphis -TN        10-06.00      3.20m  o + 1 miss  
  8 Kessler, Ashley           12 Hardin Valley-TN      10-06.00      3.20m  o + 3 misses
  9 Kessler, Lindsey          12 Hardin Valley-TN      10-06.00      3.20m  xo          
10 Romersa, Alexa            12 Axis Athletics -TN     9-00.00      2.74m  o + no misses
10 Frischmann, Leah          10 Lawr.Cyclones-IN       9-00.00      2.74m  o + no misses
12 Vorhaus, Abby             10 Axis Athletics -TN     9-00.00      2.74m  o + 1 miss  
13 London, Lauren            09 Great Teays TC -WV     9-00.00      2.74m  xxo         
14 Patino, Corinne           11 Chillicothe -OH        8-06.00      2.59m  o           
15 Doss, Devan               10 JP Track -KY           8-06.00      2.59m  xo          
16 Stein, Rachel             10 Mason -OH              8-00.00      2.43m              

Event 4  Men Pole Vault         
Finals                                                                                    
  1 Austell, Lane             12 Mustangs TC -TN       14-00.00      4.26m  o              Continue reading →

Red & White Open

Camp Randall Memorial Sports Center                     
                          Madison, Wis.  – 2/17/2012                          

Women Pole Vault

  1 Courtney Walden           FR Wisconsin                3.66m         12-00.00 
  2 Taylor Kirby              FR Unat-Wisconsin           3.36m         11-00.25 
  3 Katelyn Malcore           FR Wisconsin                3.26m         10-08.25 
   
Men Pole Vault
   1 Mickey DeFilippo          SR Wisconsin                5.20m         17-00.75 
   2 Joe Samaniuk                 Unattached               5.00m         16-04.75 
  3 Jeremiah Burish           SR UW-La Crosse             4.85m         15-11.00 
   4 Wes Kavelaris             SR Wisconsin               J4.85m         15-11.00 
    5 Ian Jansen                SR Wisconsin                4.70m         15-05.00 
    6 Jeffery Hill              FR UW-La Crosse             4.55m         14-11.00 
   7 Gary Trkula               FR UW-La Crosse             4.40m         14-05.25 
    8 Bryan Klister             FR UW-La Crosse            J4.40m         14-05.25 
   9 Rob Rohe                  SO UW-La Crosse             4.25m         13-11.25 
   9 Tyler Zamzow              FR UW-La Crosse             4.25m         13-11.25 
   

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Chambers Sets New Pole Vault Record

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Harding University junior Tiffany Chambers broke her own school record in the indoor pole vault on Friday at the SEMO Redhawks Invitational.
Chambers, a native of Rogers, Ark., cleared 11 feet, 6.25 inches to break her previous mark of 11-05.75, set earlier this season at the ASTATE Invitational in Jonesboro, Ark.
Chambers missed at 12 feet, a height that would have guaranteed a spot at the NCAA II Indoor National Meet. She currently ranks 25th in Division II with the top 18-20 receiving invitations for nationals.
 
Southeast Missouri St.-Rec Center
Cape Gigardeau, MO

Men  

1 1 Pujats, Karlis  SR-4 Memphis  5.10m  - 

2 2 Arnold, Nate  SO-2 Memphis  4.73m  - 

3 3 Crenshaw, Austin  SO-2 Memphis  4.57m  -  Continue reading →