Decathlon: #8 Boys Pole Vault Intermediate 15-16
1 Travis Toliver 96 Cypress, TX 4.25m 13-11.25 688
2 Harrison Williams 96 Memphis, TN 3.95m 12-11.50 603
3 Alex Matalon 97 San Antonio, TX 3.35m 10-11.75 444
3 Gabriel Moore 96 Freeport, FL 3.35m 10-11.75 444
3 Ryan Lipe 96 Franklin, TN 3.35m 10-11.75 444
3 Benjamin Brunson 96 Brentwood, TN 3.35m 10-11.75 444
7 Andrew Morin 96 Tulare, CA 3.20m 10-06.00 406
8 Mark Gerke 97 League City, TX 2.90m 9-06.25 333
8 Charles Cargo 96 Rantoul, IL 2.90m 9-06.25 333
8 Joseph Ledo-Massey 97 Santa Rosa Beach, F 2.90m 9-06.25 333
11 Claiborne Eubanks 96 Bogalusa, LA 2.75m 9-00.25 298
11 Owen Powell 96 Nashville, TN 2.75m 9-00.25 298
11 Tracy Tillett 97 Humble, TX 2.75m 9-00.25 298
14 Philip Fox 96 Washington, IL 2.60m 8-06.25 264
14 David Hisquierdo 96 Victoria, TX 2.60m 8-06.25 264
16 Da’Vyea Beach 96 Nashville, TN 2.45m 8-00.50 231 Continue reading
Daily Archives: July 29, 2012
Coach Raleigh helped Olympian Lacy Janson
SARASOTA, Florida –A dream is just a dream unless it is nurtured to reality.Lacy Janson knows that her Olympic-sized dream may have never had a chance to come to fruition had she had not crossed paths with John Raleigh at Cardinal Mooney High School. Dreams are defining moments, so it is not surprising that not long after Janson realized her personal vision of making the U.S. Olympic pole vault team, her thoughts turned to Raleigh. Janson has not forgotten the coach who believed from the start that she had potential to soar to great heights.”He deserves so much credit for this,” Janson says about the coach who cajoled an accomplished volleyball player into giving the sport of pole vaulting a chance. “He put in so much time with me.”It was Raleigh, who has tirelessly championed the sport throughout the area for more than a decade, convincing Janson to take that first leap of faith in the spring of 2000. It was Raleigh who, less than two months later, first uttered the word “Olympics” to Janson’s parents.”I look back and I can’t imagine what Lacy’s mother was thinking when I said that,” Raleigh said recently. Today, they know what he was talking about. They can thank Raleigh for his vision — and also for making vaulting a family affair. more
2012 USATF National Junior Olympics–Young Men
1 Foxworth, Connor 94 06-Hvc-Alabama 4.85m 15-11.00
2 Craig, Tyler 94 03-Unattached J4.85m 15-11.00
3 Cahoy, Steven 94 08-Unattached J4.85m 15-11.00
4 Meyer Jr, Nicholas 95 09-Unattached 4.70m 15-05.00
5 Wenk, James 94 03-Unattached J4.70m 15-05.00
6 Johnson, Bradley 94 03-Unattached J4.70m 15-05.00
7 Murphy, Timothy 94 01-New Fairf J4.70m 15-05.00
8 Tappe, Tyler 95 08-Flight De J4.70m 15-05.00
9 Bares, Lee 95 08-Unattached J4.70m 15-05.00
10 Walsh, Jonathan 93 07-Mundelein 4.55m 14-11.00
11 Grinde, Michael 93 09-Unattached J4.55m 14-11.00
12 Oates, Tray 95 03-Unattached J4.55m 14-11.00
13 Linta, Jeffrey 94 03-Unattached J4.55m 14-11.00
14 Mock, Deion 94 13-Unattached J4.55m 14-11.00
15 Weaver, Chad 94 07-Vault Chicago J4.55m 14-11.00
16 Valli, Mitchell 95 08-Zero Gravity TC J4.55m 14-11.00
17 Scale, Reed 95 15-Unattached J4.55m 14-11.00
18 Curley, Connor 93 07-Wabash Va 4.40m 14-05.25
19 Kiles, August 95 14-Team Onalysis J4.40m 14-05.25
20 Golubovic, Daniel 93 15-Unattached J4.40m 14-05.25
20 Armstrong, Tony 94 07-Fort Wayn J4.40m 14-05.25
22 Marsengill, Tyler 93 03-Kmr Athle J4.40m 14-05.25
22 Spindler, Derek 93 05-Unattached J4.40m 14-05.25
24 Beckwith, Aaron 95 01-Patriot P J4.40m 14-05.25 Continue reading
The Push For Olympic Pole Dancing
We’ve all watched pole vaulters compete at the Olympics but what about pole dancers? The International Pole Sports Federation is pushing pole dancing as an Olympic sport by 2016.Pole dancing has long been connected with strip clubs, not athletic clubs, but a growing number of people have discovered it’s a strenuous and sexy way to get in shape.In recent years we’ve seen a growth of competitions where women and even men perform routines for prizes instead of tips.On July 19 and 20, the IPSF even took their case to London with the World Pole Sport Championship where women and men competed for medals in both the singles and doubles pole dancing categories.According to the Huffington Post, Natalia Tatarintseva of the Ukraine was the women’s singles champ, while Eugeny Greshilov of Russia was the top medalist in the male category and Australians Ruth Mansfield and Tiffany Downes won the doubles competition.Timothy Trautman, the Executive Vice President of the IPSF, said getting pole dancing officially recognized as an Olympic sport is the only way for people to realize that pole dancers are incredible athletes.There are people out there that believe pole dancers have such grace and elegance that they absolutely belong in the Olympics.My dear, may have have the next pole dance? more
Gill Sports starts to recover
CHAMPAIGN — The recession proved to be a big hurdle for Litania Sports Group.The Champaign-based company, which sells Gill track and field equipment as well as Porter Athletic and PowerMax products, took a big hit when construction of school sports facilities dwindled.The recession especially affected Porter Athletic, which markets big-ticket items tied to construction, such as basketball backstops, football goalposts and gymnasium divider curtains.Porter’s custom-engineered gymnasium equipment division sells almost everything for a high school or college fieldhouse except for the lighting and ventilation, company CEO David Hodge said.Hodge said he believe sales will return to their pre-recession levels at the end of the next fiscal year — Sept. 30, 2013 — or the following year.But coping with the drop-off wasn’t easy.When demand fell, Litania “learned to make money at a lower level,” Hodge said more
Zits vaults
Old Dutch sports make a comeback
Linschoten, the Netherlands –Years ago, the story goes, Dutch farmers crossed the canals dividing their fields by vaulting over them with a pole, since bridges were few and far between. This apparently never translated into Olympic glory in the pole vault, but it did give rise to a sport – canal-vaulting. It is one of several little-known Dutch sports enjoying a revival. Kolf and pole-sitting are others. Canal-vaulters do not try to go high, like pole-vaulters, but long. They dig the point of their poles, a maximum of 17 meters, into the bed of the canal, take a running start, leap onto the pole and climb up it, then throw themselves to the other side.When Erik Bos, 37, took his second of three tries in a contest in this village recently, he suffered a common fate of canal-vaulters, tumbling into the cold water of the 14-meter-wide canal. Jaco de Groot, 26, jumped 20 meters, the farthest of anyone that evening, but only after plunging twice into the canal. Records of competitions go back to the mid-18th century. The sport thrived for a while after World War II, then waned again until recent years People understand now that it’s part of our culture,” said Peter Hielema, 40. “Twenty years ago, there were very few competitions.”In the village of Wormer on a recent afternoon, another venerable Dutch sport, kolf, drew a dozen enthusiasts. Also called kolven, it is similar to French petanque and golf. A kolf club is used to hit balls at two posts at either end of a court nearly 18 meters long and 5 meters wide. About 300 years ago, there were 217 kolf courts in Amsterdam alone. Today, there are just 14 in all of the Netherlands more
Photography by Bob J
Taking advantage of the high speed shooting capabilities of the NEX, these were some of my pole vault attempts… the composites are a bit experimental (which is my way of saying please don’t be too critical of technique as I’m on a learning curve with it All taken with the Hexanon 200 at around f4.0 more
Olympic fever: Community rooting for Fredonia’s Suhr
Dunkirk, NY –Fredonia native and two-time Olympian Jenn Suhr (nee Stuczynski) is officially in London, confident and prepared to chase the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics.Suhr’s parents, Mark and Sue Stuczynski of Fredonia, were all smiles when talking about their daughter – who brought home the women’s pole vault silver medal at the 2008 Games in Beijing, China.”We’re extremely proud as parents,” Mark said. “It’s not a boasting kind of proud. Just as with any of your children, if they work hard you want to see them accomplish the goals they set before them.”"It is hard to believe,” Sue continued. “But if you knew Jenny and knew her determination and her stubbornness to accomplish tasks, it’s not that hard to believe.”Participating in the Olympics is often described as a once-in-a-lifetime experience, but for Suhr, this will be her second attempt at pole vault gold. The second time, however, is no less special than the first.”If anything it’s more special,” Mark explained. “She has her husband (Rick) with her this year and not just her coach.He’s a good husband and really watches out for her best interest, not just as an athlete but as a wife, too.”"It’s definitely not less special,” Sue reiterated. “I wouldn’t say we’re seasoned veterans either. It’s funny how much things have changed in four years.”Four years ago, there was an explosion of community support. This time around, the region has once again been “phenomenal.”"People are coming into the business and wishing her well,” Mark, owner of the Fredonia Food Mart & Deli, said. “I know the yard signs are going up for sale. Of course the proceeds of the signs will go to scholarships for students from Dunkirk and Fredonia.” more
Best of the rest
Auburn freshman and Argyle graduate Jessie Johnson knows she really can’t complain when she looks back on her high school career, something to her that already feels like so long ago. After all, she only won three straight gold medals in the pole vault in Class 3A. And if it means anything, she also set the Class 3A record with her mark of 13 feet, 1 inch this year.Still, with Johnson being Johnson, she’s not entirely satisfied. There’s still a lingering feeling as if she should have done more.She wanted the state record of 13-7 and had almost cleared the mark, but she couldn’t keep the bar and the coveted record from hitting the ground.“I literally cannot look at those photos,” Johnson said while laughing over the phone. “They make me so angry.”Johnson is the area’s athlete of the year, an honor well deserved for the dominance displayed in her time at Argyle.After winning the gold medal her sophomore year by a foot, Johnson set out to prove her gold medal wasn’t won cheaply.Year after year, she topped her previous marks at state and won gold each time, with her best mark coming in 2012.“Once you have one experience of it, you definitely want to feel it again, definitely want to relive that moment, definitely want to have that experience again and not be able to be like, ‘Yeah I did it once, but I wasn’t able to finish it off my two other times,’” Johnson said.She said while all of her championships are great, the gold won her senior year sticks out the most, the rewards for wanting to constantly get better.Johnson now has her sights set on winning league and national championships at Auburn in the highly competitive Southeastern Conference more
Soaring with the Eagles
Oral Roberts University takes pole-vaulting to greater heights The motto of the modern Olympics, “Citius, Altius, Fortius,” is Latin for “Faster, Higher, Stronger.” Oral Roberts University is doing its best to contribute to the motto’s second element, “Altius,” through its pole-vaulting supremacy. From the expertise of Joe Dial, head track and field coach and former world record holder, to Jack Whitt, current NCAA pole vault champion, to Dillon Lookout, high school standout and future ORU vaulter, the Golden Eagles should play a prominent role in the event’s advancement. Whitt, a senior at ORU, won the 2012 national outdoor championship with a vault of 18 feet, 6.5 inches, tying his outdoor personal best. At the U.S. Olympic Trials this summer, Whitt qualified to be an alternate on the Olympic team for the London games this month. Lookout, a former high school state pole-vaulting champion from Jenks, has signed a national letter of intent to attend ORU on a track scholarship. As ORU’s coach for 17 years, Dial has enjoyed a level of success few coaches of any sport have experienced.He is a 16-time Summit League/Mid-Continent of the Year for men’s and women’s track and cross county. His Golden Eagle track teams have been among the best in both the Mid-Continent Conference and the Summit League, earning eight conference team championships in men’s track (seven indoor and one outdoor); eight team championships in women’s track (six indoor and two outdoor); and two conference team championships in women’s cross country more
BBC 3D Olympic ident: Pole Vault
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The BBC’s ident for their 3D coverage of the 2012 Olympics, featuring pole vaulting.
