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yeah, I jumped 5.25 at the summer Ohio Games (same thing as the sunflower games) when I was an undergrad... and that 5.10 is wrong.. .I jumped 5.15m back in 1999. I think it was in Michigan, but I'm not sure.

the problem with trying to find an equation to describe how high you should be jumping using your speed, height, weight, pole, etc.. is that vaulting is too much of a mental sport. You have to have the right mindset to get anything accomplished. You can probably use some speed conversions to get a r...

Rick Attig is the greatest coach of all time. He has more 18 footers than any other collegiate coach ever has. I had the privelage to vault for him for 3 years, then there was a coaching change and he moved to Nebraska. Not only is he a great coach, but he is one of the best people I've ever met. I ...

I absolutely love elevated board runways. We had one at the Kansas Relays and my step moved back 3 feet because the sucker was so fast. Also, Nebraska has a killer indoor facility that I always liked to jump at.

I mostly used Spirit poles, but towards the end of my college career, I got up on some Pacer Carbons. I really liked the carbons, but it took a while to get used to them. They have a much quicker return than the spirits. I never managed to use a 5 meter carbon though, and the spirits gave me a bette...