Strawderman trying to bring the pole vault to Rhode Island

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Strawderman trying to bring the pole vault to Rhode Island

Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Fri Feb 12, 2010 11:16 am

http://www2.turnto10.com/jar/sports/var ... ing/30312/

Mark Strawderman is trying to bring the sport of pole vault to Rhode Island. (Video)


I was unaware that Rhode Island didn't have pole vault...
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Re: Strawderman trying to bring the pole vault to Rhode Island

Unread postby VaultnGus » Fri Feb 12, 2010 1:16 pm

They've got it outdoors but not indoors (just like MA, NH & VT here in New England). With the finished construction of a new facility in Providence (seen in the video) they have some limited opportunities now but it's still an exhibition event in a very few indoor comps as far as I know...
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Re: Strawderman trying to bring the pole vault to Rhode Island

Unread postby superpipe » Fri Feb 12, 2010 3:29 pm

Yeah. Now that I run my club "Mansfield Athletics Pole Vault Club" at The University of Vermont ( trying to keep it there year-round ), there's no reason Vermont could not adopt the pole vault as part of our HS indoor season, especially since all but 2 meets are held at UVM. My goal is to get the vault as an exhibition event for the 2010/2011 Vermont HS Indoor season. UVM has been an amazing support for my club.
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