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Posted: **Thu May 03, 2007 11:13 am**

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Daredevils delight: Pole vaulters live dangerously - too trecherous for Iowa
By Sean Moeller | Thursday, May 03, 2007
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By Sean Moeller
QUAD-CITY TIMES

United Township junior pole vaulter Luke Martinez wears a helmet when he vaults Ã¢â‚¬â€

Posted: **Thu May 03, 2007 11:23 am**

That will get the pole vault back in Iowa. I didn't know it was an event for stupid daredevils. All this time I thought PV was for great and dedicated athletes.

Posted: **Thu May 03, 2007 9:05 pm**

i think its an event for turning gifted kids who do stupid daredevil things into serious athletes. 4 years ago i was snowboarding off of cliffs doing backflip 360s and frontside boardslides on rails. Then i broke my collar bone in 3 places. After i healed up (and it sufficiently ruined my diving season) i tried pole vaulting the next year. I still do my fun, stupid, daredevil things, im just a lot more cautious because ive found something that can take me farther and is a lot more fun, to me, than snowboarding, diving, cliff jumping, wakeboarding, etc. I hope Iowa brings it back. With the right coaching, pole vaulting is an extremely fun and safe event.