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So Peepers, after starting this marathon thread, have you made any decisions, yet?

Im in the process of transfering to a D1 school and I have found out it is best to talk to the coach in person and not talk to the assistant coach for all the answers. Sometimed they have no clue on what is really going on. I talked to an assistant coach of a university and he told me ther is a big possibility I would get atleast half a scholarship. I talked to the head Pole vault coach and found out only 3-4 scholarships are given to the female pole vaulters.

femvltr85 wrote:Im in the process of transfering to a D1 school and I have found out it is best to talk to the coach in person and not talk to the assistant coach for all the answers. Sometimed they have no clue on what is really going on. I talked to an assistant coach of a university and he told me ther is a big possibility I would get atleast half a scholarship. I talked to the head Pole vault coach and found out only 3-4 scholarships are given to the female pole vaulters.

I agree with some of this... if the pole vault coach is not the head coach, you should try and meet with the head coach at some point.

I wish I had done so before I transferred to Georgia, then I might have found at that I would not be eligible before I got there (because I transferred within the conference).

Lucky for me here at Lindenwood, my pole vault coach is also the head coach. Of course the not so lucky thing is that makes him a lot busier.

University of Florida, where I am going next year, also has a great program. They're well funded and have good facilities as well as a good coach....they have girls jumping in the high 12's and at least one over 13 already...:-)

It seems to me that the only schools being mentioned are big time division I programs. Division I is not the only choice and often times it is not even the best choice. If you are at all serious about academics then there should be at least one Division III school on your list. Nothing against division I, it’s just a whole different world. Division III is where you will find you true student athletes. You’ve all been told since you were little how hard it is to get into the NFL or the NBA. Well guess what? Becoming a professional pole vaulter is at least ten times as hard. The purpose of college is not to play sports. Athletics is merely another tool for education.

People often think that Division III athletics is a lesser alternative to Division I. If you are at the highest level of Division I this might be true. If your not, and most people aren’t, Division III is just as good. There are a lot of high quality division III track programs out there, some of them better that a lot of division I schools. Wisconsin Lacrosse, Carthage College, Calvin College and Washington University in St. Louis are all top notch schools and very good programs that perennially produce high quality vaulters.

Don’t limit your self to the big time; find some place that fits you academically as well as athletically.

saxonharrier wrote:It seems to me that the only schools being mentioned are big time division I programs. Division I is not the only choice and often times it is not even the best choice. If you are at all serious about academics then there should be at least one Division III school on your list. Nothing against division I, it’s just a whole different world. Division III is where you will find you true student athletes. You’ve all been told since you were little how hard it is to get into the NFL or the NBA. Well guess what? Becoming a professional pole vaulter is at least ten times as hard. The purpose of college is not to play sports. Athletics is merely another tool for education.

People often think that Division III athletics is a lesser alternative to Division I. If you are at the highest level of Division I this might be true. If your not, and most people aren’t, Division III is just as good. There are a lot of high quality division III track programs out there, some of them better that a lot of division I schools. Wisconsin Lacrosse, Carthage College, Calvin College and Washington University in St. Louis are all top notch schools and very good programs that perennially produce high quality vaulters.

Don’t limit your self to the big time; find some place that fits you academically as well as athletically.

I agree!

GO MARQUETTE!!!!

come jump at MN State Moorhead..
it's flat, cold, windy, and the facilities are definetely sub par.. but, they're jumpin' high.. 'cause i'm the coolest coach in the world.. yeah.. i said it

I'm going to have to say that Texas State is one of the best schools to jump at... Great coach... Great facilities.... Great Weather... oh yeah, and there is a river that is 72 degrees year-round five minutes walking distance away...

blakedow wrote:I'm going to have to say that Texas State is one of the best schools to jump at... Great coach... Great facilities.... Great Weather... oh yeah, and there is a river that is 72 degrees year-round five minutes walking distance away...

so why not just travel 20 more minutes up I-35 to go to school??

hook 'em

TreyDECA wrote:

blakedow wrote:I'm going to have to say that Texas State is one of the best schools to jump at... Great coach... Great facilities.... Great Weather... oh yeah, and there is a river that is 72 degrees year-round five minutes walking distance away...

so why not just travel 20 more minutes up I-35 to go to school??

hook 'em

Cause TxSt actually allows the guys to socialize with the gals.

Seriously though, Longhorns make good employees...used to have 9 of them working for me for about half my salary.

I would say Arizona State is definitely climbing the ranks quickly. Within two years of actually have a vault program (yes there have been vaulters through ASU, but not actual vault team) we've a guy and girl each in top 3 at pac-10's, one person 7th and indoor NC's, and another redshirting right now thats jumped 13' 4" two meets in a row. So all in all, guy who has hit 540, and one girl oer 13' 5 1/2 (2 meets in a row) and one over 13' 4" two meets in a row... Several guys in our program will be looking for some big bars next season as well...so it's getting there