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Colwick went 5.72 and maston wallace went 5.55. Must be good conditions great jumping both days.

Just talked to my coach (and Jason's HS coach), Kris Allison, who saw the jump and said it was great but he has a lot more to come. He ran out of gas at the end today. Apparently he blew up 5.60m by a foot and a half and ended capping a 5m/14.5. Bubba

Great job Jason and Maston!

I can vouch for the foot and a half over 5.60!! It was a ridiculous jump!! No exaggeration!

the 560 jump was probably the highest I'ver seen anybody fly. Jason's warmup was pretty danged impressive too!

Video? BTW - he's from San Marcos, Texas where he was called the "San Martian", I'm guessing because of his out of this world technique? Kris/Brit? Bubba

Bubba PV wrote:Video? BTW - he's from San Marcos, Texas where he was called the "San Martian", I'm guessing because of his out of this world technique? Kris/Brit? Bubba

Yeah, that's a title Dev used to give people from San Marcos, San Martian's, since they're usually a little different. Lots of hippies and weirdos in San Marcos. Jason fit the bill for that title pretty well as he had that skater persona and wild style with his vault. I heard his college coach Dave Butler refer to him as "some kind of alien." I believe it, he can't be human!

Incidentally, he put about 4" all the way around a tight 5.80 bungee in warmups.

Jason held at 4.90 on a 5.00 15.5, 15.0, and 14.7 or 14.5 if I remember right. This higher handhold and move to 5.00 poles is a result of his consistency on the 4.90 poles with a 15'10" grip. It is his great commitment to improving, his willingness to do whatever we require, his trust his coaches, that has brought him into the world of elite pole vaulting. I no longer call him "alien" because he has matured into a focused, hard-driving athlete, never satisfied, always seeking perfection. Rather than alien, I call him "unique", gifted, and "one of a kind! It is 2 and half years of hard work, 1000's of repetitions of straight pole work, drills, exercises, and much more, that has brought him to the edges of greatness. In 30 years of coaching, I have never seen one like him. And, if you saw him over 5.60 and 5.72, you know that he is ready for more! There is a quote given to me by a great mentor, "Some see, many understand, but very few grind away at correctness." This is Jason. Watch out! A new nickname for him, spoken to me from a face in the crowd....... "the human trebuchet" David Butler

What's a Human Trubechet, you ask?

Don't try this at home!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67fFDiPRsrk

A very fitting nickname for Jason!

Kirk

Did anyone get any video of this?

Here is the video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scSN56qNwFY

Damn......that is crazy. Total committment ! The only thing that scares me with this jump is really not the performance issues. I think he could jump 5.80-5.90m. I would be more worried about the hyperextension load on his lumbar spine. Having both legs back allows the pelvis to anteriorly rotate (big low back curve) which does give him a big stretch and reflex from his core. This is good for vaulting, but that repetitive stress may take a toll on his lumbar laminae and cause a defect or "scotty dog". This is a stress fracture on one or both sides if it progresses. I hope this does not develop because I really want to see how far the young man can take it. I do think that some knee block in front would decrease his excessive lordosis and reduce his chances of a spondy.