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Predictions anyone?

This is gonnq be a wild one. Last year's indoor and outdoor champ, Kelly Bowen of Nebraska Wesleyan transfered to the University of Nebraska (DI) . 4 time champ Laura Rosenberger from Eastern Mennonite doesn't seem to have found her form this year after a disappointing 2nd indoors and an uncharacteristic NH outdoors in '02. At this moment there are 2 gals that seem to be head and shoulders above the rest - Kim Marino of Richard Stockton and Angela Hilgers of Wisconsin-La Crosse. Marino has the higher height but Hilgers has the more impressive season (4 marks over 12'04" as compared to only 1 for Kim). My guess is Angela over Kim for first. After that it's anybody's guess. Hopefully Laura Rosenberger can regain her form. She hasn't vaulted in over a month and her marks before that were not up to her stnadards. I'd also like to see the New England crew do some damage - Meredith Jones (Williams), Elizabeth Frederick (Colby) and Cat Tweedie (MIT) are all excellent jumpers and have awesome coaches. If Kerry Teamey (Wheaton, MA) makes the field (right now she is #15 on the list) she could be dangerous too - she has a PR of 12'02" from a few years back and she is just starting to get back in the swing of things. Whatever happens it's gonna be a heck of a competition. Wish I could be there

Hilgers does not suprise me - went to U of I out of HS from Wisc - trans back to home state - LaCrosse has a great vault tradition - just look at the mens side - seems they always have a guy around 17'

Official startlists just came out and Laura Rosenberger is nowhere to be found. Injuries perhaps?

Kim Marino Jr Richard Stockton 13-00 1/4 (3.97m)
Angela Hilgers Jr Wisconsin La Crosse 12-11 3/4 (3.96m)
Karolien Bastiaens Jr Univ of St. Thomas 12-00 (3.66m)
======================= Automatic 12-00 (3.66m)
Meredith Jones Jr Williams College 11-11 3/4 (3.65m)
Bethany Renner So Wisconsin La Crosse 11-10 (3.61m)
Amy Peters So Elmhurst College 11-07 (3.53m)
Elizabeth Frederick Sr Colby College 11-05 3/4 (3.50m)
Brandy King Jr Christopher Newport 11-05 3/4 (3.50m)
Amanda Haines Fr Adrian College 11-05 3/4 (3.50m)
Lindsay Doedens Fr Wisconsin La Crosse 11-04 1/4 (3.46m)
Cat Tweedie Jr Mass Inst Technology 11-03 3/4 (3.45m)
======================= Last 2002 qualifier 11-03 3/4 (3.45m)
Allison Benson Jr Rensselaer Poly Inst 11-02 1/4 (3.41m)
Jess Pearson So Rensselaer Poly Inst 11-01 3/4 (3.40m)
Kerry Teamey Sr Wheaton College (Ma) 11-01 3/4 (3.40m)

Yeah those La Crosse folks are nasty. I remember back about 5 or 6 years ago they qualified 5 guys for the PV final. Yikes!