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Garth Willard
Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2003 12:52 pm
by KYLE ELLIS
I love learning about vaulters i dont know much about like Kevin Brown, Bill Payne etc. What do you guys know about Garth Willard?
Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2003 1:39 pm
by PVJunkie
If thats who I am thinking of...........I heard a story about him almost going over Niagra Falls after slipping on a rock trying to touch the water..............
Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2003 2:08 pm
by rainbowgirl28
He's from Washington state. He jumped 15'3" in high school for Kentwood High School. He and Ron Johnson were training partners and are still great friends. I am not sure on the timeline for everything, but they both vaulted for UW, and they both trained with Rick Baggett for awhile. Garth jumped 18-6.5 and held the record for best from WA until Brad Walker broke it this year.
Garth now lives around Jonesboro, Arkansas with his wife Pam and I think they have 2 kids. Pam was honored at Reno, she was a pioneer in the women's pole vault.
I am sure a number of people could fill you in on the details without butchering them like I do.