Millrose Games - Hooker 6.01!! Stuczynski 4.71

[rainbowgirl28]

Trackshark has confirmed that Hooker was attempting a new world record!

[RoosterPV25]

I've been told that his last 2 were real good attempts. His last one had hip height but his chest hit it on the way down

So was it the WR he was going for? Or 6 meters?

Cleared 6.01

[rainbowgirl28]

Flash Results, Inc.
102nd Millrose Games
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY - 1/30/2009

Event 7 Men Pole Vault F Schmertz
==========================================================================
Name Year Team Finals
==========================================================================
Finals
1 Steven Hooker AUS 6.01m 19-08.50
5.35 5.50 5.60 5.70 5.80 5.88 6.01 6.16
PPP O PPP O PPP XXO O XXX
2 Derek Miles USA 5.70m 18-08.25
5.35 5.50 5.60 5.70 5.80 5.88
PPP O XO XXO PPP XXX
3 Giovanni Lanaro MEX 5.60m 18-04.50
5.35 5.50 5.60 5.70
O O XO XXX
4 Darren Neidermeyer USA 5.50m 18-00.50
5.35 5.50 5.60 5.70
O O XXP X
-- Jacob Pauli USA NH
5.35
XXX
-- Paul Burgess AUS NH
5.35
XXX

[LHSvaulter]

Hooker's WR attempts were really close according to one of my team mates who made it to the train on time. I sadly did not... But I'm going to the Reebok Boston Indoor Games next weekend.

[rainbowgirl28]

It looks like the women have started

[rainbowgirl28]

OK they are promising to show the men's pole vault after this commercial break...

[LHSvaulter]

Women are at 13-10

[rainbowgirl28]

The usual brief coverage. They said Hooker cleared 6.00 but it was 6.01.

They said Hooker has run under 21 seconds in the 200?


No more TV coverage tonight, I guess the rest will be on NBC tomorrow.

[LHSvaulter]

My team mate will be giving me updates on the women, although Trackshark may be more frequent.

[Bubba PV]

Really solid jumps. WOW!! Bubba

[Bubba PV]

Here's the first article out - Miami

http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/break ... 81004.html

Aussie Steven Hooker wins pole vault at Millrose


Photos By RACHEL COHEN
AP Sports Writer
NEW YORK -- Olympic gold medalist Steven Hooker of Australia came up short of breaking the world indoor record in the pole vault in winning at the 102nd Millrose Games on Friday night.

Hooker missed on three attempts at 20 feet, 2 1/2 inches. Pole vault great Sergei Bubka has held the mark of 20-2 since 1993.

Hooker still set a personal best by clearing 19-8 1/2, and he accomplished it despite doing just one complete pole vault in preparation for the meet. He bruised the side of his knee when he broke a pole at a practice competition in Perth, Australia, about four weeks ago.

"He's the benchmark in pole vault, and that's the first time I've ever put the bar up to his world record," Hooker said of Bubka. "That's the first time I've felt what it's like to be attempting a height like that. And that's a good experience, particularly the first meet of the year. Hopefully, I get a few more shots at it in the coming weeks."

American Derek Miles, who finished fourth at the Olympics, was the runner-up, clearing 18-8 1/4.

Hooker can run and jump without pain - decelerating is the only thing that hurts. So on his practice runs, he would roll onto the mat at the end instead of slowing down.

"To come out here and jump a personal best is a bit of surprise," he said. "To have such good jumps at the world record is also quite surprising, but very exciting."

[tennpolevault]

Its going down.....oh yes its going down soon...it has to happen eventually.