USATF Indoor Women - Suhr 4.86m AR, WL, VCS Champ $25k

[tsorenson]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaAOiUwOmHQ
Excellent slow motion video of Suhr's AR jump

[dougb]

That sure looks like a big pole. Anyone know what she's using

Doug Balcomb
PV Coach, NZ

[xpvjumper]

That sure looks like a big pole. Anyone know what she's using

Doug Balcomb
PV Coach, NZ

They said at the meet she started on a 14'7'', but ended on a 15' 165 holding at 14'4"

[Bubba PV]

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/ ... SS&sp=true

Suhr uses extra try to set national pole vault record

(Reuters) - Olympic silver medalist Jenn Suhr used a rare fourth attempt to set a national indoor pole vault record of 4.86 meters(15 feet 11 1/4 inches) at the U.S. championships in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Sunday.

Only Russian Olympic gold medallist Yelena Isinbayeva, whose world record is 5.00 meters (16 feet 4 3/4 inches), has jumped higher indoors.

Officials granted Suhr the extra try after noticing the pole vault equipment was improperly set after the six-foot, 29-year-old failed on her third attempt at 4.86 (15 feet 11 1/4 inches).

She then cleared the height to surpass Russian Svetlanta Feofanova by a centimeter (one-quarter inch) as the number two indoor vaulter of all-time.

"The best is just to keep coming out healthy and keep jumping," Suhr told reporters after breaking her 2009 national record of 4.83 meters (15 feet 10 inches).

Isinbayeva 10 times has cleared 4.86 meters (15 feet 11 1/4 inches) or better indoors.