USA Senior Women - Stu. 4.65, Johnson 4.60, Dragila 4.55

[rainbowgirl28]

Women's Pole Vault Qual. Mark Seed Mark Entry Declaration
Jennifer Stuczynski unattached / adidas 4.92 4.92 qualified declared
Stacy Dragila unattached / Nike 4.61 4.61 qualified declared
April Steiner Bennett unattached 4.60 4.60 qualified declared
Chelsea Johnson unattached / Nike 4.55 4.55 qualified declared
Becky Holliday unattached 4.50 4.50 qualified declared
Lacy Janson unattached / Nike 4.50 4.50 qualified declared
Jillian Schwartz unattached 4.50 4.50 qualified declared
Kylie Hutson Indiana State University 4.40 4.40 qualified declared
Melinda Owen unattached 4.40 4.40 qualified declared
Katelin Rains unattached 4.40 4.40 qualified declared
Katie Stripling University of Arkansas, Fayetteville 4.40 4.40 qualified declared
Natalie Willer University of Nebraska, Lincoln 4.38 4.38 qualified declared
Alicia Rue University of Minnesota-Twin Cities 4.37 4.37 qualified declared
Melissa Gergel University of Oregon 4.32 4.32 qualified declared
Vera Neuenswander Indiana University 4.31 4.31 qualified declared
Carrie Kayes University of Akron 4.30 4.30 qualified declared
Mary Saxer unattached 4.30 4.30 qualified declared
Katherine Viuf unattached 4.30 4.30 qualified declared
Katherine Morgan University of California, Berkeley 4.26 4.26 qualified declared
Brianna Neumann unattached 4.25 4.25 qualified declared
Jenny Soceka University of Wisconsin-Madison 4.25 4.25 qualified declared
Brysun Stately University of Southern California 4.25 4.25 qualified declared


A standard is 4.45. I think it's unlikely that anyone will place top 3 without having this. I guess maybe it's possible if everyone was having an off day and one of the college girls snuck in there, but most likely it will take 4.45 or better to place top 3.

No Erica Bartolina, she's been fighting an injury all year and has decided to focus on next year.

[rainbowgirl28]

Event 26 Women Pole Vault
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Sunday 6/28/2009 - 11:30 AM
Bar Progressions: 4.20/4.35/4.45/4.50 +5 cm
Five alive until 12 left
World: 5.05m 8/18/2008 Yelena Isinbayeva, RUS
American: 4.92m 7/6/2008 Jenn Stuczynski, adidas
Hayward: 4.92m 2008 Jennifer Stuczynski, USA
Name Year Team Seed Mark
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Flight 1 Finals
1 Stacy Dragila Nike 4.61m
2 Lacy Janson Nike 4.50m
3 Brysun Stately U S C 4.25m
4 Alicia Rue Minnesota 4.37m
5 Katherine Morgan California 4.26m
6 Katelin Rains unattached 4.40m
7 Katherine Viuf unattached 4.30m
8 Carrie Kayes Akron 4.30m
9 Jenny Soceka Wisconsin 4.25m
10 Katie Stripling Arkansas 4.40m
11 April Steiner Bennett unattached 4.60m
12 Chelsea Johnson Nike 4.55m
13 Mary Saxer unattached 4.30m
14 Kylie Hutson Indiana St 4.40m
15 Jennifer Stuczynski adidas 4.92m
16 Melissa Gergel Oregon 4.32m
17 Becky Holliday unattached 4.50m
18 Jillian Schwartz unattached 4.50m
19 Natalie Willer Nebraska 4.38m
20 Melinda Owen unattached 4.40m
21 Vera Neuenswander Indiana 4.31m
22 Brianna Neumann unattached 4.25m

[rainbowgirl28]

We are slightly less than two hours away from starting! The weather is awesome. I haven't been to the field yet, but it's supposed to be a tailwind like the other groups had.

[rainbowgirl28]

Anyone have any last minute predictions?

[nitro]

Go Brianna Neumann!

[CowtownPV]

Anyone have any last minute predictions?

I'll go out on a limb and say Jennifer Stuczynski makes the team

[Bubba PV]

Sentimental 2 & 3 = Stacy and Jill. If not then hopefully Chelsea.

Bubba

[rainbowgirl28]

They are doing introductions now (which is funny because they didn't do introductions for any of the other pole vault competitions).

Lots of record holders and National Champions at various levels.

[rainbowgirl28]

Opening height is 4.20. The wind is a bit on the swirly side, not really ever being a headwind, but sometimes a big tail, sometimes almost no, sometimes a bit cross.

Dragila up first, she has a nice looking jump and makes it easily. Her pole goes under the bar.

Speaking of the bar, they went back to the normal pink crossbar ends.

[rainbowgirl28]

Janson plants the pole but bails out.

[rainbowgirl28]

Stately waits for the wind, yellow flag raised, ends up running through.

Alicia Rue clears the bar.

[rainbowgirl28]

Katie Morgan has a close miss.

Katelin Rains bails at the top of her jump.