What will Kilimartin do at Texas?

[Azbeachboy1]

There has been a lot of talk going around, (especially on dyestat) about Donavan Kilimartin. So he finally signed with Texas, over Tennessee! HE had the choice to go to one of the best decathalete schools in the nation in Tenn, but decided to go to Texas, a great vault school. Does this mean that he has decided to go ahead and just do the vault in college or does he really think that Texas coaching will have what he needs to be an NCAA champ in the Decathalon. Considering Texas didnt even have one guy over 7000 last year, I guess well have to see. What would you do if youwere him. Considering he holds the NAtional record for the dec, and is just on the list for another 17 foot pvaulter. I would have chosen Tenn and excelled in the dec but Im sure he had his own reasons. Like I said, what do you think about this?

[achtungpv]

Best facilities in the country. Pretty much an unlimited budget. Some of the top coaches in the country. A top 10 academic (for public schools) university. Not a hard choice actually.

[lonpvh]

Tennessee would have seemed to be the logical choice, but I know Dan at Texas and he's really good. Probably better for decathlon than pole vault honestly. I've coach Decathlets here at Arkansas State for 4 years and I know one of the most important things is training partners that you mesh with. I have three great ones, Cevulski 7978, Sander 7830, Unattached, and Fehler 7100 ASU that mesh real well together. Maybe he figured the training environment was better for him there. Lon

[Azbeachboy1]

Texas sure does have lots of money!!!

[sspv]

I heard one of his top choises was Wisconsin. Mark Napier is a great coach, with great facilities, and he develops great decs. He turns people with barely any tallent into NCAA qualifiers and champions!

[Barto]

Let's look at Coach Pfaff's all-time collegiate list:

Mario Sategna 8172
Mikael Olander 8126
Sheldon Blockburger 7964
Bruce Reid 7900
Aaron Fox 7804
Bengt Jarlsjo 7733
Kanon Vanderhoff 7449
+6000 hep Sharon Jaklofsky

And more sub 10 sprinters than any coach in history.

Pretty tough to argue the kid made a poor choice.

Barto

[sod man 16 5]

Dude, the guy is like number one in his class of 450 some, yeah, hes a hell of an athlete, but an education is important to him, you gotta repsect that, i know i do

[lope14feet]

i wouldnt say he is just another 17' vaulter because he is one of only two high schoolers to do it this year

[OAKPV2004]

Chase Shealy jumped 17'1
Tommy Skipper jumped 17'3 and some change
Chip Heuser jumped 17' 3/4"
Kilmartin jumped 17'4.5"

so there are 4 over 17' so far...

[lope14feet]

ok...fine..then he's the only jumper over 17'4'' right..what i am saying is that he is the best vaulter and there havent been many high schoolers as high as him that were looking to keep training hard even though they were superstars

[rainbowgirl28]

ok...fine..then he's the only jumper over 17'4'' right..what i am saying is that he is the best vaulter and there havent been many high schoolers as high as him that were looking to keep training hard even though they were superstars

I would imagine just about any high schooler jumping 17 feet is looking to keep training hard at the next level.

[lope14feet]

yeah but with as many options as this kid has he is choosing to go to a vaulting school over a decathlete school