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Unread postby ACvault » Mon Mar 24, 2008 3:53 pm

Lax PV wrote:
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swtvault wrote:Jon Nance?????


after googling john nance, i think it is him


...maybe Brad Parris? D3 guy from McMurry from around 2000...? I know they are said to have good facilities, and a great pole selesction (some of the guys at La Crosse were going to borrow poles from them at one point...or at least they were talking about it..)


It would be sweet if it was... a little more D3 action to go with Grande... :yes:


...and what is Dennis Kholev up these days?


he said he was a Division I vaulter in his blog...

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Unread postby VTechVaulter » Mon Mar 24, 2008 4:01 pm

i doubt its jon nance

he was still in college in 2001. this guy said his last practices were in 2000 i blieve. plus i think jon's pr is 5.55, so opening at 5.50 would be pretty huge. doable i suppose
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Unread postby achtungpv » Mon Mar 24, 2008 4:16 pm

Matt Hickl.

Ryan Barkdull.

Randy Miller.

J.J. Miller.

Jeff Dutoit.

Jason Pearce.

Just throwing some names out there.
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Unread postby achtungpv » Mon Mar 24, 2008 4:18 pm

VTechVaulter wrote:plus i think jon's pr is 5.55, so opening at 5.50 would be pretty huge. doable i suppose


On my list above, Barkdull opened at and cleared 1st attempt a 5.66 PR.
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Unread postby smokinvaulter1 » Mon Mar 24, 2008 6:02 pm

Hickl was a D II athlete
Barksdull only has one kid
Dutoit jumped high but not that high nor has any kids yet i think
Pearce was anither D II athlete so not sure if its any of these
I know nothing about the millers

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Unread postby Lax PV » Mon Mar 24, 2008 6:19 pm

smokinvaulter1 wrote:Hickl was a D II athlete
Barksdull only has one kid
Dutoit jumped high but not that high nor has any kids yet i think
Pearce was anither D II athlete so not sure if its any of these
I know nothing about the millers



Forgot about the D1 part... you guys have def. done your research... I am impressed.

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Unread postby swtvault » Mon Mar 24, 2008 8:29 pm

Much to my dismay, It is not Jacob Davis.....I had my buddy get ahold of him and it is certainly not him. I don't know of any greats that would cause "shock waves" that have been listed here, so I am beginning to doubt the credibility of all this.
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Unread postby achtungpv » Mon Mar 24, 2008 8:31 pm

Randy was around 18'5" at Purdue and J.J. (not related) was over 18' at both Texas and later Angelo State.
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Unread postby achtungpv » Mon Mar 24, 2008 8:32 pm

smokinvaulter1 wrote:Hickl was a D II athlete


Actually he was both DI & DII. He jumped around 17'8" at UTEP before transferring to TAMU-Kingsville.
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Unread postby SlickVT » Mon Mar 24, 2008 8:36 pm

Has anyone else noticed that no one that fits the bill missed 5.50m this weekend?

Is this one big April fools joke?
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Unread postby Lax PV » Mon Mar 24, 2008 8:47 pm

SlickVT wrote:Has anyone else noticed that no one that fits the bill missed 5.50m this weekend?

Is this one big April fools joke?


good god that would be a swift kick in the berries.

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Unread postby spike gibeault » Mon Mar 24, 2008 8:50 pm

i checked all the meets that i could find and no one was seated at 5.50...?
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