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Unread postby Bruce Caldwell » Sun Jul 06, 2008 8:23 pm

dafox wrote:
ROCK wrote:Anyone else on pins & needles???


yup!!

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Unread postby achtungpv » Sun Jul 06, 2008 8:23 pm

If I'm not mistaken, Erica was the only finalist without an A qualifier before today. Awesome!
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Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Sun Jul 06, 2008 8:23 pm

The crowd goes nuts for Jenn. Not just clapping,but feet stamping too. They want her on the team.


And she delivers!!! Huge height over 4.60! She makes it and makes her first Olympic Team.

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Unread postby BethelPV » Sun Jul 06, 2008 8:23 pm

Yeah me too... im nervous and im not even jumpin!!
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Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Sun Jul 06, 2008 8:24 pm

Bar goes to 4.65. Not sure yet if Jenn is passing, but April is up.

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Unread postby ROCK » Sun Jul 06, 2008 8:24 pm

WHEW!! :D

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Unread postby dafox » Sun Jul 06, 2008 8:24 pm

latest:

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                      4.20 4.30  4.40  4.45  4.50  4.55  4.60
Jillian Schwartz           O     O     PPP   O     XXX   ---
Erica Bartolina            XO    PPP   XXO   PPP   XXO   XXX
April Steiner Bennett      XO    O     PPP   O     PPP   XO
Lacy Janson                O     X     PPP   XXX   ---   ---
Melinda Owen          O    O     X     XXX   ---   ---   ---
Tracy O'Hara               O     O     PPP   XO    XXX   ---
Erin Asay                  XXX   ---   ---   ---   ---   ---
Jennifer Stuczynski        PPP   PPP   PPP   PPP   PPP   XXO
Chelsea Johnson            PPP   O     PPP   XXX   ---   ---
Mary Vincent          O    O     O     PPP   XXX   ---   ---
Becky Holliday             O     O     PPP   XXO   XXX   ---
Stacy Dragila              O     O     PPP   XXX   ---   ---

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Unread postby Bubba PV » Sun Jul 06, 2008 8:24 pm

You can't get more clutch than Erica - except for maybe Jenn's last jump!! Bubba
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Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Sun Jul 06, 2008 8:25 pm

Steiner has a verygood first attempt but misses. Jenn will jump at this.

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Unread postby tstkl » Sun Jul 06, 2008 8:25 pm

So do they keep jumping or do they not care now that they have their three?
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Unread postby bjvando » Sun Jul 06, 2008 8:25 pm

TEAM USA!!!!!!!!!!!!

STEINER

BARTOLINA

STUCZYNSKI


HARTWIG

MILES

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wow

Unread postby Bruce Caldwell » Sun Jul 06, 2008 8:25 pm

Intense strategy congrats to Jenn


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