EXPO EXPLOSION III - Watson 17-6, Rhodes 12-6

[Jack Chapman]

HS Senior, Reece Watson, University of Texas signee jumps 17'6 in the Open Mens Division. Full meet results to be posted on http://www.texaselitepolevault.com and http://www.ttfca.com.

[rainbowgirl28]

This will be easier to view when they get posted to the meet website, but here's a quick copy and paste from the Excel file.

EXPO EXPLOSION III Belton, Texas
December 31st, 2011
Hosted by: Coach Jack Chapman Texas Elite Pole Vaulting
Event Santioned by USATF

FUTURE ELITE (Beginner) GIRLS
# L Name F Name Club Name Height Place
49 Freeman Savannah TXE 8' 1st
20 Hoenig Sophia Club Altius 7'6 2nd
77 Donaldson Kenzie 7' 3rd
35 Lackie Ashton Club Altius 7' T 4th
56 Hughes Marha 7' T 4th
103 Vann Jenna TXE 7' 6th
73 Ransleben Brennan TXE 7'
57 Jackson Caylee 6'6
71 Martin Lindy TXE 6'
30 Harris Colette Club Altius NH

FUTURE ELITE (Beginner) BOYS
# L Name F Name Club Name Height Place
93 Giddings Jon-Clark Hico Flyers 9'6 1st
65 Zumwalt Jack TXE 9'6 2nd
37 Davis Jackson TXE 8'6 3rd
Favor Brandon 8' 4th
63 Stifflemire Kyle TXE 7'6 5th
21 Hoenig Matthew Club Altius 6'6 6th
18 Malone Mason Club Altius DNS
102 Layne Jacob TXE NH

INTERMEDIATE GIRLS
# L Name F Name Club Name Height Place
105 Pogue Rebekah Lonestar South 10' 1st
48 Long Christa 9'6 T 2nd
122 Ferguson Kelsee TXE 9'6 T 2nd
22 Alaniz Heidi TXE 9' T 4th
25 Shaffer Heather TXE 9' T 4th
44 Arnold Megan 9' T 4th
52 Ayers Abby Hico Flyers 9' T 4th
98 Williams Elizabeth Club Altius 9'
66 Browder Bailey TXE 9'
64 Mullins Alyson TXE 8'6
113 Nixon Julia Arnolds Aviators 8'6
62 Stifflemire Kristen TXE 8'6
70 Laws Sydney 8'6
30 Harris Cullett Club Altius 8'
97 Higgins Reagan NH

INTERMEDIATE BOYS
# L Name F Name Club Name Height Place
3 Bell Trey 12'6 1st
42 Wooten Jacob Club Altius 12' T 2nd
54 Watson Grayson 12' T 2nd
96 Smith Blake TXE 12' 4th
85 Thomas Brett TXE 11' 5th
51 Beck Derek 11' 6th
19 Bray Brandon TXE 10'6
79 Lewis Alec Lonestar North 10'6
15 Cole Jayson TXE DNS
84 Fabian Brandon DNS

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS
# L Name F Name Club Name Height Place
104 Gray Meagan 12' 1st
39 Hall Sarah 11'6 2nd
40 Long Taylor 11' 3rd
7 Mabery Reagan Hico Flyers 10'6 4th
11 Summersett Nicole Lonestar 10'6 5th
9 Winkler Emily TXE 10'6 T 6th
53 Harwig Annie 10'6 T 6th
47 Sechrist Lindsey 10'
91 Smith Kayla TXE 10'
16 Hanzel Victoria Lonestar North NH
67 Timmons Reece TXE NH
90 Friz Jordan Polecats PV DNS

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS
# L Name F Name Club Name Height Place
14 Gmitter Augie Lonestar South 14' 1st
94 Hedrick William Elite Sportz 13'6 2nd
6 Meaders Nicholas TXE 13'6 3rd
34 Weinberg Whit Club Altius 13' 4th
69 Doyle Christopher 13' 5th
23 Carlton Hunter Club Altius 12'6 T 6th
31 Howarth Brandon Club Altius 11'6 T 6th
50 Laraway Colten 12'6 T 6th
88 Morgan Joshua East TX TK Club 12'6 T 6th
Meruelo Gabe Club Altius 12'6
60 Cosper Cody TXE 12'
72 Martin Bryce TXE 12'
74 Herbert Trenton TXE 12'
61 Tranthan Collin 11'6
28 Turner Tyler Hico Flyers NH
36 Gill Mason Lonestar NH
38 Schultz Chris DNS
87 Gill Brandon DNS

ELITE HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS
# L Name F Name Club Name Height Place
89 Rhodes Annie TXE 12'6 1st
59 Freier Desiree Elite Sportz 12' 2nd
29 Poncik Shelby 12' 3rd
41 Wooten Brittany 12' 4th
8 Long Kally Lonestar South 11'6 T 5th
24 Driskell Meredith Lonestar South 11'6 T 5th
81 Northcutt Madison Lonestar North 11'6

ELITE HIGH SCHOOL BOYS
# L Name F Name Club Name Height Place
2 Bell Dillion 16' 1st
32 Barber Shawnacy 15'6 2nd
86 Sonnen Josh 15'6 3rd
95 Murphree Daven 15' 4th
10 Favor Everette 14' 5th
12 Beck Joseph Club Altius NH

COLLEGE WOMEN
# L Name F Name Club Name Height Place

COLLEGE MEN
# L Name F Name Club Name Height Place
78 Rodriguez Jeffrey unattached 17
83 Reed Taylor unattached 16'6
13 Beck Luke unattached 15'
80 Severson Blair unattached 14'
82 Ross Colton unattached DNS
101 Myers Cameron unattached DNS
43 Morrow Sonny unattached NH

MASTERS WOMEN
# L Name F Name Club Name PR

MASTERS MEN
# L Name F Name Club Name Height Place Age
33 Barber George 13' 1st 50-54
68 McFarling Brad 13 2nd 50-54
46 Scheffe Gary 10'6 1st 55-59
5 Bonnett Larry 9' 1st 60-64
99 Isett Don Texas Express 10' 1st 70-74
27 Warr Steven Klein Katapult 9' 2nd 70-74
106 Curry Don DNS

OPEN WOMEN
# L Name F Name Club Name Height Place

OPEN MEN
# L Name F Name Club Name Height Place
26 Watson Reece 17'6 1st
45 Arnold Seth 16' 2nd
76 Hayes Wade 16' 3rd
55 Shoemaker Jesse NH
107 Deats Flay DNS
108 Fiest Chayden DNS
109 Frawley Eric DNS
110 Frawley Vince DNS

[rainbowgirl28]

http://kdhnews.com/news/story.aspx?s=63290


Students balance school and sport
Posted On: Saturday, Dec. 31 2011 11:11 PM



By Rebecca Rose
Killeen Daily Herald

BELTON — More than 100 athletes took to the floor of the Bell County Arena on Saturday, launching themselves into the air as part of the "Expo Explosion III Pole Vaulting Competition."

The event, put on by Texas Elite Pole Vaulting, was a daylong competition featuring pole vaulters from across the country in 14 different age groups.

Jack Chapman, owner of Texas Elite Pole Vaulting in Killeen, said exposition events, such as Saturday's competition, help young athletes get ready for the high school track season, adding that the day was less about individual competitions and more about team unity.

"It's a real unique sport," he said. "It's a family environment. It's not us against them. Everybody supports everybody."

Chapman said pole vaulters who are part of college and high school athletic teams face difficult challenges integrating athletic success with the day-to-day demands of teenage life.

"They have to balance academics, home life and athletics," he said. "It's tougher than a lot of people think."

From gymnastics to pole vaulting

Participating in the day's competition was Annie Rhodes, 16, a junior at Waco Midway High School. The track hurdler spends more than two hours a day, three days a week perfecting her pole vaulting skills.

"I used to do gymnastics, (pole vaulting is) some of the same motions, like going upside down or flying through the air," she said. "It's challenging and it's fun."

For Rhodes, whose best height so far is 12 feet, six inches, the most challenging part of the sport is purely psychological.

"The hardest thing is not psyching yourself out, like worrying if your step is wrong, if you're not on the right pole," she said.

Like Chapman, Rhodes said the day was about joining with a community of other pole vaulting enthusiasts.

"You get close to (the other vaulters), because those same girls come to every meet," she said. "It's fun to make new friends and encourage each other."

Pole vaulter Reece Timmons, 16, is a junior at Robinson High School. A childhood friend of Rhodes, Timmons also started pole vaulting through her love of gymnastics.

"It's a lot like gymnastics," she said, watching a young vaulter fly and twist over a nearly 12-foot hurdle. "It's fun to go out there and do your best and know you've achieved what you been working hard for."

Compete with self

Timmons said that while athletes are competitive by nature, in pole vaulting, the biggest competition is often with themselves.

"A lot of times I just want to go out there and try to get my best," she said. "But if not then I just have fun and do the best I can."

While neither competitor had decided where they would pursue their college athletic careers, one fellow competitor they can look to as inspiration is Mark Thomas.

Thomas, a 20-year-old sophomore at the University of Texas, credited Chapman with not just getting him involved in pole vaulting, but being the reason he ended up as part of the Longhorns' track team.

"My college coaches enjoy me coming back here because it's another person I can get information (from) to further my pole vaulting knowledge and jump higher," said Thomas.

The Lorena native has competed in pole vaulting since high school, and like Chapman, pointed to the challenges of balancing athletics with a highly demanding academic career.

"Most people think it's so easy being an athlete," he said. "But this is the most difficult thing I've ever done. It's like having a full-time job while trying to go to school."

But even as the sophomore trains for the upcoming season, he said he wasn't at the event to win.

"I know everybody here, because I've jumped with them for so long. So, it's not really about beating them," he said.

"I just enjoy being here. It's so different than a regular college meet," said Thomas.

"It's fun and exciting. And everybody knows you, so they're all rooting for you, no matter what."

[rainbowgirl28]

I did my best to figure out what school everyone went to! Let me know if there are any mistakes or if you want to tell me the schools for athletes not listed: http://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/M ... eet=145861

[AVC Coach]

Congrats to Reese!

[Viola Vaulter]

wow, still early in the indoor season! Will we possibly see an 18' attempt from Reese? Nicely done!