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Unread postby Skyin' Brian » Tue Jun 15, 2004 12:28 am

ok, ive only competed on 3 board runways: notre dame indoors, good runway, grand haven beach vault, to extreme a downhill for me but good considering it was set up on sand.
the indy state fair was the best though. incredible runway

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Unread postby jmayesvaultmom » Tue Jun 15, 2004 6:26 am

http://bellathletics.com/bios.htm

Jeff .... 91 meets over 19'... That is unbelievably incredible!!! :yes:
That's Jodie!!

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Habakkuk 3:19
The Sovereign LORD is my strength;
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he enables me to go on the heights.

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Unread postby Carolina Extreme » Tue Jun 15, 2004 12:06 pm

Jeff Hartwig (consistently in the top 2 or 3 meet after meet)
Toby Stephenson (top of his game now)
Brad Walker (He's the young favorite in my mind. He could be great for years to come.)

Those are my picks for the best shot at the team. I tend to agree with Russvault, you just never know what will happen at the trials. One of them will not make the team, it never fails, because someone will have a bad day. Who will it be? We'll find out in July. Several of the other "A" Standard guys will have a great day and one will take the remaining spot. Nick, Tim, Tye, Russ, Derek, Justin, Eric, Tommy,... I figure one of them will be the one to slide into the last spot.

Stacy Dragila
Andrea Dutoit
Jillian Schwartz

Chelsea Johnson could be a spoiler if she is on.
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Unread postby PVJunkie » Tue Jun 15, 2004 12:33 pm

Track & Field News form chart
MEN (picks by Dave Johnson)
1 Toby
2 Jeff
3 Derek
4 Tim
5 Nick
6 Russ
7 Tommy
8 Tye
9 Brad
10 Eric

WOMEN (picks by Jack Pfeifer)
1 Stacy
2 Andrea
3 Chelsea
4 Jillian
5 Mary
6 Kellie
7 Tracy (published before her 15 footer)
8 Lindsay
9 Becky
10 April

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Re: Jeff

Unread postby OAKPV2004 » Tue Jun 15, 2004 12:42 pm

jmayesvaultmom wrote:http://bellathletics.com/bios.htm

Jeff .... 91 meets over 19'... That is unbelievably incredible!!! :yes:


I think it is more than that really, that has been there at 91 for a while...
i think before my days are done.

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Re: Dang

Unread postby jmayesvaultmom » Tue Jun 15, 2004 5:03 pm

Cant we all just get along?!?!?!?![/quote]

OMG Help! Help! Clinton flashback! :dazed:
That's Jodie!!



A scripture that makes me think of all you girls and guys pole vaulting....



Habakkuk 3:19

The Sovereign LORD is my strength;

he makes my feet like the feet of a deer,

he enables me to go on the heights.

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Unread postby NUVAULTER » Tue Jun 15, 2004 9:37 pm

Skyin' Brian wrote:ok, ive only competed on 3 board runways: notre dame indoors, good runway, grand haven beach vault, to extreme a downhill for me but good considering it was set up on sand.
the indy state fair was the best though. incredible runway


Im going to gran haven this year and its suppsed to be flat this year
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Unread postby Lax PV » Tue Jun 15, 2004 11:54 pm

Toby (jumping through the roof right now...)
Jeff (american record holder... tons of 19'+ meets, no olymipic gold yet--hes gotta be getting hungry)

...and for the thrid who knows, could be tommy, eshback, walker, miles, harting, scott, yoo kim... there is bound to be a surprise... thats why they have the competition


for the women...

dragila
schwartz
johnson

spoilers cound be suttle, dutoit, o'hara, sauer, holliday...

i know one thing, its gonna be exciting...

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Unread postby vaultguru6 » Wed Jun 16, 2004 1:18 am

Yoo Kim is Korean. He's already got a ticket to the show.

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Unread postby Carolina Extreme » Wed Jun 16, 2004 11:31 am

PVJunkie wrote:Track & Field News form chart
MEN (picks by Dave Johnson)
1 Toby
2 Jeff
3 Derek
4 Tim
5 Nick
6 Russ
7 Tommy
8 Tye
9 Brad
10 Eric


Would that be the "Dave Johnson", former coach of vaulters like Earl Bell and Mike Tully? or is that Dave Johnston? Met him last year at EB's. He's a really nice guy. Sure knows vaulting too. :yes:
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Unread postby PVJunkie » Wed Jun 16, 2004 12:04 pm

Just says Dave Johnson...........no bio for him. By the way, if you are a fan of track and field and you do not have a subscription to Track & Field news you are nuts ( http://www.trackandfieldnews.com ) AND http://www.eurosport.com is the place to be on line for a news site from around the world.

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Unread postby Bruce Caldwell » Wed Jun 16, 2004 1:07 pm

Dave Johnson
Use to coach Mike Tully in Ca. worked for the USAcoaches association in Florida. Invented the gadget bar lifter, the egg shaped pole tip, stride marker builder system, and many other items used in track and field today. He does know the vault
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