J.O.s

[fong520]

o. i c.... heh i got into the crappy one in iowa.. just not gonna go cause well wats there to do in iowa.. that and no way to get there.. the team goes by themselves and im the only vaulter.. the only way i could go there is if i stayed all week adn i dont have the money and my mom wont pay fro both that and pv camp.. although i wish i could do both.. i mean me and this girl i like and my friend r the only 3 older people that would be there.. so i would be having fun all teh time. although my friend and the girl dont get along very well anymore.. ex's heh.. o well looks like ill be missing a fun time

[rainbowgirl28]

That's too bad you can't make it. If we qualify any kids from Lone Star to AAUs, I'll be up there since Kris will be in Spain with Francisco.

[fong520]

heh is it hard to qualify down there??..
at my meet. there were only 2 jumpers. well 3 but the other one was in a lower age group by himselfd. only vaulted once and almost made it. adn then the other kid wasnt soo good. got lik e9' i didnt think i was even gonna make it b4 the meet. looking at last years results i think i saw a bunch of 11'-12' kids so i thought iw as gonna be a cool meet.

[OAKPV2004]

Both JO's this year are at great stadiums. Drake stadium has a good facility and the have an EElite competion there during track season and Hayward field is just awesome,.

[DaRuk]

i thought Drake stadium is at UCLA

[fong520]

wats there to do in iowa?.. i hear theres...CORN hahaha.. from wat i hear theres absolutely nothgin

[rainbowgirl28]

wats there to do in iowa?.. i hear theres...CORN hahaha.. from wat i hear theres absolutely nothgin

Meet lots of other athletes from all over the country.

[Skyin' Brian]

i think by drake stadium he probably means drake university.
i actually jumped in the college/university division at drake this year and they have an interesting track. vault runway is nice setup and that track has a lot of history behind it. of course for the elite competition at drake this year they had those guys jump indoors due to the weather. their indoor facility looks historic also, but just because it is incredibly small and old. they had to alternate vault and high jump attempts they it was so crampt in there.

being from the great state of illinois which is next to iowa i can assure that corn is not the only thing in that state. much like illinois, they have plenty of soybeens too. seriously though Des Moines, IA is a pretty decent sized city where you would probably be able to find something to do.

just remember, a state where one of the most popular sports is wrestling cant be all bad. it just kind of sucks for them that they are the only state in the contiguous 48 that doesnt have high school pole vault.

[Skyin' Brian]

oh, and one more thought on junior olympics, at least usatf that is. it can be a very humbling experience. i remember graduationg high school as a 15' vaulter and thinking i was pretty good but then i competed against donaven kilmartin and chase shealy who had just finished their sophomore years and were going around 16.

[DaRuk]

Pole Vault Young Men
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Name Year Team Finals
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1 Musselman, Ryan Rogue Valley TC 4.70m 15-05.00
2 Scott, Derek Unattached 4.70m 15-05.00
3 Hughes, Clint Texas Gulf Coast 4.70m 15-05.00
4 Bettis, Phillip Tmid 4.70m 15-05.00
5 Ogden, Sam Unattached 4.55m 14-11.00
5 Bertoli, Anthony Unattached 4.55m 14-11.00
5 Somerville, Dustin Colorado Spr 4.55m 14-11.00
8 Tillinghast, Matthew Soul Air 4.55m 14-11.00
9 Tillinghast, Michael Soul Air 4.55m 14-11.00
10 Stall, Matthew Elite Vaulters 4.55m 14-11.00
11 Lewis, Preston Tmid 4.40m 14-05.25
12 Hill, Donnell Mobile Parks 4.40m 14-05.25
13 Cummings, Casey Unattached 4.25m 13-11.25
13 Hass, Matthew Vertical Vault C 4.25m 13-11.25
15 McGinty, Brian Unattached 4.10m 13-05.25
16 Rogich, Greg SeaTown Express 4.10m 13-05.25
17 Vocke, Elliott Unattached 4.10m 13-05.25
18 Wells, Patrick Hoover Track Clu 4.10m 13-05.25
19 Blair, Brandon Carolina Extreme 4.10m 13-05.25
20 Mozena, Brian Unattached 4.10m 13-05.25
21 Knox, Kenny Carolina Extreme 3.95m 12-11.50
22 Larson, Jerad Tmid 3.95m 12-11.50
22 Peterson, Stefan Flying Dragon PV 3.95m 12-11.50
24 Reeves, Aaron Tulsa Flyers 3.80m 12-05.50
25 Pichler, David SeaTown Express 3.65m 11-11.75
-- Murphy, Kyle Flyers NH
-- Gilmore, Cameron Unattached NH
-- Duckworth, Scott Unattached NH
-- Morrow, Nick Unattached NH
-- McGrath, Kelly Metro Track NH

[theflyingkorean]

I don't think many people jumped as well as they had hoped, especially with a nice tail. I know I didn't.

[theflyingkorean]

-- McGrath, Kelly Metro Track NH