Good Vault for a 9th grader?

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Good Vault for a 9th grader?

Unread postby MHSVaultdog » Sun Jan 05, 2003 3:17 pm


I was just wondering what is a good height for a 9th grade pole vaulter?

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Unread postby OAKPV2004 » Sun Jan 05, 2003 5:15 pm

The record is about 15'6" or higher :eek:

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Unread postby wacky274 » Mon Jan 06, 2003 2:09 am

a good vault for a freshman would be somewhere around 12' 6"...in my opinion....of course it depends on your definition of good..12' 6" would set you up to probably around a 15 foot vaulter by the end of HS....probably, but that all depends on teh person and when you peak and fill out, etc etc etc...the list goes on.
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Unread postby CVBigRedBlondie05 » Mon Jan 06, 2003 8:32 pm

wow. last year was my first year pole vaulting (i was a 9th grader) and i only made starting height.. so yeah :( :deadrose: if you think you did good then thats all that really matters... but thats just my opinion :confused:

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Unread postby AltoonaPV » Mon Jan 06, 2003 9:27 pm

a good vault for a 9th grader is 10'6... but thats around where i live. The junior high distric qualifing is 8'6.. high school is 10ft..from where i live. And state qualifing is 13ft. I jumped 11'9 in 9th grade..i was ranked 1st in the distric :P . But keep on trying. You want to spend more time off the runway doing drills than being on the runway. A 2:1 ratio. :D


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