HS NATIONAL RECORD... MARY SAXER 14-0!

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HS NATIONAL RECORD... MARY SAXER 14-0!

Unread postby CLCPV04 » Sat Jan 08, 2005 3:47 pm

Mary Saxer 4.27m today at the Darmouth Relays 2nd attempt clearance.

First high schooler over 14 feet!

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Unread postby theflyingkorean » Sat Jan 08, 2005 3:50 pm

Wow GOOD JOB!

The bar just keeps getting higher. :yes:

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Unread postby K_Rabbit » Sat Jan 08, 2005 4:00 pm

Unbelievable....Great Job :D

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Unread postby breaker » Sat Jan 08, 2005 6:00 pm

woah, thats awesome!

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Unread postby Peepers PV » Sat Jan 08, 2005 6:25 pm

mad props mary, wicked mad probs :yes:
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Unread postby wacky274 » Sat Jan 08, 2005 7:27 pm

congrats mary, and congrats to suhr....something is defininitely going right for you, right athletes, rights coach, you never know what can happen, but these results sure speak for theirself
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Unread postby shrimppat » Sat Jan 08, 2005 7:41 pm

thats wicked awesome.

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Unread postby polecat » Sat Jan 08, 2005 8:24 pm

I was lucky to be there to witness it today. Tiffany, her team member at Suhr, also had a great day, with a 13'5" jump. Awesome runway speed. Looked to me like a 14' Mystic carbon at 160 pounds and holding about 6" from the top.

It is worth mentioning that Pole Vault Power member Chelo Canino held the previous record at the Dartmouth facility. Chelo neglected to mention this in her post announcing the record.

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Unread postby CLCPV04 » Sat Jan 08, 2005 9:10 pm

HA! I didn't even know I had a record there!

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Unread postby polecat » Sat Jan 08, 2005 10:51 pm

Chelo, that is what was broadcast by the PA announcer after Mary made the record!

Mary's chase of the record basically stopped the meet. The PV runway at Dartmouth's indoor facility is in the infield adjacent to the backstretch. For most of the girl's vaulting event, the runners were doing sprint hurdles down the stretch, so the backstretch wasn't being used, and open to spectators.

However, the officials tried to start the 400's about the same time Mary and Tiffany were attempting the 13'5" height, but so many spectators were crowding around the backstretch that the officials couldn't clear the outside lane. After some futile attempts to clear the backstretch, the officials stopped trying. Virtually all eyes inside the fieldhouse were on these two girls, and then on Mary.

The girl's long jump continued on the runway next to the PV runway, but that was about it until Mary stopped jumping.

Speaking of long jump, the girl's LJ finals were held shortly after the girl's PV event ended. And Mary finished second.

I'm sure someone with better eyes and use of words than I will report the details of the event in a later post, but I'm happy to report the way the event captured the crowd.

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Unread postby dafox » Sat Jan 08, 2005 11:45 pm

anyone got footage of the jump?

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Unread postby skyshark177 » Sun Jan 09, 2005 12:56 am

Outstanding, great to hear that.

I too would like to see some footage on that.


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