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Unread postby Skyin' Brian » Wed Jan 19, 2005 2:21 pm

MightyMouse wrote:I was wondering, what are the typical height requirements (for guys) to vault at a school D1-D3, not compete, but just make the team and work?


oh, another thought...

i heard somewhere that division 1 schools required an athlete to be at least 5'9" tall that is why i vault d3

but seriously why wouldnt you want to compete. competition is where you really test your skills as a vaulter plus it is tons of fun. try to go somewhere wher you will get opportunities for competition
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Unread postby Vault&Flip » Wed Jan 19, 2005 3:03 pm

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MightyMouse wrote:I was wondering, what are the typical height requirements (for guys) to vault at a school D1-D3, not compete, but just make the team and work?


oh, another thought...

i heard somewhere that division 1 schools required an athlete to be at least 5'9" tall that is why i vault d3

yikes....I just got on the team. DI...I'm 5'6 on a good day.
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Unread postby MightyMouse » Wed Jan 19, 2005 4:17 pm

heard somewhere that division 1 schools required an athlete to be at least 5'9" tall


Whoa thats weird..
no worries though im 5 11
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Unread postby RoySloppy » Wed Jan 19, 2005 4:46 pm

MightyMouse wrote:
heard somewhere that division 1 schools required an athlete to be at least 5'9" tall


Whoa thats weird..
no worries though im 5 11


i think he was joking
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Unread postby jmayesvaultmom » Wed Jan 19, 2005 4:47 pm

I don't think that is true because Arkansas has had a couple of guy vaulters that I don't think are even 5'9"......
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Unread postby Vault&Flip » Wed Jan 19, 2005 6:00 pm

Oh I know I got the joke...it's my height. :P
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Unread postby MightyMouse » Wed Jan 19, 2005 7:49 pm

oooo i get it..
i think
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Unread postby bma11 » Thu Jan 20, 2005 6:45 pm

NEBRASKA! where else?
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Unread postby Scott Go Pre » Fri Jan 28, 2005 2:17 am

Go to a college that its track coach will let you go to the Pole Vault Summit on the school's money! That should be a deciding factor :yes: .
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Unread postby polevaultdad » Sat Feb 12, 2005 10:55 pm

Go where you think the team and the environment will keep you happy.

If you are injured or miss out because of school, will you still like it there?
Is there a team of vaulters or just a few?
Do you want to enjoy the full college experience-travel, big meets,etc?
Do you ant a large school or a small school?
Some schools don't value pole vault as much as others- not enough points.
Some only offer partial scholarships unless you do multis.

Finally - can you learn from the coaches. Some places have great coaches, but if you aren't 1 or 2, you get very little time.
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Unread postby GirlPoleVaulter87 » Tue Feb 15, 2005 9:29 am

how bout U of GEORGIA??
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Unread postby polevaultdad » Thu Feb 17, 2005 3:16 pm

Some I have seen

Big schools
UCLA has great success. Oregon has success. Washington, Arizona, ASU

Kansas, Arkansas, Nebraska, San Diego State

Smaller schools
Texas Tech, Abilene Christian, Cal State San Marcos

Up and comers (new or renewed focus)
New Mexico (17 footer, 2 girls over 13, + 13 vaulters counting decathletes)
Cal State Fullerton (18 footer and new girls team)
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