whats was ur PR in 8th grade

CrossBarHOpper · Unread postby **CrossBarHOpper** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 6:31 pm

captaintrips wrote:yeah i feel pretty lucky to have an AWESOME coach he starts most kids in 5th grade and by the time they become freshman there jumping 12' no problem

Man i wish i started in the Fifth grade

slowest5.50 · Unread postby **slowest5.50** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 8:34 am

I started jumping in 7th grade after I was eliminated from the 4 x 400 Relay in a time trial. In 8th grade I jumped 10' 6". After graduating from college I came back and started coaching in my home town to find out they dropped the event in the middle schools. It has made it very hard recruiting vaulters who don't even know what I'm talking about.
Anyway, we have made it work with 5 jumpers going 16' or higher in the last 10 years!
My son started jumping very early. He jumped 5' 6" as a 5-year-old, 6' 6" when he was 6, and 7' when he was 7! He then found soccer, basketball, and other sports his friends were doing. He came back to the event this summer and has gone 13' 0" indoors as an 8th grader. His middle school doesn't have track & field :crying:

so we will have to keep doing club for now. Good luck to all vaulters this spring (if spring ever comes in Indiana. 6-8" of snow tomorrow) :mad:

Aviendha · Unread postby **Aviendha** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 3:44 pm

our area doesn't do track in middle school either. kinda sucks when we have to go up against schools in districts that DO have it...i think there should be separate districts for schools that can start early...lol give those of us who didn't start till high school a little more of a fighting chance...

wakesurfvault · Unread postby **wakesurfvault** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 8:55 pm

haha, I only got 7'0" throughout my entire freshmen year (and no I am not a girl). I've witnessed many other freshmen girls obliterate that mark, but then i went 12'+ sophomore year so I've gotten over it.

VaultBrad · Unread postby **VaultBrad** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 6:39 pm

all of you that got to start vaulting pre-high school are lucky. i didnt start vaulting untill half way through freshman year.

vaulter0512 · Unread postby **vaulter0512** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 10:27 pm

I didn't jump in middle school so my PR is Zero or my frehsman year or my sophmore year..i didn't start jumping until half way through my junior year track season.

CrossBarHOpper · Unread postby **CrossBarHOpper** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 11:31 pm

Today i broke the school record unofficially but i jump 12 6 on a cross bar and almost but hit it on a 13 ft attempt i still only using a 12'4 127.6 essx

vaultinggoat16 · Unread postby **vaultinggoat16** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 11:32 pm

I did not vault till mid junior year either I pr-ed at track meets at 8'0 I have dominated taht mark this year but not in a track meet yet

Peepers PV · Unread postby **Peepers PV** » Fri Mar 04, 2005 12:22 am

VaultBrad wrote:all of you that got to start vaulting pre-high school are lucky. i didnt start vaulting untill half way through freshman year.

haha i'd say you've done alright by yourself though

and my PR was 8'6

ahh, good times

distancejumper · Unread postby **distancejumper** » Fri Mar 04, 2005 10:56 am

your making me feel bad about myself. :crying:

I only Vaulted 9' as an eighth grader.

txpolevaulter33 · Unread postby **txpolevaulter33** » Fri Mar 04, 2005 10:15 pm

I jumped 13 my 8th grade year, but i jumped 13'6" durring the summer after 8th grade.

wivaulter156 · Unread postby **wivaulter156** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 10:58 pm

i didn't start vaulting until march of my freshman year, my pr was 8'6" and now as a junior its 11'3"

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