2005 College Commitments

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UMR track team signs six

ROLLA--The University of Missouri-Rolla track and field team has had six individuals sign national letters of intent to compete at UMR for the 2005-06 school year.

The women who have signed are Nikita Robinson, a sprinter from Carlinville, Ill.; Beverly Ruedy, a middle distance runner from Union High School in Tulsa, Okla.; and Sarah Zaremba, a pole vaulter from St. Clair

Zaremba was the sectional champion in the pole vault last spring and is a two-time state qualifier in that event. She cleared 9-6 as a junior in finishing tenth at the Missouri Class 3 state meet and also qualified as a freshman. She is the school record holder in the pole vault.

UMR will become a member of the NCAA Division II Great Lakes Valley Conference in the 2005-06 school year.

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Cowley signs Oxford track star

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Luke Houser, a talented pole vaulter from Class 2A defending state champion Oxford High School, recently signed a letter of intent to compete for the Cowley College track and field team.

Houser placed third in the pole vault at last year's state track and field meet, and also qualified for state in the 110-meter hurdles and 300-meter hurdles.

He was the 2004 regional champion in the pole vault, and was the South Central Border League Champion in the pole vault, 110-meter high hurdles, and as a member of the 4x400-meter relay team.

Cowley head coach Mark Phillips had a chance to see Houser compete at a few meets last season, and also got to know him when he took part in Phillips' vault camp held last summer at Cowley's outdoor track and field facility.

"I am very impressed with the way he carries himself, and his athletic ability," Phillips said. "He's strong and fast and a real hard worker. He's also a great kid and a good student. I think he gives our program what we're looking for in a student athlete."

Houser is Oxford's school-record holder in the pole vault with a vault of 13-6. He is also part of the 4x400-meter relay team that ran a school-record time of 3:34.44 in 2004.

Tory Keller, Houser's track coach at Oxford, expects Houser to flourish at Cowley.

"I believe Luke will fit in nicely with the Cowley track program and has great potential to do great things in the vault at Cowley," Keller said.

"I'm very proud of what Luke has accomplished here at Oxford and looking forward to a great senior year and to his future at Cowley."

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MSSU adds track and field athletes


From staff reports

4/18/05
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Two distance runners are among four women athletes who have signed national letters of intent to join the Missouri Southern women's track and field team for the 2005-06 season.

Distance runners Kara Eckard (Warrensburg, Mo.) and Kari Fritchie (Lee's Summit, Mo.), pole vaulter Shauna Eldringhoff (West Plains, Mo.) and thrower Cortney Vie (Lone Jack, Mo.) will join the Lions next season, according to Southern women's coach Patty Vavra.

Eldringhoff finished fourth in Missouri Class 4 pole vault last year as a junior. Her best vault on the high-school level is 10 feet, 6 inches. She is the daughter of Mark and Marilyn Eldringhoff.

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Nickerson to pole vault at S. Dakota; MHS' Chmiel to play golf for MCC
Tuesday, April 19, 2005
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John J. Mesh/McCook Daily Gazette Cambridge High School senior pole vaulter Kaci Nickerson, seated, signed a letter of intent to compete in track at the University of South Dakota next season. Back, from left: Nickerson's parents Beth and Scott and Cambridge track coach Laurie Farr.
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Two area athletes signed letters of intent to compete in their respective sports at the collegiate level next season.

Cambridge senior Kaci Nickerson inked a track letter of intent with the University of South Dakota (Vermillion, S.D.), where she will specialize in the pole vault.

McCook High School senior Brett Chmiel signed a letter of intent to play golf at McCook Community College.



John J. Mesh/McCook Daily Gazette McCook High School senior Brett Chmiel, second from left, signed a letter of intent to play golf at McCook Community College. Pictured with Chmiel are his mother Shirley, left, MCC coach Lee Maiden and MHS coach Dan Hilton. Not pictured: Chmiel's father Ray.
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Nickerson, who finished third at the Nebraska Class C state track meet last year with an effort of 10 feet, 8 inches and leads Class D this season at 10 feet, said she picked South Dakota over Concordia College in Seward and Nebraska Wesleyan in Doane.

"It will be nice just to practice one event," said Nickerson, who also played volleyball and basketball at Cambridge. "It's kind of a relief. I've always loved track -- it was easy to choose."

Nickerson learned how to pole vault from her father and brother, who were pole vaulters in high school.

"It kind of runs in the family. I started going to practices when I was in sixth grade and started to compete in spring and summer."

Nickerson said competing against the likes of former McCook High School standout pole vaulter Sunee Haney helped her get better.

"It always helps to have someone to compete against. It gives you an incentive to go higher."

Nickerson is also a fan of former Grand Island Central Catholic standout Jenny Green, a state record-holder who now competes at the University of Nebraska.

"I loved watching her compete," Nickerson said. "I watched her technique."

Nickerson, who will major in nursing, is the daughter of Scott and Beth Nickerson.

The Cambridge track team has three regular-season meets left plus the district meet and state.

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Searcy's Reinbolt signs with Cumberland


By Kelly Fenton
The Daily Citizen
Monday, April 25, 2005 11:38 PM CDT







Bethany Reinbolt won't be pole vaulting alone much longer.

The Searcy track sensation - and lone Lady Lion vaulter - signed with Cumberland (Ky) College on Monday at Searcy High School.

Searcy track coach Charlie Carroll is going to miss her.

"You can't replace the Reinbolts," said Carroll, who also coached Bethany's sister, Brittany, now at Winona State in Minnesota. "She's just a good athlete. She's helped the junior high kids with their vaulting after her years of expertise. She does whatever you ask of her. She's been good for the Searcy program for a long time."




Bethany's father, Lynn, said they chose Cumberland over several other schools, including Cedarville (OH), Southwest Baptist, Southwest Missouri State, Charleston Southern and Oklahoma Baptist.

"We were looking for a good Christian school," he said. "One that was evangelical and Baptist-based."


Bethany began vaulting in the eighth grade after going to the pole vaulting camp of Olympian Earl Bell in Jonesboro. She has trained there over the past four years. Reinbolt set a Searcy school record in the vault with a leap of 10 feet, two inches as a sophomore. She has set higher goals for herself at the college level.

"I want to go over 12 feet," Reinbolt said. "I think I can do that."


Bethany said there are currently two other female pole vaulters on the Cumberland team, a fact she relishes.

"I'm glad to have some other girls on the team for a change," said Reinbolt, who may also compete on the wrestling team.

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Posted on : Tuesday, April 26, 2005
McNeese opens recruiting season

McNeese State has opened its track recruiting season by signing two athletes who will come in next year and make an immediate contribution to the team. Head coach Ty Sevin announced the addition of shot putter Stephanie Gilbert of Consolidated High of College Station, TX and pole vaulter Katy Shaw of Lakeview High of Lakeview, Michigan. "Katy will come in and immediately be one of the top pole vaulters in the conference while Stephanie is a start in us making a presence in the weight events," Sevin said. Shaw ranked No. 32 in the nation as a high school vaulter this past indoor season with a best of 11-7. She was also the Michigan state indoor pole vault champion and has turned in a best of 12-0 outdoors. Gilbert is presently ranked No. 14 among Class AAAAA girl shot putters in the state of Texas with a best of 40-6. She will also throw the discus at McNeese. -30-

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She is dedicated to a vault
St. Lawrence out to better Penn result
   
   By Ken McMillan
   Times Herald-Record
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   Goshen – Lynn St. Lawrence is used to going the extra mile in order to compete in the pole vault, so her decision to attend college in Florida should be no surprise.
   Since Goshen High School does not have a sanctioned pole vaulting pit, St. Lawrence has had to split her practice time. Several days a week the girls' team captain spends two hours at Goshen practice, then travels 11 miles to Warwick to practice two hours with her pole vaulting club.
   "I am not going to lie,'' she said, "it's frustrating. I wasn't going to give it up and let it stop me. I was going to do whatever I had to do. ... It would be easier if my school had a pit.''
   St. Lawrence rose above the inconvenience to become a top vaulter in Section 9. She placed fifth at the indoor state meet and 12th at indoor nationals. A recent vault of 10 feet, 6 inches would place her second in the state, although the mark has not been posted yet with the rankings.
   The 10-6 mark has added significance since that was the opening height at the Penn Relays last year. St. Lawrence failed to clear that, and she's eager for redemption as the annual track and field carnival in Philadelphia opens today.
   "I no-heighted at Penn,'' St. Lawrence said. "I had only done 10 (feet) at that point. I was coming in at what would have been my (personal record), so it didn't work out. It was a disappointment, but I had fun when I was down there."
   Being in the midst of a positive track environment at the Penn Relays is something in which St. Lawrence revels.
   "It's always a fun experience and a great place to jump,'' she said. "Just to be in that whole atmosphere ... there are so many people and it's just like everybody loves track. ... You feel good to be there.''
   St. Lawrence is riding an emotional high. She was thrilled to medal at the state meet and a week later she cleared a personal-best 10-7 at the national meet. Last week, she signed a letter of intent to attend the University of South Florida in Tampa. The school is moving from Conference USA to the Big East next school year. The honor roll student received a partial scholarship, and plans to major in psychology.
   "I went down there in December and loved it,'' she said. "I fell in love with the other kids on the team, the coach and everything about the school.
   "I always wanted to go south. It just seemed better that way for pole vaulting because the weather up here is so terrible.''
   USF coach Greg Thiel has only seen St. Lawrence on videotape, but statistics don't lie.
   "She is a wonderful young lady who we think has some potential in college,'' Thiel said. "We liked her attitude and enthusiasm. ... We want the athlete that wants us as much as we want them. She is going to be a solid little vaulter for us.''
   Standing 5-foot-2, St. Lawrence has done just about all she can with the 12-foot pole she uses, but the transition to a 13-foot pole, which would enable her to make higher vaults, has been difficult.
   "It's a lot different because the poles have different bend stages,'' she said. "When you take off, you have to be a lot taller and jump on it more. It has a completely different bend, so you have to be more patient with it and not rush the jump – that is the tricky part.
   "I know it's going to come.''

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LSU

Other state prep champions include Jeremy Hicks of Houston (long jump), Casey Herndon of Watkinsville, Ga. (pole vault), Trevis Nelson of St. James High School (high jump), and Chad Radgowski of South Park, Pa. (javelin). Also signing was Derrick Taylor of Tomball, Texas (pole vault).

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Hawaii-bound

Lodi pole vaulter Samantha Weaver has accepted a track and field scholarship to the University of Hawaii. Weaver was the SJAA champion in the pole vault.

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EIU signed a really good class of vaulters:
Kyle Ellis - OKC - 16'9" PR
Dorrian White - 15'9" Indiana State Champ
Ben Hinds - 15'7" Kaneland High School (IL)
Tricia Gaumer - 11' PR - Sterling High School (IL)

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Men's Track And Field Announces Six Signees
New Aggies to join team this fall


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UC Davis Men's Track and Field


June 30, 2005

DAVIS, Calif. - Six outstanding high school student-athletes have signed national letters of intent with UC Davis and will join the Aggie women's track and field team this fall, it was announced by director of men's cross country and track and field Jon Vochatzer.

Joining the UC Davis program are Jamie Foster of Vacaville High School, Polly Gnepa of Pitman High School in Turlock, Sejoon Park of Rancho Bernardo High School in San Diego, Keli Parker of North Monterey County High School, Buck Sullivan of Vacaville High School and Matthew Swarbrick of Saugus High School in Southern California. Parker will also compete with the Aggie men's cross country team.

The six student-athletes will become part of an Aggie program which will begin its third year of reclassification to NCAA Division I status. UC Davis will become an official member of the Big West Conference in 2007-08.

Brief bios of each student-athlete are below.


JAMIE FEASTER (5-9, pole vault, Vacaville, Calif./Vacaville HS)
Finished second in Monticello Empire League pole vault finals (15-1), was fifth in Division I meet and placed fourth at master's meet... Had a season-best of 15-06.25... School record-holder in event... Finished as MEL runner-up three times... Also participated on soccer team, earning All-MEL and MVP honors in 2004... Also was league's leading scorer... Earned all-league first-team honors as a junior.

SEJOON PARK (6-0, pole vault, San Diego, Calif./Rancho Bernardo HS)
Qualified for state high school meet in pole vault, just missing a berth in the finals... Won the Palomar League pole vault title and finished third in San Diego Section master's meet with mark of 15-4... Was the league's track athlete of the year and a first-team honoree... Won league title in 2004 as well and was third at section meet... Also participated in soccer, earning honorable mention all-league honors.

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TRACK & FIELD SIGNS 20 ATHLETES FOR 2006
Release Date: 6/30/2005




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