Class of 2007 College Signings

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Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Tue Jun 19, 2007 3:44 am

Clackamas Community College

http://depts.clackamas.cc.or.us/athleti ... gnings.htm

Track & Field Signings 2008

Alaura Little (Siuslaw High School) - This is a huge boost to the women’s track team. Alaura is a well-rounded athlete that plans to play volleyball as well. She was third in state in the pole vault last year and is also a solid hurdler.

Pole Vault – 10’9â€Â

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Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Tue Jun 19, 2007 3:46 am

http://texastech.cstv.com/sports/c-trac ... 06aaa.html

Red Raider Track Inks Eleven During Signing Period

Eight women and three men join the Tech squad



Head coach Wes Kittley signed 11 newcomers to Tech track and field.

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Nov. 16, 2006

LUBBOCK, Texas - With the completion of the early signing period, the Texas Tech track and field program has the addition of 11 newcomers, as announced by head coach Wes Kittley Thursday. Eight women and two men signed a National Letter of Intent to join the Red Raider squad next season, with one joining in January. The class includes 10 freshmen and a standout transfer from South Plains College.


Pole vaulter Katie Veith joins Tech from Homestead High in Fort Wayne, Ind. She ranked as the No. 1 high school pole vaulter in the United States in both indoor and outdoor in 2006. Veith is only the second high school athlete to vault 14' indoors in U.S. history. She is a two-time USA Junior Olympic champion, the 2006 Nike Indoor and Outdoor High School National champion and also took the pole vault title at the indoor and outdoor Indiana State competition. Honors for Veith include being named the 2006 DyeStat Female Athlete of the Year in pole vault and the 2006 Gatorade Track and Field Athlete of the Year.

Jessica Gibbs is also a pole vaulting addition for the Red Raiders. She is a skilled athlete in different facets as she was a 2006 All-American cheerleader and also a 2004 Texas Power Lifting medalist. A current student at Jim Ned High in Abilene, Texas, Gibbs was the 2006 Texas 2A State champion in pole vault. At the same competition, she was a state finalist for the 4x200M and 4x400M relay teams.

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Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Tue Jun 19, 2007 4:02 am

http://www.acusports.com/ViewArticle.db ... LID=921303

Hood excited about incoming class

ABILENE – ACU head track and field coach Don D. Hood announced a spring signing class on Friday that he believes ranks among the top classes in the nation, regardless of division.

"We've got a lot of quality, quality athletes in this class," said Hood, who led the ACU men to the NCAA Division II outdoor national championships last weekend in Charlotte, N.C. "I think it has to be one of the top 15-20 classes in the country. This is a Big 12 recruiting class. We're losing some good seniors, but we were able to fill in with some great signings, and I don't think we'll miss a beat. We've got people in different events, but we've got just as good a quality in other areas."

Five of the Wildcats' high school signees won state championships last month at the UIL state track and field meet, including two at the Class 5A level with Nick Jones winning the shot put and Tyler Fleet winning the discus. Both Jones and Fleet have also signed with ACU to play football.

The other three state champions are Joe Fields (anchor leg on Lancaster's Class 4A 4x400 relay team), Chad Aguilar (Class 2A pole vault champion from Crane), and Paige Newby (Class 2A discus state champion from Colorado City).

Aguilar is the brother of former ACU pole vaulter and current assistant coach Cory Aguilar, and the brother-in-law of former ACU national champion Angie Aguilar. Cory Aguilar won the 2A state title in the pole vault last month with a mark of 15-6.00.

"Chad is as talented as any vaulter in the state and should develop into a threat to win or score high at the NCAA?meet every year," Hood said. "He has speed and a great build to vault. I anticipate him contributing as a freshman."

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Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Tue Jun 19, 2007 4:04 am

http://www.topix.net/content/kri/061294 ... 1714298884

Northrop athletes head to college
Fort Wayne News-Sentinel
June 08, 2007
Northrop athletes head to college
Seven athletes from Northrop High School announced their college choices this week.
Josh Hillyard and Chris Reichert will play football at Manchester College. Dina Petridis will pole-vault for Indiana Tech. Nick Adams will throw the discus at University of Saint Francis. Kiera Gray will play basketball and run track at Grace College. Brett Rahrer will play basketball at Eastern Nazarene University, and Craig Wassell will play tennis at Indiana Tech.

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Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Tue Jun 19, 2007 1:08 pm

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Ex-Coppell QB Greaves signs track scholarship with Texas
04:18 PM CDT on Tuesday, June 5, 2007

By BRANDON GEORGE / The Dallas Morning News
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Kenny Greaves, a 2007 graduate of Coppell, said Tuesday he has signed with Texas and will compete for the Longhorns' track and field team in the decathlon and pole vault.

Greaves, Coppell's starting quarterback last fall, has given up football to concentrate on track and field. Greaves said he chose Texas over Oklahoma and Navy. Greaves won Texas' Greatest Athlete Decathlon competition last weekend at St. Mark's with a score of 6,497 points, more than 1,000 points ahead of the second-place finisher. The performance qualified Greaves for the USA Track & Field Junior National Championships on June 20-24 in Indianapolis, Ind.

Greaves is competing this summer for Texas Express, which is led by St. Mark's track and field coach John Turek. Greaves finished his senior year ranked third in the area in the pole vault, clearing 16 feet.

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Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Tue Jun 19, 2007 1:33 pm

http://www.ahwatukee.com/onset?id=452&t ... ticle.html

College choice moves Jantzi back home

By Christopher Drexel
Kendra Jantzi moved to Ahwatukee Foothills from Oregon three years ago when her father received a job transfer.

Jantzi has had a blast attending Desert Vista High School, but deep down she wanted to go to college back in her home state.

That’s why the senior pole vaulter will attend Concordia University in Portland, Ore., where she will continue her vaulting career this fall.

“I’m really excited to go back,â€Â

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Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Tue Jun 19, 2007 1:51 pm

http://www.whitefishpilot.com/articles/ ... orts02.txt

For Cort Rogers, the sky's the limit as he embarks upon the next stage in his life. As if he didn't spend enough time airborne while on his way to shattering the state Class A pole vault record, he plans to enroll in the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado next year.

Rogers, also 18, is leaving Whitefish as well. The day after graduation, he was on a plane to Pennsylvania to work with his old pole vault coach. Rogers is training for the Nike Outdoor Nationals in North Carolina, an invitation-only meet, where on June 16, he hopes to break his Montana state Class A record of 15 feet 6 inch in the pole vault.

"I feel really good. I've done 16 feet a couple times in practice, and 16 feet has won it a couple years," Rogers said. Asked if he believes he can jump 17 or even 18 feet in college, Rogers answers "absolutely" without hesitation, and there is no doubt in his voice.

Schulz also believes Rogers is up to the challenge.

"Cort is the most technically sound high pole vaulter I've ever seen, which is actually an understatement," Schulz said. "We've had two vaulters go 14 feet in our history, and for him to beat that by a full foot and a half is amazing. What's incredible about him is how calm and collected he is in stressful circumstances. It's unbelievable the composure that kid has."

That skill may well translate into a career as a pilot for Cort, who plans to attend the Air Force Academy after one year of prep school in California.

Although Cort and Courtney are leaving Whitefish, they leave a lasting legacy of professionalism, hard work, self-motivation, headlines and broken records in their wake. It is a safe bet, however, that there are still a few more headlines to come from these two.

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Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Tue Jun 19, 2007 2:06 pm

Alright, here is my latest list. Help me out on PRs.

Abilene Christian - Chad Aguilar, TX (15-6)
Air Force - Hatton Updike, AZ
Air Force - Rachel Simmons, CA (12-8)
Air Force - Cort Rogers, MT (15-6)
Akron - Mike Uhle, OH (15-8)
Akron - Daniel Garrett, OH (15-3)
Alabama State - Tanisha Boulware, SC (10-6)
Albany - Michael Dempsey, NY (15-5)
Appalachian State - Michael Wilson, NC (15-0)
Arkansas - Spencer McCorkel, AR (17-9)
Arkansas - Tara Diebold, MO (12-10)
Arkansas - Mallory Lawrence, AR (12-10)
Baylor - Joseph Farley, TX (16-6)
Bethel (IN) - Kyle Klein, IN (15-0)
Bryan - Lauren Pratt, TN volleyball
Bucknell - Rebecca Frey, PA (12-6)
Butler - Derrick Brown, KY (14-0)
Cal - Allison Stokke, CA (13-7)
Cal - Angela Liberatore, CA (11-6)
Cal - Cyrena Giordano, CA (12-6)
Cal Poly SLO - Kyle Inks, CA (15-10)
Cal Poly SLO - Connor Landy, CA (15-10)
California Lutheran - Molly Clancy, AZ (11-0)
Carroll - Tucker Vezina, MT (14-0) football
Cedarville - Robert Rasnick, OH (15-8)
Central Florida - Vanessa Ziccardi, FL (11-0)
Chico State - Katrina Rodriguez, CA (11-6)
Clackamas - Alaura Little, OR (10-9)
Clackamas - Lauren Shafer, OR (10-0)
Clackamas - Aimee Shafer, OR (10-3)
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps - Jeff Astor, CA (13-6)
Clemson - Amy Morrison, MI (12-1)
Clemson - Cameron Cheek, GA (16-0)
Concordia-Portland - Kendra Jantzi, AZ (10-3)
Concordia-St. Paul - Hayley Reed, MN (10-0)
Connecticut - Matt Steeg, NJ (14-6)
Connecticut - Dylan Dombrowski, NY
Connecticut - Zach Merverden, PA (15-3)
Cornell - Jake Van Almelo, NY
CS Fullerton - Andy Sullivan, CA (15-8)
Delaware - Lauren Reilly, PA (9-3)
Denison - Will Kirk, OH (13-0)
Duke - Anne Marie Gordon, VA (12-1.50)
Duke - Amy Fryt, NC (11-8)
Duquesne - Ariana Cort, PA
East Carolina - Steph McDougal, PA (12-0)
East Stroudsburg - Bryant Butala, PA (14-4.25)
East Tennessee State - Taylor Isgrig, NC (11-0)
Eastern Illinois - Joseph Noonan, IL (16-6)
Findlay - Ryan McKibben, OH (14-9)seam
Florida - Daisy Glasser, FL (12-6)
Fresno State - Sarah Savage, CA
Gardner Webb - Adam Reed, GA (15-1)
Georgia - Michael Martin, GA (15-3.75)
Georgia Tech - Joanna Wright, NC (12-1)
Georgia Tech - Erica Penk, GA (12-3)
Harding - Lindsay McClaine, TX (9-6)
Harvard - John McVey, MS
Houston - Bryan Brown, TX (15-10)
Houston - Derek Schutz, TX (15-6)
Illinois - Aaron Mathis, IL (15-9)
Indiana - Stephanie Chin, IN (12-3)
Indiana State - Alicia Fritschi, IN (12-0)
Indiana State - Amanda Barlage, OH (11-9)
Indiana Tech - Dina Petridis, IN
Jacksonville State - Chelsea Denson, GA (10-6)
Johnson County - Justin Bowen, KS
Kansas State - Lauren Lucas, TX (12-1)
Kutztown - Justin Germani, PA (16-2.25)
Linfield - Brooke Carstensen, OR (11-1)
Louisiana-Lafayette - Chris Roy, LA (16-6)
Louisville - Kyle Gann, IN (16-0)
LSU - Kyle Rose, LA (15-8)
McPherson - Tricia Fensky, KS
McPherson - Verity Spencer, OR (8-0)
Memphis - Robbey Rasmussen, TN (15-0)
Mesa - Lauren Pew, AZ (10-9)
Michigan State - Matt Fisher, MI (15-0)
Michigan State - Logan Lynch, MI (16-1)
Middlebury - Kris Williams, NY (15-0)
Minnesota State - Lauren Stelten, MN (11-6)
Missouri-Rolla - Leah Morehead, MO
Montana - Courtney Kosovich, MT (12-0)
Montana - Clark Cranford, MT (13-6)
Nebraska - Natalie Willier, NE
Nebraska - Rachel Butler, VA (10-6)
North Carolina - Parker Smith, CO (16-5.25)
North Carolina-Charlotte - Anna Malone, NC (10-0)
North Carolina-Charlotte - Makenzie Mullinax, NC (11-6)
North Carolina-Charlotte - Macey Ruble Boone, NC (14-0)
North Carolina-Wilmington - Patrick Henry, VA
North Carolina-Wilmington - Annie Powell, VA
North Dakota State - Laura Hilton, SD
Oklahoma - Sam Kranz, IL (16-4)
Oregon - Melissa Gergel, IL (13-2.25)
Paradise Valley - Jami Michaud, AZ (12-0.50)
Paradise Valley - Kelly Taylor, AZ (boy)
Penn State-Erie-Behrend - Denny Kang, PA (14-0)
Pittsburgh - Andrew Strutt, PA (14-0)
Princeton - Blaine Finley, TX
Princeton - Julia Xu, NJ
Redlands - Mackenzie Smith, WA (9-0)
Rice - Shea Kearney, AZ (16-4.75)
Robert Morris (PA) - Chris Spataro, PA (15-6)
Samford - Chelsea Denson, KY (11-6)
Seattle Pacific - Melissa Peaslee, WA (12-3)
Seattle Pacific - Carrie Hauck, WA (11-6)
Shippensburg - Andrew Campolongo, PA (14-9)
South Alabama - Angela McCord, AL
South Carolina - Betsy Alter, VA (11-6)
South Carolina Upstate - Justin Crawford, SC (14-0)
South Dakota State - Kallie Baum, SD
South Florida - Dana Webb, IN (12-0)
South Florida - Stephanie Duffy, NY (13-1.50)
South Florida - Rebekah Finn, PA (12-6)
South Florida - Hunter Potalivo, FL (15-6)
Southern Illinois-Carbondale - Miracle Thompson, IN (11-9.75)
Southern Missouri - Ethan Hobbs, MO (15-3)
Southern Missouri - Luke Willadsen, MO
St. Francis (PA) - Elizabeth DeMedal, PA (11-0)
Stanford - Casey Roche, CA (17-6)
Stanford - Natasha Barthel, CA (12-9)
Stanford - Corey Dysick, AZ (14-6)
Stephen F. Austin - Devin Ducote, LA (15-8)
SUNY Brockport - Krystal Lang, NY
SUNY Dehli - Josh Cloon, NY
Syracuse - William Utley, MI
Tennessee - Michael Ayers, TN (15-3)
Tennessee - Michael Seaman, KY (15-6.25)
Texas - Maston Wallace, TX (17-1)
Texas - Kenny Greaves, TX (16-0)
Texas A&M - Laura Asimakis, TX (12-3)
Texas Tech - Katie Veith, IN (14-0)
Texas Tech - Jessica Gibbs, TX
Toledo - Katie Born, OH (11-4)
Tulane - Katherine Dolph, FL (10-6)
UC Davis - Josh Sandler, CA (15-0)
UCLA - Tori Anthony, CA (13-4)
UCLA - Aubree Stark, CA (11-9)
Vanderbilt - Katherine Hendricks, IL (11-7)
Virginia Tech - Hunter Hall, IN (16-8)
Virginia Tech - Joe Davis, FL (15-10)
Virginia Tech - Tim Beierle, VA (15-7)
VMI - Katie Wright, VA (10-9.75)
Washington - Sean Beighton, WA (15-3)
Washington State - Alexa Huestis, WA (12-0)
West Virginia - Alexandra Acker, PA (12-0)
Western Carolina - Kassie McKie, SD (11-0)
Western Carolina - Beth Crater, NC (10-0)
Western Illinois - Andy Ryan, IL (16-3)
Western Ontario - Jen House, ONT (11-7.75)
Western Ontario - Chris Erle, ONT (13-3)
Western Washington - Samantha Stevens, WA (9-9)
Western Washington - Ryan Brown, WA (15-6)
Wichita State - Zack Steffen, KS (16-1.50)
Wisconsin - Ian Jensen, UT
Wisconsin - Mickey DeFilippo, MO (15-6)
Youngstown State - Johnny Copley

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Unread postby vault3rb0y » Tue Jun 19, 2007 3:40 pm

well at first glance, i know Mike Uhle jumped 16'3.25" at Nike. Mike Dempsey jumped 15'10 over the summer as a junior. Jake VanAlmelo jumped 14'8" the last i heard from him.
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Unread postby vaultmd » Tue Jun 19, 2007 4:04 pm

Tori Anthony's PR is now 14' 1 1/4"

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Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Tue Jun 19, 2007 4:16 pm

vaultmd wrote:Tori Anthony's PR is now 14' 1 1/4"


Ah thanks for the reminder. I actually count indoor marks as well, so I'll put her 14-2.25 up.

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Unread postby SweetPVJumps » Tue Jun 19, 2007 4:53 pm

rachel simmons (air force) PR is 12 10 :yes:
and i think natasha barthel has done 13
and im pretty sure conner landry has gone 16 2, and kyle inks 16.

and question, do all people sign to be on a team or just scholarship people or something do that? cuz I (Marie Brown, 10' 10") will be walking on to san diego state, and im not quite sure if i have to do something like that :o


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