SEC Men- Irwin 5.60 Blakenship 5.55

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Finals
1 Andrew Irwin SO Arkansas 5.60m 18-04.50 10
5.07 5.22 5.32 5.42 5.50 5.55 5.60 5.71
PPP XO XO XO XXO XPP XO XXX
2 Jake Blankenship FR Tennessee 5.55m 18-02.50 8
5.07 5.22 5.32 5.42 5.50 5.55 5.60
O O O O XO O XXX
3 Andreas Duplantis SO LSU 5.42m 17-09.25 6
5.07 5.22 5.32 5.42 5.50
O XXO O XXO XXX
4 Chase Brannon JR Tennessee 5.32m 17-05.50 5
5.07 5.22 5.32 5.42
XO O O XXX
5 Chase Wolfle FR Texas A&M 5.22m 17-01.50 3.50
5.07 5.22 5.32
O O XXX
5 Kevin Lazas JR Arkansas 5.22m 17-01.50 3.50
5.07 5.22 5.32
PPP O XXX
7 Sam Kendricks SO Mississippi 5.22m 17-01.50 2
5.07 5.22 5.32
XXO O XXX
8 Jaora Johnson JR LSU 5.22m 17-01.50 1
5.07 5.22 5.32
O XO XXX
9 Kyle Wessel JR Missouri 5.07m 16-07.50
5.07 5.22
O XXX
9 Tyler Porter JR Tennessee 5.07m 16-07.50
5.07 5.22
O XXX
11 Paul Malquist JR Georgia 5.07m 16-07.50
5.07 5.22
XO XXX
12 Thomas Reinecke SR LSU 5.07m 16-07.50
5.07 5.22
XXO XXX
-- Dustin Phillips JR Texas A&M NH
5.07
XXX
-- Connor Foxworth FR Alabama NH
5.07
XXX
-- Michael Maira SO Tennessee NH
5.07
XXX
-- Austin Eckenroth FR South Carolina NH
5.07
XXX
-- Max Lang SR Florida NH
5.07
XXX

[tsorenson]

Congrats to the athletes and coaches in a great competition. Was that a PR for Blankenship and Duplantis? We definitely have an exciting bunch of young vaulters coming up.

I would love to be able to watch this competition if anyone has a link to footage. Morry?
Thanks,
Tom

[AVC Coach]

Tom,

Man, I wish I did have some footage! I've been checking youtube and hoping someone posted something. Andrew's mom got some video of him but I haven't seen it yet.

It was a great competition! Andreas looked great and got a new PR that should get him into nats! Jake was dead on with his jumps and looked like a million bucks! Andrew was making bars but taking a lot of jumps to make them. He just wasn't putting together very technically sound jumps, except on 5.50. He blew that up! You can tell by looking at the results that he never had the lead until he made 5.60. Sam Kendricks didn't make a big bar in this meet, but he's going to jump really high! That kid knows how to swing! Although the multis are his bread and butter, I think Kevin Lazas will go 5.50 really soon!

I'm excited that nationals are in Fayetteville and I get to go! Should be a fun competition to watch, especially with ten 5.50+ guys on that runway!

[canag]

Hi,

here is a footage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1N3BETwsSo

[tsorenson]

Thanks for the details Morry; I had seen the X's and O's and definitely picked up on the closeness of the comp. I have seen Kendricks' jumps from last year and I agree, he has massive potential. It's going to be a good year for the college men, if everyone can stay healthy...maybe it will be the first time more than one collegiate vaulter clears 19'?...