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Event 12 Men Pole Vault
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Progression: 5.18 - 5.28 - 5.38 - then 10cm
5-Alive jumping format until 8 or less remaining.
American: 6.02m 3/10/2002 Jeff Hartwig
Collegiate: 5.85m 3/6/1999 Jacob Davis, Texas
NCAA Meet: 5.85m 3/6/1999 Jacob Davis, Texas
Tyson: 5.85m 2/12/2000 Jeff Harwig, Nike
Name Year School Final Points
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Final
1 Brad Walker JR Washington 5.80m 19-00.25 10
5.18 5.28 5.38 5.48 5.58 5.68 5.80 5.86
PPP O O O O XO XO XXX
2 Eric Eshbach SR Nebraska 5.58m 18-03.75 8
5.18 5.28 5.38 5.48 5.58 5.68
O XO O XO O XXX
3 Trent Powell SO Brigham Young 5.38m 17-07.75 6
5.18 5.28 5.38 5.48
O O O XXX
4 Giovanni Lanaro JR Cal State-Fullerton 5.38m 17-07.75 5
5.18 5.28 5.38 5.48
PPP O XO XXX
5 Bobby Most SO Texas Tech 5.38m 17-07.75 4
5.18 5.28 5.38 5.48 5.58 5.68 5.80 5.86
XO XXO XO XPP PPP PPP PPP PPP
6 Rocky Danners SR Tennessee 5.38m 17-07.75 3
5.18 5.28 5.38 5.48
O XXO XXO XXX
7 John Russell FR Akron 5.28m 17-03.75 2
5.18 5.28 5.38
XXO O XXX
8 Daniel Trosclair JR LSU 5.28m 17-03.75 1
5.18 5.28 5.38
O XO XXX
9 Brian DaChunha SR Florida 5.18m 17-00.00
5.18 5.28
O XXX
10 David Stephens JR SC State 5.18m 17-00.00
5.18 5.28
XO XXX
10 Kevin Opalka JR Arizona 5.18m 17-00.00
5.18 5.28
XO XXX
10 Hence Williams SR Purdue 5.18m 17-00.00
5.18 5.28
XO XXX
-- Paul Litchfield JR Idaho State NH
5.18
XXX
-- Paul Condron JR Florida NH
5.18
XXX
-- Chris Steddum JR South Carolina NH
5.18
XXX
-- Jeremy Kemp SR Brigham Young NH
5.18
XXX

JOMRUS- All American Baby!! Good Job!

wow.....i knew walker was good, but thats the number 3 mark in the world! there's only one thing to say to that....studly. Nice to see eshbach finally beat his hs pr too.

Wow! Go Brad! That makes Brad the first 19 footer to ever come out of Washington and easily gives him the best from WA record.

Good job to Bobby Most for being the highest placing Pole Vault Power member and to John Russell for making All American as a freshman

Congrats to everyone who competed... now it's time to get ready for outdoors and see how this regional thing goes

From the Spokesman Review...


Walker's vault tops 19 feet
U-Hi grad is NCAA indoor victor; WSU, Idaho have All-Americans

From local and wire reports

Former University High School standout Brad Walker, competing for the University of Washington, won the pole vault Friday as the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships opened in Fayetteville, Ark.

Walker, who had been the NCAA leader, topped his season best by almost 6 inches, clearing 19 feet, one-quarter inch, becoming the first athlete in Pacific-10 Conferencehistory to clear 19 feet. His previous high this winter was 18-61/2.

He is only one of five athletes in the world to clear 19 feet this season.

Walker, who earned his third All-America certificate, bettered by 3 inches the Pac-10 record of 18 feet, 91/4 inches, set by Toby Stevenson of Stanford in 2000. He also moves into a tie for third with American Derek Miles and France's Romain Mesnil in the 2003 world rankings.

"Everything worked out exactly as I could have hoped," said Walker after the event. "I've been setting my sights on 19 feet all season, so it feels great to finally get it."

The top-ranked vaulter entering the competition, Walker cleared his first three heights on his first attempt at each. By the time the competition reached 18-33/4, only Walker and Nebraska senior Eric Eshbach remained. Eshbach cleared the mark on his first try, and Walker responded in kind. Eshbach finally dropped out of the competition at 18-61/4, failing to clear on any of his three attempts, while Walker cleared on his second.

As the lone remaining competitor, the Husky asked that the bar be raised to 19-01/4. Walker missed on his first attempt, but cleared on his second, despite grazing the bar as he went over.

He made three attempts at 19-3 -- which would have given him the world lead for 2003 -- but missed them all.

"It's tough when you come in as the favorite; there's a lot of pressure," said UW vaults coach Pat Licari. "Brad's never been one to back away from pressure, though, and he sure showed that tonight."

From Huskers.com (http://www.huskersnside.com):

Eshbach competed in an exciting pole vault competition, coming out with a silver on a vault of 18-3 3/4. The Orangefield, Texas, native easily cleared 18-3 3/4 on his first attempt for his second school record of the season, and almost cleared 18-7 3/4 on his first try, but fell short on his final two attempts.

"It felt good," Eshbach said. "This is my fourth year now, and I had a PR so that is good. I got second and you want to win, but I do feel like I made up for the past two years."

Eshbach has been to the NCAA Indoor Championships all four years of his career, with his previous best finish coming his freshman season, where he tied for fifth. He improved his record mark by two inches.

"Prior to the meet I really felt like he had a big jump in him," pole vault coach Rick Attig said. "He competed very well. He was really inconsistent on his strides. I still feel like he has a 19-feet jump in him."

From Florida State website:

Florida State sophomore Lacy Janson won the NCAA Indoor National title in the women's pole vault Saturday with a NCAA record vault of 14-07.25. Janson, a three-time ACC champion (Indoor- 2002 & 2003, Outdoor- 2002), earned her third All-America honor (2002 Indoor and Outdoor) to go along with her national title.

From Go Ducks.com (http://goducks.ocsn.com/)

Redshirt senior Becky Holliday led a trio of top-10 finishers for the Duck women in the pole vault and just missed winning the event with a Duck school record of 14-3 1/4 and second-place finish.

Holliday, the second seed entering the competition, did not miss an attempt until her final height of 14-7 1/4 and was in prime position to win with her previous first-attempt clearance of 14-3 1/4, until Florida State sophomore Lacy Janson cleared her third and final attempt at 14-7 1/4. The Seminole sophomore had trailed Holliday previously after needing two attempts to clear 14-3 1/4, and afterwards wasn't close at clearing any of her attempts at the next height of 14-10 3/4.

"I tried not to get too excited as the event was going on," Holliday said, "because she proved tonight it's never over until it's over. I can't be too disappointed. I jumped well, and had good attempts at every height. I guess it will make me hungrier for outdoors."

Holliday opened the three-hour event with first-attempt clearances at 13-3 1/2, 13-7 1/4, 13-11 1/4, and 14-3 1/4. Even more impressive, cleared the last three heights on a borrowed pole from a University of Arkansas vaulter, after the correct pole was inadvertently left in Eugene. "It's funny how it worked out," Holliday said, "because their pole was actually better than the one we forgot. It was the same pole but actually a little stiffer and felt great at 14-3 1/4."

In contrast, Holliday's final height Saturday was nearly two feet higher than her season opener in mid-January when she cleared a final height of 12-5 1/2 in the Pole Vault Summit in Reno, Nevada. Afterwards in Feburary, she picked up momentum quickly with marks of 13-2 1/4 and a school record 14-1 3/4 in a pair of meets in Nampa, Idaho. Saturday's improvement marked her third All-America honor for the Ducks after taking second outdoors in 2002 (13-5 1/4) and seventh indoors at the same Arkansas track (13-7 1/4).

"Things have really come together quickly," Holliday said. "Mark (Vanderville, pole vault coach) and I have really started over with a lot of things so I had to take a few steps backward before I moved forward. I am happy that I'm a lot stronger and faster than I was at this time last year, so I think it will carry over to a better outdoor season. It's also wonderful to have someone like Niki and Kirsten that are so talented, pushing you each day - it makes you that much better."

The Sparks, Nev., native also just missed rewriting her all-time best of 14-4 dating back to the 2001 outdoor season when she competed for Clackamas Community College. She initially upped the Duck school indoor record last year to 13-9 3/4, then added the outdoor mark with her 2002 best of 14-1 1/4.

Redshirt senior Niki McEwen also wrapped up her indoor collegiate career by matching her highest ever NCAA place with her second-highest clearance (fourth, 13-11 1/4). The Newport, Ore., native also began the competition with a clean slate converting her opening attempts at 13-3 1/2, 13-7 1/4 and 13-11 1/4, before narrowly missing several of her chances at 14-3 1/4.

The third seed entering the meet, McEwen's finish marked her third All-America honor for the Ducks in her sixth NCAA appearance indoors and outdoors, including fifth place outdoors in 1999 (12-9 1/2) and fourth place indoors in 2000 (13-5 1/4).

Indoors in 2003, she has stood out as Oregon's most consistent pole vaulter with four clearances of 13-9 1/4 or better including a then-school record in her season opener (14-1 1/4) in the Pole Vault Summit. However, her toughness Saturday stood out since she had missed two weeks of training in mid-February because of a case of shingles.

"I was hoping to go 14-3 today, but I can't be too upset," Reed said, "considering where I was a few weeks ago. I'm happy that I put together a solid season and I'm starting to take advantage of my maturity and experience. My confidence is improving and I'm having better practices more often which is a sign of bigger heights to come."

Rounding out Oregon's third, top-10 finisher in the event, junior Kirsten Riley enjoyed an auspicious NCAA debut, matching her personal best (10th, 13-3 1/2) and just missed her attempts at a 4 1/4-inch improvement (13-7 3/4).

The Eugene native and South High School graduate entered the meet seeded in a tie for 13th, and opened the evening with first-attempt clearances at 12-5 1/2 and 12-11 1/2. She then needed a third attempt clearance at 13-3 1/2 on the same borrowed pole that Holliday used for her runner-up finish.

"My goal this season was to get here, so I didn't feel too much pressure today," Riley said. "On my third attempt at 13-3 1/2 I knew I could clear it because I was over it on my second try, but the standards were too close and I brushed the bar off. I just to do the exact same thing the next time with the standards back and it worked. I just missed All-America honors, but I have to give credit to my teammates who were cheering me along all the way and putting me in position to be so close - they're great."

The indoor record holder and top seed coming in, Arizona's Amy Linnen, followed in sixth place, while other top-six placers Saturday included Arkansas senior April Steiner (third, 14-3 1/4) and Georgia sophomore Fanni Juhasz (fifth, 13-7 1/4). Saturday's field also featured a host of familiar faces as the Pac-10 featured six entries - all of whom finished top-12.

"All three girls showed how hard they've worked," Oregon pole vault and assistant coach Mark Vanderville said. "They all jumped at personal bests or got them and that's somewhat rare. Usually when you have this many people in an event, chances are that somebody will be a little off. But they pushed each other like they have all season and really kept themselves in it. This is a good transition point for outdoors, although we'll go back into a hard workout phase to start the season so they might not have the big marks early - but it will be to their benefit at season's end."

From Arkansas Women’s Track and Field (http://www.uark.edu/depts/wathinfo/trac ... et8-2.html):

Senior April Steiner vaulted to a University of Arkansas record 14 feet, 3.5 inches at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships on Saturday evening to finish third and propel The University of Arkansas Lady Razorback Track and Field team to a 10th-place finish at the Randal Tyson Track Center in Fayetteville.

Steiner broke her own record of 13-9.75, which she set at the J.D. Martin Invitational in January and led three Lady Razorbacks to all-America honors in the event. Behind Steiner's record clearance, junior Jennifer Culp and freshman Stacie Manuel each made bars at 13-3.5.

"The pole vault was key for us," Arkansas head coach Lance Harter said. "April was phenomenal and the little ones really stepped up for us. We had a great meet and had 10 all-Americans. We have never had that many at the indoor championship."

Steiner earned her third all-America honor in the pole vault indoors with Culp and Manuel taking their first awards. Steiner also became just the second woman in Southeastern Conference history to clear the 14-foot mark.

that guy from florida, Condron, damn he sucks. wouldnt you all agree?

condron does suck...great taste in women though!!