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Men Pole Vault
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Name Year School Finals
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1 3072 Roth, Scott 11 Granite Bay High 16-03.00 4.95m
2 1494 Coover, Jeff 12 La Jolla 15-09.00 4.80m
2 2064 Scott, Derek 12 El Camino J15-09.00 4.80m
2 3073 Shuler, Ryan 11 Granite Bay High 15-09.00 4.80m
5 334 Woepse, Greg 11 Mater Dei J15-03.00 4.64m
5 3917 Todd, Matt 12 Walnut High Scho J15-03.00 4.64m
5 1582 McDowell, Myles 11 Murrieta Valley J15-03.00 4.64m
5 2212 Duggan, Brian 12 Monsignor Farrel 15-03.00 4.64m
5 392 Finley, Scott 12 Granite Hills J15-03.00 4.64m
10 2734 Gregory, Ryan 12 Shenendehowa 14-09.00 4.49m
10 3049 Fazio, Joe 12 Riordan High Sch J14-09.00 4.49m
12 3955 Prodoehl, Andrew 12 Santa Margarita 14-03.00 4.34m
12 808 Roche, Casey 10 St. Francis Moun J14-03.00 4.34m
12 1239 Hutzley, Tim 12 The Academy for J14-03.00 4.34m
12 438 Horrell, Steven 12 dhhs J14-03.00 4.34m
-- 4337 Quinn, Johnny St. Margaret's H NH


Women Pole Vault
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Name Year School Finals
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1 866 Mattoon, Kate 12 Rancho Bernardo 12-03.00 3.73m
2 1884 Simmons, Rachel 10 Rocklin HS J11-09.00 3.58m
2 2727 Tamura, Lindley 11 Huntington Beach J11-09.00 3.58m
2 79 Pena, Tori 11 Edison HS J11-09.00 3.58m
2 3069 Bagan, Stephanie 11 Granite Bay High 11-09.00 3.58m
2 4040 Jensen, Dana 12 Chaparral High S J11-09.00 3.58m
7 68 Maclean, Kelly 12 Edison HS J11-03.00 3.42m
7 871 Liu, Sally 7 Rancho Bernardo J11-03.00 3.42m
7 2090 Vanderpool, Stacy 11 Upland HS J11-03.00 3.42m
7 750 Cruzan, Lauren 11 Sunrise Mountain J11-03.00 3.42m
7 812 Barthel, Natasha 10 St. Francis Moun 11-03.00 3.42m
12 1486 Papadakis, Ana 12 Peninsula High S 10-09.00 3.27m
12 809 Franklin, Taylor 11 St. Francis Moun 10-09.00 3.27m
-- 4014 Stokke, Allison 10 Newport Harbor NH
-- 563 Lozovotsya, Liza 11 St. Ignatius Col NH

rainbowgirl28 wrote: 7 871 Liu, Sally 7 Rancho Bernardo J11-03.00 3.42m

I was really impressed by the idea of a 7th grade girl jumping 11-3, but I did a google search, and it turns out she's really a senior.

http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2005/04 ... 4_9_05.txt

Broncos' Mattoon thrives in spotlight at Arcadia

By: TOM SHANAHAN - For the North County Times

ARCADIA ---- The pole vault is one of those track and field events contested off to the side, with the announcer directing the crowd's attention to the runway when necessary.

But for the 38th annual Arcadia Invitational, the nation's premier high school track invitational, Rancho Bernardo High senior vaulter Kate Mattoon suddenly found herself taking center stage. Meet officials constructed a special runway in the middle of the Arcadia High football field to highlight the strong fields in both the boys and girls pole vault competitions.


By the end of the girls pole vault, Mattoon was the last girl standing with a winning height of 12 feet, 3 inches. The Notre Dame-bound Mattoon outlasted a field that included the national leader, Allison Stokke of Newport Harbor.





Stokke has a best of 13-5 1/4 this year, but the pole vault is one of track's least predictable events. Stokke failed to clear her opening height of 11-9, while Mattoon's consistency carried her through to the first-place finish.

"You never know what's going to happen in the pole vault," said Mattoon, who has a season best of 12-4 that ranks No. 3 all-time in the San Diego Section.

Mattoon missed three attempts at 12-6. On her third try, she was over the bar but nicked it on the way down.

"I think it's just a matter of putting everything together," said the defending CIF champion. "I have all the parts now. I just have to make sure I have everything going at the right time."

Mattoon competed into a headwind, but the boys pole vaulters also contended with a drop in the temperature later in the evening. El Camino's Derek Scott was fourth at 15-9.

FYI:

The girls vault started with a nice lil tail/cross. At 11-3, one of my girls (Pena) got on the runway, and the wind spun. It was, no joke, a 40mph headwind.
The headwind stayed most of the day, but not NEARLY as bad. I'd say 5-15mph, maybe a lil more for the most part. Enough to get into your head. Hence the low heights on both sides of the vault.

About 4 girls had a BUNCH of height on 12-3 on third attempts, but Kate was the only one to leave the bar up. She jumped great.

http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports/pr ... brand.html

Locals shine in Arcadia: RB's Mattoon wins vault
        

By Steve Brand
UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER

April 10, 2005

ARCADIA – Pole vaulters are attention-grabbing daredevils, especially this season where statewide five boys are over 16 feet, paced by national leader Derek Scott.

Only it wasn't Scott or any of his friends who stole the limelight at last night's 38th Arcadia Invitational track meet.

Instead, it was Rancho Bernardo's Kate Mattoon, surprise gold medalist in the girls pole vault with a clearance of 12 feet, 3 inches and a very close miss at 12-6.

On a night when eight section bests were recorded in the nation's premier high school meet, Mattoon kept alive the Rancho Bernardo mystique.

Of the top seven girl vaulters in section history, six wore RB on their singlets and although Mattoon has gone higher than her winning mark, soaring 12-4 in a dual meet two weeks ago, her near-miss on her final try at 12-6 bodes well for the future.

"This was very unexpected," said Mattoon, a Notre Dame-bound senior. "I was hoping for a PR (personal record), but I thought something like 12-3 or 12-9 might win it."

Mattoon, like national leader Alison Stokke of Newport Beach's Newport Harbor High, almost exited at an embarrassingly low height.

Mattoon failed at 11-3 on her first two attempts, jumped onto a larger pole, clearing it on her third and final attempt. Stokke came in at 11-9 and exited without clearing a height.

Once on her way, Mattoon left everyone on the ground at 12-3 and asked the bar to be placed at 12-6.

Her first two tries were bad misses. On the third attempt, she got her legs over but brushed the bar on the way down. The crossbar actually bounced on the pegs and for an instant almost stayed up before following Mattoon into the pit.

Just that close.

"I almost cleared 12-6 on Thursday," said the 5-foot-4½ former gymnast. "It's just a matter of putting it together. I have the parts."

As for the boys vaulters, a cold crosswind prevented any of the 16-footers from approaching their bests