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So the USA has really brought back the tradition of a domination in the vault in this past year. It also has brought the bar back up the the heights of the early and mid 90's.

World's top marks:

6.01 Timothy Mack USA 15 09 1972 1 Monaco 18 09 2004
6.00 Toby Stevenson USA 19 11 1976 1 Modesto, CA 08 05 2004
5.95 Timothy Mack 1 Athína 27 08 2004
5.94 Toby Stevenson 1 Phoenix, AZ 14 05 2004
5.90 Timothy Mack 1 Jonesboro, AR 27 06 2004
5.90 Timothy Mack 1 Sacramento, CA 11 07 2004
5.90 Toby Stevenson 2 Athína 27 08 2004
5.85 Toby Stevenson 1 Palo Alto, CA 31 05 2004
5.85 Timothy Mack 1 Knoxville, TN 25 06 2004
5.85 *Aleksandr Averbukh ISR 01 10 1974 1 Kuortane 27 06 2004
5.85 Toby Stevenson 2 Sacramento, CA 11 07 2004
5.85 Timothy Mack 1 Zürich 06 08 2004


Thats 11 of the worlds top 12 jumps this year.


Top vaulters of 2004:


6.01 Timothy Mack USA 15 09 1972 1 Monaco 18 09 2004
6.00 Toby Stevenson USA 19 11 1976 1 Modesto, CA 08 05 2004
5.85 *Aleksandr Averbukh ISR 01 10 1974 1 Kuortane 27 06 2004
5.85 *Giuseppe Gibilisco ITA 05 01 1979 3 Athína 27 08 2004
5.82 Brad Walker USA 21 06 1981 2 Phoenix, AZ 14 05 2004
5.81 Jeff Hartwig USA 25 09 1967 1 Zaragoza 08 06 2004
5.81 *Rens Blom NED 01 03 1977 2= Zaragoza 08 06 2004
5.81 Nick Hysong USA 09 12 1971 2= Zaragoza 08 06 2004
5.81 Derek Miles USA 28 09 1972 1 Jonesboro, AR 13 06 2004

USA also owns 6 of the top 9 marks of the year.
Interesting to note that the vault power house of the 90's, Russia, has a best vault of 5.80 by Pavlov.

While Toby and Tim are leading the way for the US right now, we also have some very promising prospects coming up in Walker and Skipper. I have a feeling that the gold medals, silver medals, and 6 meter vaults are only going to get more familiar to the USA.

vaultguru6 wrote:So the USA has really brought back the tradition of a domination in the vault in this past year. It also has brought the bar back up the the heights of the early and mid 90's.

Top vaulters of 2004:


6.01 Timothy Mack USA 15 09 1972 1 Monaco 18 09 2004
6.00 Toby Stevenson USA 19 11 1976 1 Modesto, CA 08 05 2004
5.85 *Aleksandr Averbukh ISR 01 10 1974 1 Kuortane 27 06 2004
5.85 *Giuseppe Gibilisco ITA 05 01 1979 3 Athína 27 08 2004
5.82 Brad Walker USA 21 06 1981 2 Phoenix, AZ 14 05 2004
5.81 Jeff Hartwig USA 25 09 1967 1 Zaragoza 08 06 2004
5.81 *Rens Blom NED 01 03 1977 2= Zaragoza 08 06 2004
5.81 Nick Hysong USA 09 12 1971 2= Zaragoza 08 06 2004
5.81 Derek Miles USA 28 09 1972 1 Jonesboro, AR 13 06 2004

USA also owns 6 of the top 9 marks of the year.
Interesting to note that the vault power house of the 90's, Russia, has a best vault of 5.80 by Pavlov.

Tye Harvey also jumped 5.81 this year, the weekend before the trials at a meet in San Marcos, TX. That would give the US 7 of the top 10 marks of the year.

Too bad our juniors can't pull their weight internationally, like our seniors have.

Pavlov is a good jumper, and really young. In a few years, he should be in the 6 meter range. Just takes time.

lonestar wrote:Too bad our juniors can't pull their weight internationally, like our seniors have.

you should watch what you say...until you've been in the situation, which i'm not sure if you have or not, don't open your mouth, the end. The best team that the USA had to represent the juniors went. Performances are not the best they could have been, or what they should have been, I will give you that. But attacks on individuals is completely inconsiderate and ignorant.

Does help if their poles get to the meet on time

wacky274 wrote:

lonestar wrote:Too bad our juniors can't pull their weight internationally, like our seniors have.

you should watch what you say...until you've been in the situation, which i'm not sure if you have or not, don't open your mouth, the end. The best team that the USA had to represent the juniors went. Performances are not the best they could have been, or what they should have been, I will give you that. But attacks on individuals is completely inconsiderate and ignorant.

I don't think he was just referring only to this past Jr Worlds. When was the last time our juniors won ANY major international meet?

And I don't see any names mentioned or references to indivduals, so I don't see how that could be taken personally.

wacky274 wrote:

lonestar wrote:Too bad our juniors can't pull their weight internationally, like our seniors have.

you should watch what you say...until you've been in the situation, which i'm not sure if you have or not, don't open your mouth, the end. The best team that the USA had to represent the juniors went. Performances are not the best they could have been, or what they should have been, I will give you that. But attacks on individuals is completely inconsiderate and ignorant.

Go easy on Kris - he was only stating the facts. The US juniors haven't done well internationally - probably because American high school vaulters (and collegiate freshmen) begin their outdoor season in March (some with no break from an indoor season) and continue through late May or early June when they peak at state or national championships. It makes for too long a season for them to do well at International junior meets (Pan Am Jrs. or World Jrs.) which usually occur in mid to late summer (July or August). For most of the rest of the world ( at least Europe), the track season is the summer months. Their sports are club-based not scholastic or collegiate-based. So their training and competition calendar is well designed for peaking at the international junior (or senior) championship meets.