Mike Gholson article (IN)

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http://nwitimes.com/articles/2006/04/16 ... 0a4820.txt

H-F almost vaults to a title

Pole vaulter Justin Gholson and thrower Mike Schallmo lead Vikings to second

by MARTIN ZABELL
Times Correspondent
This story ran on nwitimes.com on Sunday, April 16, 2006 12:09 AM CDT


BOYS TRACK | HOMEWOOD-FLOSSMOOR INVITATIONAL


FLOSSMOOR | H-F's Justin Gholson was 18 inches short of his school's pole vault record when he told the record's holder Ed Miller last year that he was going to set the new mark.

On Saturday, Gholson almost fulfilled his boast, vaulting a personal record 14-0 to win the Homewood-Flossmoor Boys Invitational by 18 inches. He also jumped high enough to shatter Miller's 14-6 mark on a later jump, but hit the bar on his descent.

Gholson's victory helped the Vikings finish second in the 16-team event behind Lockport and ahead of Conant and Thornwood.

"I had the height to get (the record), but I brushed (the bar) on the way down," said Gholson, a senior, about his first attempt at 14-7. "I was so frustrated that I wanted to break the pole in half."

Mike Krivanec (second in pole vault) also did well for H-F in the field events, but the spotlight was on Gholson as he vaulted 14-0 on his third attempt to break his personal record by one foot and made three attempts to break the school record set by Miller as a senior in 2003.

"He was over the bar by four or five inches," pole vault coach Brad Kain said. "He hit (the bar) with his chest after he cleared it. He'll get that record."