Mom and son are pole-vaulting teammates at Manitoba
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Mom and son are pole-vaulting teammates with Bisons
By KIRK PENTON, SUN MEDIA
Last Updated: 9th December 2009, 7:43am
There are certain drawbacks to Josh Logozar's current situation.
Take, for instance, when the University of Manitoba Bisons pole vaulter sees a cute girl stroll past at the track. He has to do a shoulder check to see if a certain teammate is around before nudging his buddies.
"I make sure she turns away first, and then I do my thing," Josh said with a laugh. "But she doesn't know that."
"Yeah, right," Teresa said, listening in on the conversation. "He thinks mom doesn't know that. I just giggle and watch."
Meet what is believed to be the first mom-and-son teammate combination in Bison sports history. U of M track and field coach Claude Berube figures it might be the first such scenario is CIS history.
"I'm not aware of it," Berube said. "The only sports it could happen in would be track or swimming, and I'm not aware of anything, anywhere. It's certainly unique to Bisons."
Teresa, 37, and Josh, 20, have been pole vaulting together for a couple of years, but their official CIS teammate status came into effect this fall when Josh enrolled at the U of M.
"It's great," said Josh, a former wrestler who also runs the 400 metres. "She's there for support at all times. I can always count on her. But it does get a little frustrating at times."
Said Teresa: "Mom likes to give too much advice sometimes."
Mom and son will put their relationship to the test this weekend when the U of M track and field team hosts a pair of Grand Prix meets on Friday and Saturday at Max Bell Fieldhouse. It will be the first competition for Teresa and Josh as Bison teammates.
"It's interesting to watch him, because we do have very similar styles," said Teresa, who went back to school at age 30 to study education. "So it's kind of neat to see that it transfers. You know where it comes from, including the bad habits, too. He's definitely progressing, and once he's been in it as long as I have then he'll definitely be at the same point that I'm at."
Teresa, who is in her third year with the Bisons, will attempt to reach the team's travel standard of 3.15 metres, which would allow her to compete in out-of-town events in the new year.
That shouldn't be a problem, considering her personal best is 3.50 metres. Berube said she also has a shot at qualifying for the CIS championships, which would require a vault of 3.62.
Josh, meanwhile, will continue to learn as much as he can about the sport from both mom and his coaches. The Bison men's travel standard is 4.00 metres, and his personal best is 3.55.
Since their PBs are so similar, the family rivalry will be in full effect this weekend.
"I just want to make sure she doesn't jump over 3.55, because that's my personal best and I can't say my mom out-jumps me," Josh said. "Then if she does, I have to jump higher."
And as for the girl situation at the track, Josh said mom doesn't cramp his style.
"No, not at all," he said. "She brings them in."
Mom and son are pole-vaulting teammates with Bisons
By KIRK PENTON, SUN MEDIA
Last Updated: 9th December 2009, 7:43am
There are certain drawbacks to Josh Logozar's current situation.
Take, for instance, when the University of Manitoba Bisons pole vaulter sees a cute girl stroll past at the track. He has to do a shoulder check to see if a certain teammate is around before nudging his buddies.
"I make sure she turns away first, and then I do my thing," Josh said with a laugh. "But she doesn't know that."
"Yeah, right," Teresa said, listening in on the conversation. "He thinks mom doesn't know that. I just giggle and watch."
Meet what is believed to be the first mom-and-son teammate combination in Bison sports history. U of M track and field coach Claude Berube figures it might be the first such scenario is CIS history.
"I'm not aware of it," Berube said. "The only sports it could happen in would be track or swimming, and I'm not aware of anything, anywhere. It's certainly unique to Bisons."
Teresa, 37, and Josh, 20, have been pole vaulting together for a couple of years, but their official CIS teammate status came into effect this fall when Josh enrolled at the U of M.
"It's great," said Josh, a former wrestler who also runs the 400 metres. "She's there for support at all times. I can always count on her. But it does get a little frustrating at times."
Said Teresa: "Mom likes to give too much advice sometimes."
Mom and son will put their relationship to the test this weekend when the U of M track and field team hosts a pair of Grand Prix meets on Friday and Saturday at Max Bell Fieldhouse. It will be the first competition for Teresa and Josh as Bison teammates.
"It's interesting to watch him, because we do have very similar styles," said Teresa, who went back to school at age 30 to study education. "So it's kind of neat to see that it transfers. You know where it comes from, including the bad habits, too. He's definitely progressing, and once he's been in it as long as I have then he'll definitely be at the same point that I'm at."
Teresa, who is in her third year with the Bisons, will attempt to reach the team's travel standard of 3.15 metres, which would allow her to compete in out-of-town events in the new year.
That shouldn't be a problem, considering her personal best is 3.50 metres. Berube said she also has a shot at qualifying for the CIS championships, which would require a vault of 3.62.
Josh, meanwhile, will continue to learn as much as he can about the sport from both mom and his coaches. The Bison men's travel standard is 4.00 metres, and his personal best is 3.55.
Since their PBs are so similar, the family rivalry will be in full effect this weekend.
"I just want to make sure she doesn't jump over 3.55, because that's my personal best and I can't say my mom out-jumps me," Josh said. "Then if she does, I have to jump higher."
And as for the girl situation at the track, Josh said mom doesn't cramp his style.
"No, not at all," he said. "She brings them in."
