Mom and son are pole-vaulting teammates at Manitoba

[rainbowgirl28]

http://www.winnipegsun.com/sports/other ... 1-sun.html

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."

[rainbowgirl28]

What a rock star. Teresa jumped 3.70m last weekend, she now has a higher PR than her son!

http://www.cjob.com/Sports/Local/Story.aspx?ID=1176093


Bison athletes of the week

12/16/2009

The Bison Sports Female Athlete of the Week is Teresa Logozar of the Women’s Track & Field team.

The Canadian Masters champion in pole vault and triple jump started her third year with Manitoba and not only set a personal best but also made CIS standard already in the pole vault event.

[Barto]

Excuse my snobbery, but does it really count as a "mother / son pole vaulting duo" if the college aged son can't jump 12 feet? I can pull college boys off the sidewalk and get them over 12' in one day.

I need coffee.

[kev44000]

OOOuch!!!!!!

[73-vaulter]

"Excuse my snobbery, but does it really count as a "mother / son pole vaulting duo" if the college aged son can't jump 12 feet? I can pull college boys off the sidewalk and get them over 12' in one day."


Thank you, for saying what I was thinking. It is not nice to be mean, but sometime direct is the best way to go.

[Bubba PV]

I thought the story was cool when I first saw it, but for the mom to be over 3.70m is awesome, regardless of if she has a son that age vaulting.

Barto - LOVE the new avatar!! See you in Reno. Bubba

[KirkB]

Last time I checked, the U. of Manitoba is in Canada. 12 feet ain't bad here!

Kirk

[Bubba PV]

That would make her 7th in the world for her age last year
http://mastersathletics.net/fileadmin/h ... vaultw.htm

[Robert schmitt]

Excuse my snobbery, but does it really count as a "mother / son pole vaulting duo" if the college aged son can't jump 12 feet? I can pull college boys off the sidewalk and get them over 12' in one day.

I need coffee.

When all you have is a hockey stick and a snow bank to jump over it ain't bad...My wife is from Manatoba and when we go back to visit and some one finds out I pole vault They have now idea what that is...Just like when we were in Winnipeg and a saw a sign for ringette (sp) leagues.

[Barto]

Ok, I've had my coffee.

I would like to apologize to my fellow vault enthusiasts from Canada and specifically to the vaulter from Manitoba at whom I aimed a very unkind and unnecessary remark. I am not deleting my earlier post because I deserve for everyone who reads it to know what an a** I can be.

[decanuck]

BAHAHA!!! I love that this ended up in the local paper and on the internet. As if poor Josh didn't get enough crap for this already...

Teresa is not only a talented and fearless competitor, but a super fun gal. And her 3.70 is well over the auto-qualifier for the national championships, something the vast majority of her 18- to 25-year-old competitor's can't pull off. She also added a 1.60m high jump at the same meet! I think she can bust out a solid triple as well.

I would like to apologize to my fellow vault enthusiasts from Canada and specifically to the vaulter from Manitoba at whom I aimed a very unkind and unnecessary remark. I am not deleting my earlier post because I deserve for everyone who reads it to know what an a** I can be.

I'm willing to bet your remark isn't one tenth the abuse the guy takes in any given practice! He's probably developed a thick skin.

[Barto]

I hope so. I really didn't intend to be mean to the athlete, more like I was suprised at the coverage the he was getting.

The mom is a whole different story. She is obviously a very talented athlete. SHE is the real story.

I hope they both have great indoor seasons.