Drake Relays Mall Vault - Loaded Field, Live Webcast!

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Unfortunately I am in Germany right now without internet so I have to use one of those USB sticks to get online and there's no way I can afford to stream the video...

I hope you all enjoy it!

http://www.godrakebulldogs.com/LiveEven ... KgodLUK3Jw

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Drake Relays: Pole vaulters set for another jump in the mall
3:55 PM, Apr. 24, 2012 | Comments

Written by
ANDREW LOGUE


After a little Internet surfing, Jenn Suhr landed at Jordan Creek Town Center in West Des Moines.

The world’s top-ranked female pole vaulter was shopping for something to spice up her season, and discovered the Drake Relays annual mall event, which takes place Wednesday at 6:15 p.m.

“I’ve heard great things about it in the past and it’s on my bucket list to do,” Suhr said. “I heard it was electrifying, the crowd is great. It’s just a pumped up atmosphere.”

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Suhr headlines an entry list that features the top-five American women vaulters: Kylie Hutson (ranked No. 2), Lacy Janson (No. 3), Becky Holliday (No. 4) and Mary Saxer (No. 5).

The field also includes Israel’s Jillian Schwartz, who was ranked No. 10 in the world in 2010.

“(My husband) Rick and I saw it online and thought ‘This is it,’’’ Suhr said of the mall vault. “This is perfect.”

Suhr, a silver medalist at the 2008 Olympics, competed at the 2010 USA Track and Field national outdoor meet, winning with a vault of 16 feet, ½ inch.

“I just remember coming out and jumping the highest jump in the world that year,” said Suhr, a 10-time U.S. champion. “I have great memories of the town and everything involved. I’m excited to go back and revisit everything.”

The men’s field features six of the top eight U.S. vaulters: Jeremy Scott (No. 1), Derek Miles (No. 2), Mark Hollis (No. 3), Brad Walker (No. 4), Scott Roth (No. 5) and Jordan Scott (No. 8).

“I’m excited just like Jenn,” said Miles, a University of South Dakota alum. “Drake Relays has always kind of been in my backyard. I’ve been coming here since the mid ‘90s. So ever since then I’ve been hooked and it’s always been an enjoyable experience.”

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It looks like it costs $4.95 for the webcast. SO WORTH IT. Having said that, there's absolutely no way for me to access it, though I might send them the money in support.

Can anyone post text updates for me? Maybe there are a few others without video access tonight as well. I think it's going to be on at 1am Germany time, but I am planning to stay up for it.

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http://thegazette.com/2012/03/28/world- ... ays-event/


World-class vaulters headline unique Drake Relays event

“Pole Vault in the Mall” event at Jordan Creek Town Center in West Des Moines is April 25

DES MOINES — Jenn Suhr warily eyed the pole vault box.

Not for me, she thought, several years ago.

“I was a basketball player,” Suhr said. “I had no interest in the pole vault. I actually thought those people that did it were crazy.”

Call her a reformed skeptic.

And Drake Relays director Brian Brown announced Wednesday Suhr — the top-ranked women’s pole vaulter in the world — will headline the star-studded field in the April 25 “Pole Vault in the Mall” event at Jordan Creek Town Center in West Des Moines.

The list of competitors also includes the second- to fifth-ranked United States women, Kylie Hutson (No. 2, defending Drake champion), Lacy Janson, Becky Holliday and Mary Saxer.

The men’s field includes U.S. top-five Jeremy Scott (No. 1, defending champ), Derek Miles, Mark Hollis, Brad Walker and Scott Roth.

Miles, a Relays veteran from South Dakota, is 39 and said it’s his last year of competition, unless he does something stirring like medaling in the 2012 London Olympics.

“You just want to jump higher than you’ve ever jumped,” the two-time Olympian said of what keeps him going. “I honestly feel I can do that. I just need to find the right way to put it all together.”

Suhr will jump in the mall for the first time.

Miles finished third last year.

“It’s a good setup,” he said of the unique, retail-enclosed environment. “You feel like you’re moving faster. There’s just more energy. It’s a hard thing to describe, but it raises your level of intensity.”

Suhr said she watched the event online last year and enjoyed it.

Whether outdoors or in a mall, the sport brings out here best — and the only raised eyebrows come due to her record-setting performances.

Now pole vault is something I live for,” Suhr said. “And it’s something that (husband and coach Rick Suhr) and I are both die hards about. It’s funny how you can grow up not even knowing the event to absolutely loving it.”

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Brad Walker (via Facebook): "Paired up with Becky Holliday. Should be a great comp. $5000 in shopping spree mall money divided by the winning team. Let's hope Becky wants to shop."


Jordan Scott @jscottpv "Its officially official... I'm a pro! It says so right here!! #dreamsdocometrue http://instagr.am/p/J2MFFpF3JK/"

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I just paid $4.95 for the webcast and I'm not even going to be able to watch it. I want to support the event and I want there to be a webcast to watch next year!

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Fuzion Atheletics ‏ @FuzionAthletics Drake relay mall vault! https://twitter.com/#!/FuzionAthletics/ ... 97/photo/1

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Drake Relays ‏ @DrakeRelays RT @PaulKirk_Drake Mediacom will shoot Pole Vault in Mall for tape-delayed b'cast 2moro at 8p; 4/29 7p; 4/30, 10a; 5/1, 12p; 5/3, 2p on MC22

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Who is going to be watching the live webcast?

Here's a picture from warmups:
Drake Relays ‏ @DrakeRelays Competitors warming up for Pole Vault in the Mall at Jordan Creek Town Center http://yfrog.com/oc8oljqlj


Looks like a good crowd has gathered!

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From what I have seen on Twitter, the vaulters are paired into teams, and the winning team gets $5000 split between them that they can spend in the mall.

The two teams I have heard so far are:
Brad Walker and Becky Holliday
Mark Hollis and Mary Saxer

Does anyone know what the rest of them are?

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Photo of the lineup: https://twitter.com/#!/FuzionAthletics/ ... 05/photo/1

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Jeff Martin ‏ @JumpCoachMartin
Kylie Hutson over 4.25m at the Drake Relays Mall Vault.