'08 Vault Meets, UofM---Done for the Summer-------

[Steve]

Done for '08
See you again in '09--probably back at Armstrong HS




What: "House Rules" Pole Vault Competitions
Where: University of Minnesota
Mapquest Directions to Bierman Track, UofM
Bierman Track, Campus Map

When: Mondays, June 16, 23, 30 and July 7, 14, 21, 28
--The pit opens at 4pm for warm-ups
--The pit closes at 8pm, mosquitos are too thick after that
--All meets are pending the weather--look for confimation online before coming to the school

What do you have to do?:
1) Check the weather and decide if it looks good enough to jump Online Weather Forecast
2) Check FDA's website to make sure the meet is on--please don't call, we really will post it on the bulletin board
3) bring $12 cash, entry fee
4) bring your own water
5) bring your own poles if you want
6) (opt) bring money to join us for dinner in Dinkytown, after meet

What is provided:
1) You may use our full line of poles--you agree to purchase any poles you damage (if your're worried, just don't wear spikes)
2) We will have 2-3 paid workers running the meet, placing crossbars, and adjusting standards.
3) Any crossbar breakage is covered by the entry fee (pole breakage is not)

Flight Deck "House-Rules" meets
--if there are 10-people or less, we will run a (10) jump meet--all vaulters get 10-bars where ever they choose

If there are 10 or more people
--Warm-ups from 4pm-5pm. (after 1-hour, 2-min WU at bar change)
--Multiple pegs, 5-alive system
--Late arrivals can catch desired heights as the next lower peg advances
--0"/6" increments one week, alternating with 3"/9" increments the next week.
--one Mulligan (single 4th attempt)
--swearing, or landing dangerously, is a miss (rude and/or scarey is not welcome)

[Henry]

June 23rd Results

My Dad, 14'6
Mr Chris Milton, 14'0
Mr Jason Briggs, Hudson PV Coach, 14'0
Mr Adam Lemay, Concordia St Paul, 14'0
Mr Brandon Johnson, Northwestern, 13'6
Mr Alex Napiwocki, Armstrong HS, 11'0
Me, Flight Deck, DNC

Great Conditions.

I stood in the box and walked across the runway at inopportune moments

[Henry]

June 30th Results

My Dad, UofM Coach, 15'0
Mr. Tim, Cornell, 14'
Mr. Brandon, Northwestern, 13'6
Mr. Chris, Armstrong HS Coach, 13'6
Mr. Jason, Hudson HS Coach, 13'6
Mr. Josh, Champlin Park HS, 13' (Tied PR)
Mr. Adam, Condordia St Paul, NH

My Mom, UofM Coach, 10'0

--I ate dirt--

[Steve]

Hi Pat and Monkey
we miss you
It is time for you to come back now

[Steve]

Steve, 15'0
Tim, 14'6
Dan Sander, 14'0

Caroline, 10'0

No Rain, Sunny, Perfect wind

[Steve]

Results 7/14

Adam, 15'0
Tim, 14'6
Steve, 14'6
Chris, 14'0
Jason, 14'0
Brandon, 14'0
Devon, 13'0
Kyle, 13'0

Shannon, 10'6
Hillary, 10'6
Caroline, 10'6
Kristi, 10'0

[Steve]

7/21 Results

Steve, 15'3
Tim, 14'9
Jason, 13'9
Brandon, 13'9
Chris, 13'3
Matt, 13'3
Adam, nh

Shannon, 10'9
Hilary, 10'9
Kristi, 9'9

[Chris]

7/28 Results:

90 degrees, humid, wind: cross, tail, head, lame

Code Select Expand


Chris   13-6 (0)
Brandon 13-6 (XO)
Jason   13-6 (XXXO)
Toney   13-6 (XXXXXXXO)
Jamie   11-0
Jim     10-6
Darren   9-6

Hilary  11-0


[Steve]

Meet is a GO 8/4