2008 Minnesota High School PV Rankings

[Chris]

I've always wanted to put something like this together before the season starts so here we go.  

I paired down the list from www.RaceBerryJam.com so that it shows all vaulters who did not graduate.

What are everyones thoughts and predictions for the season?

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AA BOYS POLE VAULT
=======================    U S Juniors Qualifier 16-2 3/4            
=======================    All-time Boys' Best   15-7 Tim Koupal 1997
1 Jacob Wolter            12 Lakeville North       14-7 14th @ State
=======================    State Meet Qualifier   14-0                
2 Blake Weimerskirch      11 Robbinsdale Armstrong 13-7
3 Dan Sandor              12 Stillwater Area       13-6
4 Peter Erickson          12 Irondale              13-5
5 Adam Starr              12 Mankato West          13-3
6 Patrick Hayden          10 Robbinsdale Armstrong 13-0 NH @ State
Andrew Fuller           12 Faribault             13-0
Matt Piersak            12 Mounds View           13-0
Bryan Fischer           12 Sartell-St Stephen    13-0
Drew Feuk               12 New Prague            13-0
Evan Zachmann           11 StMichael-Albertville 13-0
Yoni Seevers            11 Irondale              13-0
Michael Hinton          12 Coon Rapids           13-0
14. Travis Kloehn           12 Alexandria            12-11
15. Alex Mueller            12 Robbinsdale Cooper    12-9
Jesse Foley             12 Rosemount             12-9
Travis Wachter          12 Eastview              12-9
Josh Hendricks          11 Eden Prairie          12-9
Matt Karnick            12 Eastview              12-9
Clayton Kocina          12 Apple Valley          12-9
21. Zac Hertz               12 Elk River Area        12-6
Joe Seline              12 Andover               12-6
Ryan Fay                12 Princeton             12-6
Derek Alderks           12 Northfield/Artech     12-6
Chad Lahr               11 St Cloud Tech         12-6
Nolan Schlinsog         12 Blaine                12-3
=======================    Honor Roll Standard   12-3                

AA GIRLS POLE VAULT
=======================    All-Time Girls' Best   13-4           Stacie Manuel 2000
=======================    U S Juniors Qualifier 12-9 1/2            
1. Kristen Dare            12 Apple Valley          11-0 T5th @ State
2. Caitlin Weber           12 Lakeville North       10-9 8th @ State
3. Alise Post              11 St Cloud Tech         10-9 T5th @ State
=======================    State Meet Qualifier   10-8                
4. Kacie Bohrer            11 Mankato West          10-6 7th @ State
Laura Ryan              10 Elk River Area        10-6 12th @ State
6. Aubrie Bowers           11 Owatonna              10-3 10th @ State
7. Megan Olson             12 Stillwater Area       10-0 11th @ State
Natalie Huckle          10 Moorhead              10-0
Emily Baxter            12 Apple Valley          10-0
10. Jena Franz              11 Chaska                9-9
Lisa Stocker            12 Lakeville South       9-9
Lauren Sanda            12 Eden Prairie          9-9
13. Laura Johnson           12 Chaska                9-8
Brittany Tuberg         11 Apple Valley          9-8
Leah Parker             12 Minnetonka            9-8
Abby Massee             12 Minnetonka            9-8
17. Jodi Larson             12 Brainerd              9-6
Brooke Feichtinger      12 Willmar               9-6
Jamie Olson             12 Anoka                 9-6
20. Fiona Severson          12 Lakeville North       9-3
Chantel Rice            12 Lakeville North       9-3
Amber Ostoff            11 Mankato West          9-3
Lauren Kreuger          12 Wayzata               9-3
24. Anneli Dudley           11 Worthington           9-2
Ashley Dohrer           12 Minnetonka            9-2
Maddie Fitzpatrick      12 Minnetonka            9-2
27. Ashley VanVleet         12 Rogers                9-0 NH @ State
Heather Hagelberger     12 Prior Lake            9-0
Maddy Baldwin           12 Prior Lake            9-0
Holly Hoffman           12 Prior Lake            9-0
Kathryn Ramage          10 Rochester Mayo        9-0
Alex Johnson            12 Farmington            9-0
Meghan Horihan          12 Park Cottage Grove    9-0
Teresa Hatfield         10 Robbinsdale Armstrong 9-0
Carly Braun             11 Sauk Rapids-Rice      9-0
Abby Prine              10 Monticello            9-0
Alex Miller              9 Mankato East          9-0
Megan Duininck          12 St Cloud Tech         9-0
Jessica Christy         10 Rochester Century     9-0
=======================    Honor Roll Standard   9-0                  



A BOYS POLE VAULT
=======================    U S Juniors Qualifier 16-2 3/4            
=======================    All-time Boys' Best   15-7 Tim Koupal 1997
1. Raphy Gelo              12 International Falls   14-0 1st @ State
2. Erik Romsdahl           12 St James              13-6 4th @ State
Tanner Ties             12 Lewiston-Altura       13-6
4. Ethan Carlson           12 Plainview-ElginMillvl 13-2 15th @ State
5. Taylor Knight           11 Walker-Hacknsack-Akly 13-0 T7th @ State
William Brenny          12 Foley                 13-0
Lucas Krueger           12 St Croix Lutheran     13-0
8. Karl Novak              12 Lake City             12-8 12th @ State
9. Patrick Peterson        12 Murray County Central 12-6 T9th @ State
Cole Von Ohlen          12 Jackson County Centrl 12-6 T9th @ State
Tommy Weinrich          10 Plainview-ElginMillvl 12-6
Chris Gross             10 Trinity at RiverRidge 12-6 13th @ State
Tanner Aus              12 YellowMedEast/Echo    12-6
Tandy Juell             11 Redwood Valley        12-6
Evan Eliason            12 Concordia Academy     12-6
Jared Jirele            12 Medford/El Shaddai    12-6
17. Tanner Adamek           12 Jordan                12-2 16th @ State
Devon Wright            11 Belle Plaine          12-2
Kyle McDermand          12 Belle Plaine          12-2
20. Jake Martin             12 Pillager              12-0
Matt Levenhagen         12 T-C/B-G-M-R/McC       12-0
Caleb Haman             11 Wadena-Deer Creek     12-0
Michael Zastrow         12 Concordia Academy     12-0
Jacob Bowland           12 Foley                 12-0
=======================    Honor Roll Standard   12-0    


A GIRLS POLE VAULT
=======================    All-Time Girls' Best   13-4 Stacie Manuel 2000
=======================    U S Juniors Qualifier 12-9 1/2            
1. Lyndie Bosshart         12 St James              11-6 1st @ State
2. Shannon Stever          11 La Crescent           10-9  NH @ State
3. Katlyn Sawtelle          9 Luverne               10-2 12th @ State
=======================    State Meet Qualifier  10-2                
4. Laura Schuneman         11 Sibley East           10-0 T7th @ State
Megan Erlandson         12 Concordia Academy     10-0 6th @ State
Lauren Tollefson        12 Fertile-Beltrami      10-0 4th @ State
7. Amanda Holmen           12 Kingsland             9-8 9th @ State
8. Bridget Piche           12 East Grand Forks      9-6 11th @ State
9. Andrea Krueger          10 St Croix Lutheran     9-6
10. Rachel Skwira           12 Holdingford           9-2
11. Martha Evans            11 Visitation            9-2
12. Kayla Kramer            11 Byron                 9-0
Liana McNallan          10 Pine Island           9-0
Katlin Krause           11 Pillager              9-0 13th @ State
Elise Gill              11 Concordia Academy     9-0
=======================    Honor Roll Standard   9-0                




[Dan Wimmer]

I do the same thing with raceberryjam, that is, try to figure out who's left, if I remember these vaulters from any meets etc. There are a lot of good vaulters returning! We compete in single A and I know there is one school missing that will have one or two vaulters I expect to be 13'-13'6 vaulters.

Predictions... The Tri-Metro conference will be solid in the vault. Look for some big numbers.

[Steve]

I love this
Maybe you can add, next to each kid, how they placed at State last year?

[Chris]

Excellent idea Steve!  I updated the post.

Wow, take a look at the AA Boys!  It's going to be wide open this year.  Should be fun!

For AA girls there looks to be a fight for the top spots!

Class A boys and girls have a lot of experienced athletes coming back.  Good stuff!

[Steve]

I see the Junior National mark every year on raceberry.
This I don't know...
Who are all the Minnesota kids that have made it to Junior Nationals, while still in high school, in the vault?

I know Alicia Rue did and that there are probably other girls.  Who are they?
Have there ever been boys to make it?  Who are they?

[Chris]

I am assuming Stacie Manuel qualified but probably didn't compete due to it being the same year at the Olympic trials.  

For guys, unless the standard was much lower, I doubt anyone has ever made it.  It's about time MN puts out a 16' footer...

[Todd D.]

It may come soon...

Raphy Gelo (International Falls) was at FDA camp this past summer in Apple Valley. IIRC, he made 15' a couple times in the morning sessions and 15'3" (or 15'6"?) in the evening sessions with Jamie/Paul.

He could end up being the top guy in both classes.

[Chris]

Wow, that's excellent!  Hopefully he can do it.  International Falls is a hike.  Hopefully he can compete outside before June!

[mllegatt]

It was really fun watching Dan Sandor (Stillwater) clear 14-7 1/2, 15-0, and 15-3 today at the Conference Meet! Congrats!

[Chris]

Wow, nice job Dan!  The hard work is now paying off!  Keep it going!

[scuttles]

Todd mentioned Raphy Gelo from Intl Falls, he set a new section record for class A and qualified for state with 14-7 vault. and yes it's a hike!