The introduction in the early 1950s of flexible vaulting poles made from composites such as fiberglass or carbon fiber allowed vaulters to achieve greater height. Apr, 2017 emmert said she began pole vaulting after a soccer teammate suggested it. Junior track athlete pole vaults into the record books. I was really good at hurdles in high school, so i have a couple hurdle records there, emmert said. Whatever would help a pole vaulter to improve technique. Pole vaulter, 84, sets her sights on more records flo can expect to win a world title. Flo filion meiler left thursday for the world masters athletics championship indoor in poland. It was the first championship of her high school career, but it wouldnt be her last. Mccartney, vaulting against two time seven things you need to know about world pole vault record holder eliza mccartney. Physicist says women could vault to new records at olympics. Jul 15, 2018 advances in polemaking technology are primarily responsible for the huge increase in pole vaulting heights over the years. Armand duplantis breaks the pole vault world record the new.
Clack, who is a biology major, is a threetime academic allbig ten award winner and plans on attending medical school. Jeff hartwig, who set two north american pole vaulting records in 1998, was a member of the u. Ustfccca collegiate record book mens indoor pole vault. As the ageold saying goes, records are meant to be broken. Record book north carolina high school athletic association. For the second time in a week, armand mondo duplantis of louisiana, who represents sweden, set a new world record, improving his 6. But initially, gateschili coach bob bartula wasnt sold on the idea. She can serve as a role model for other seniors, he said. The new york state public high school athletic association inc. Kentridge pole vaulter soars into school record books kent.
Perth teenager sasha zhoya is running, hurdling, vaulting. Sequoia high vaulter leaps over 1956 school record redwood citywoodside, ca john horan is not done with his vision quest. Bob bienvenu is seeking permission to use the image of the pole vaulter pictured on as the cover for his sequel to a fathers love christian fiction book entitled,a fathers love the college years. In his book the mechanics of the pole vault, richard ganslen reports that the london gymnastic society under professor voelker held measured pole vaulting events in 1826, involving 1,300 participants and recording heights up to 10 ft 10 in 3. The list of united states highschool national records in track and field are separated by indoor and outdoor and boys and girls who have set a national record in their respective events. Aug 22, 2000 physicist says women could vault to new records at olympics. Apr 12, 2019 sequoia high vaulter leaps over 1956 school record redwood citywoodside, ca john horan is not done with his vision quest. In the arts it is known as the triple threat, rare praise bestowed on a very few who can sing, dance and act. William hoyt won the 1896 olympic pole vault with a leap of 3. Mens pole vault world records from 1912 to present liveabout. Pole vaulter, 84, sets her sights on more records sports. Americanborn swede armand mondo duplantis soared to another pole vault world record on saturday as he easily cleared 6. Junior katherine pitman is living up to this apothegm by not only breaking records, but also surpassing them on multiple occasions, most recently by eclipsing the ithaca college pole vaulting record.
Pole vaulter rachel laurent is blazing through the lsu record books. The first world record in the mens pole vault was recognised by the international association of athletics federations in 1912 as of june 21, 2009, 71 world records have been ratified by the iaaf in the event. Stokkes record setting vault was impressive, but she was just scraping the surface of what would become an incredible pole vaulting career. While these records have been compiled for over 100 years, there are varying standards for these records. As of june 21, 2009, the iaaf has ratified 54 world records in the event. Watching emily tea pole vault, its hard to imagine the kentridge high school senior is afraid of heights. Records have become as elastic as spandex since womens pole vaulting was introduced in the olympics in 2000. How the womens collegiate indoor pole vault record fell twice in one weekend. Record book sport sections table of contents and front sections p. Pole vaulting books training books for pole vaulting. Matthew is originally from owings mills, maryland and started his pole vaulting career as a freshman in high school. Mar 05, 2016 san jacinto intermediates joel espitia is now the owner of the eighth grade and seventh grade pole vaulting records. Membership is open to secondary schools providing interschool athletic activities for boys and girls in grades 712. New milford lawyer beat bruce jenner in the pole vault.
Uws olivia gruver just crushed the ncaa polevaulting. However, you can find educational material to help you with training for pole vaulting via books. Having good success early, he raised the american record twice in 1982 to 18. The physics of pole vaulting american physical society. And he did it by wiping current team usa pole vaulter deakin volzs name out of the record book. By comparison, the 2004 gold medal vault of american tim mack above measured 5. Lbert gay has leapt into the australian record books after making a pole vault attempt at the ripe old age of the veteran athlete from raby in southwest sydney set. Chris nilsen breaks collegiate indoor pole vault record ustfccca. In september, american stacy dragila became the first woman to win an olympic gold medal in womens pole vaulting at the olympic 2000 games in sydney, australia, clearing a height of 15 feet 1 inch. During the 201617 mens indoor track and field season, thenjunior david dorsey tied andrew browns 20 10 record. New pole vault world record set at over 6 meters news dw 08. The mens track and field world record progression in the pole vault as. It has many illustrations and excerpts from contemporary sources. We are the largest distributor of pole vault poles in the world.
Pole vaulters from redondo union and mira costa clearing. Tiger pole vaulter sets new record at 116 houston chronicle. Bob guendelsberger as a new milford high school senior in 1968, he beat bruce jenner in the pole vault during a dual track and. Sequoia high pole vaulter leaps over 1956 school record. My poor momma didnt know what i was talking about and i didnt know how to tell her, he laughs. We stock the worlds largest pole vault pole inventory, have the fastest delivery, and have the most knowledge. The record remained on the books until 1995, when the sports increasing acceptance led to a steady improvement in the quality of womens vaulting. And a physicist from the university of texas says women are poised to make even bigger leaps in the record books.
At the end of her freshman year, the track and field sensation went on to win the cif california state championship. Pole vaulter, 84, sets her sights on more records march 21, 2019 at 10. It traces the history of the pole vault from ancient times to bubkas record shattering performances. How pole vaulter allison stokke became a viral phenomenon. The houma native holds the lsu indoor and outdoor pole vaulting records, with jumps of 14 feet, onehalf inch and 14 feet, 1 14. And at the indoor grand prix in glasgow, armand duplantis showed why fans are. Feb 25, 2015 twin polevaulters reach the height of alikeness. Pole vaulting was great, we had a really good program, i had a great coach. Gustsmuths added pole vaulting to turner gymnastic clubs exercises. Dials opens up about his accomplishments in pole vaulting, which included an indoor world record for a time being, his family and their support. Check out our large selection of track and field pole vault equipment at anthem sports. Thiago braz breaks olympic record in pole vault olympic.
Pole vaulter joe dial brilliant on new book the skys the. Whether youre a pole vaulter chasing personal records or a coach trying to coach them, the pole vault toolbox is the blueprint. The 4 x 800 meters relay was added as an event beginning with 2016 season. Matthew attended loyola blakefield where he is the current indoor and outdoor pole vault record holder. Stokke was only a high school senior when someone took her photo during a competition and posted it online. Feb 15, 2014 french pole vaulter renaud lavillenie set a world record of 6. The same can be said for four of the top five records for the outdoor season. Robert gutowski finally edged warmerdam out of the record books by. Elena isinbaeva holds the record for women in pole vaulting at 5. Class 4a records through 2009 were merged into class 5a.
Apr 08, 2003 i know that records are meant to be broken and with the popularity of womens polevaulting rising, im sure that vaults are going to continue to get higher and higher. He had just broken ithaca colleges pole vault record by one centimeter. Although duplantiss record pole vault took place indoors, since 2000 world athletics formerly the iaaf have ruled that world records can be set. The pole vault record is the most frequently broken word mark in mens track and field history. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Guy takes virginia pole vaulting to new heights cavalier. Online shopping from a great selection at books store.
New orleans based on the chinese zodiac, were approaching the end of the year of the horse in midfebruary. Nchsaa golf men and women nonstate championship records. Feb 25, 2020 there are many unique stories tied to u. Her next goal is something only a few women have ever done. The first world record in the mens pole vault was recognised by the international association of. Class 5a records through 2009 were merged into class 6a. To be 100% honest, shawn confessed, i dont usually like fiction books, but this book has so much truth in it, not just from polevault, but from growing up being a high schooler.
New horizons, youre going to need a vaulting pole, or you wont be able to explore the island properly. In the european report on athletics federation for pole vault. Renaud lavillenie sets pole vault world record of 6. Womens pole vault world record progression wikipedia. New pole vault world record set at over 6 meters news.
Unable to make the olympic team in 1984 and 1988 he broke his right leg in multiple places in 1987. Duplantis soars again to break own pole vault world record reuters. South dakotas chris nilsen sets ncaa indoor pole vault record. For pole vault products, please visit for packing tape and washi tape, please visit. Mens pole vault world record progression wikipedia. The first world record in the womens pole vault was recognised by the international association of athletics federations in 1994. Junior pole vaulter leaps into the bombers record books.
Matthew joined the university of delaware track team in. Penn tracks sean clarke vaults higher into the school record. The world records are valid as of 8102010 and you can view current records the international association of athletics federations website. They study the event and learn as much as they can about it. As of 2014 the iaaf has ratified 71 world records in the event, although they were set by just 33 different vaulters. Twin polevaulters reach the height of alikeness the new. Are you constantly trying to figure out how to pole vault. Uws olivia gruver just crushed the ncaa polevaulting record. In her second meet as a husky, olivia gruver soared to a pac12 and ncaa record in outdoor pole vaulting. The highflying swede missed by a whisker a few days ago in dusseldorf, but at the world athletics indoor event he managed to add a centimetre to london. An 84yearold pole vaulter is not putting her pole down anytime soon.
He has been described as the athlete to take over the mantle of track and fields greatest star from usain bolt. Pole vaulting clearly isnt for everyone of her age, but in general, activity should be, lamantia said. The reigning olympic and european champion cleared the height comfortably on his first attempt before going on to have one try at 6. Flo filion meiler left thursday for the world masters athletics championship indoor in poland, where she. The michigan high school athletic association, inc. The threetime florida state champion has had a blazing start to his penn career. The first world record in the mens pole vault was recognised by the international.
After completing his pole vault on march 2, junior martin desmery stood up, pointed to his teammates and took a bow. New pole vault world record set at over 6 meters news dw. If youre look for something that is more visual we suggest you take a look at some pole vaulting dvds and if you need pole vault equipment you should check. Pole vault e books, articles, papers, books, technical. Penns pole vaulting records are on red alert if they havent been broken by sean clarke already, that is. The top four indoor pole vaulting records on the womens side have come in the last three seasons. Thiago braz breaks olympic record in pole vault youtube. Pole vaulters from redondo union and mira costa clearing the record books jim leinonen. Nobody beats mf athletics selection of pole vault poles or years of pole vaulting experience. The modern pole vaulting technique is accredited to the united states around the end of the 19th century. Holliday raced for the woodpile, grabbed an ax, and walked to a nearby slough to cut cane for a crude pole vaulting setup. Frankforts colton crum celebrates after setting a state record in the pole vault at 176 14. I got home, threw my books down, and ran all over the house, hollering over and over, im fixin to jump.
Highest pole vault male outdoors guinness world records. A new mens pole vault world record has been set by the swedishamerican athlete armand duplantis. See more ideas about pole vault, quotes and vaulting. See more ideas about pole vault, track and field, vaulting. One easily follows the progression of the vaulting poles, from relatively heavy wooden ones, through metal to fiberglass. He would like to add another 4 inches to the 15 foot mark and onto. Below are the 6 books vault techniques recommends for the novice to expert pole vaulter. Dials opens up about his accomplishments in pole vaulting, which included an indoor world record for a time being, his family and their support, as. May 22, 2016 park hill high kansas city, mo track and field star chris nilsen etched his name into the history books with this national high school recordbreaking pole vault. List of united states high school national records in track. Now australian sporting gurus are struggling to find the right accolade to describe the extraordinary talents of wa teenage sensation sasha zhoya who is running, hurdling and vaulting his way into the record books.
In this book, shawn shares the tools hes learned as a professional pole vault. Still only a sophomore, clarke owns the best indoor pole vault in penn history 5. A collection of every kind of pole vault record i can find. Class 3a, 2a and 1a records were unaffected by reclassification. Sep 10, 2015 i am a retired news reporter that edits books for friends. Pole vaulter, 84, sets her sights on more records the. The caledonian games was the first time pole vaulting was practiced in great britain. Armand mondo duplantis, a 20yearold swede raised in louisiana, broke a sixyearold record in the pole vault at an indoor meet on saturday duplantis cleared 6. Young pole vault sensation eliza mccartney added four new new zealand records to the books at the opening of the aut millennium pole vault facility last night. She broke several pole vaulting records and had a side job as a model. The international association of athletics federations iaaf began recognizing a womens pole vaulting world record in 1992, when chinas sun caiyun cleared 4. Athletic archives university interscholastic league uil. Tim mack, the pole vault, and the quest for olympic gold. The prairie view interscholastic league pvil played a leading role in developing african american students in the arts, literature, athletics and music from the 1920s through 1967.
Erica ellis used to tag along to watch her older brother pole vault, and thought to herself ill give this a try. Feb 08, 2020 armand duplantis, a 20yearold louisiana native who has been as shrewd in choosing the nation he represents as he has been in choosing his fiberglass poles, broke the world record in the pole. Kentridge pole vaulter soars into school record books. Laurent, a freshman, has already etched her name into the rich lore of an lsu track and field program that has amassed 31 national championships. Based on the collegiate record books, weve only just begun the year of the vault. Mondo duplantis set a new pole vault world record of 6. A true guru in the world of pole vaulting, shawn francis says the ya novel, maggie vaults over the moon might be the sports best novel. Armand duplantis breaks his own pole vault world record cnn. French pole vaulter renaud lavillenie set a world record of 6.
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