 | 18th Nike Outdoor Nationals
June 19-21, 2008 - North Carolina A&T University, Greensboro NC
Pole Vault
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Boys - Girls -
David Slovenski (ME) 16-4.5, Leslie Brost (SD) 13-3
David Slovenski
| Leslie Brost
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photos by Vic Sailer
Boys
by Pete Cava for NSSF
David Slovenski (Brunswick, ME) packed away the gold medal with a clearance of 16-4.5, four inches ahead of runnerup Jason Pelletier (Bryant, AR). Pelletier came in with the top mark – an indoor 16-10.25. The Penn State signee had to be content with second place and a 16-0.5 height after injuring himself in two unsuccessful attempts at the winning height.
Matthew Alexander (Tolland, CT) and Scott Houston (Oak Ridge, NC) tied for third at 15-8.5
“This week I’ve really been working on making first attempts instead of worrying about height or placement,” said Slovenski. “I didn’t have school this week because I’m a senior, so all I had to do was focus on pole vault. I know if I make it on first attempt no matter the height, I’m winning. It also puts pressure on the other vaulters. It helps the mindset when you make it on the first attempt. I wanted to take the pressure off of me.”
C.F.P.I. Timing & Data - Contractor License
Nike Outdoor Nationals - 6/19/2008 to 6/21/2008
North Carolina A+T University, Greensboro, NC
Event 41 Boys Pole Vault
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Flight 1 at 12:00pm; Flight 2 at 4:30pm
4:30pm Unseeded open at 14-2.75, then 14-8.75, that
below: Championship open at 14-8.25, then 15-2.25, 15-8.5
16-0.5, 16-4.5, 16-8.25, 17-0, 17-4.25
National: $ 18-03 6/15/2003 Tommy Skipper, Sandy, OR
Meet: M 17-03 6/17/2006 Mike Morrison, Chesapeake, VA
Freshman: F 16-03.25 1987 Jayson Lavender, Wichita Falls, TX
Sophomore: O 17-06 1994 Jacob Davis, Orangefield, TX
Junior: J 17-07.25 6/2/2002 Tommy Skipper, Sandy, OR
Senior: S 18-03 6/15/2003 Tommy Skipper, Sandy, OR
Name Year School Finals
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Finals
1 Slovenski, David 08 Brunswick, ME 4.99m 16-04.50
2 Pelletier, Jason 08 Benton, AR 4.89m 16-00.50
3 Alexander, Matthew 08 Tolland, CT 4.79m 15-08.50
3 Houston, Scott 08 Oak Ridge, NC 4.79m 15-08.50
5 Egan, Riley 08 Fort Lauderdale, FL 4.79m 15-08.50
6 Horton, Derek 08 Kane, PA 4.64m 15-02.75
6 Blanton, Jerry 08 Aiken, SC 4.64m 15-02.75
8 Hynes, Derek 08 Warrington, PA 4.64m 15-02.75
8 Whitt, Jack 09 Norman, OK 4.64m 15-02.75
10 Kelly, Allen 09 Suffolk, VA 4.64m 15-02.75
10 Ewing, Sam 10 Glenwood, AR 4.64m 15-02.75
12 LaHaye, Andrew 08 Altamonte Springs, 4.64m 15-02.75
13 Vetesnik, Garrett 08 Richland Center, WI 4.49m 14-08.75
14 Armentrout, Matthew 09 Glen Allen, VA 4.49m 14-08.75
14 Saunders, Zack 09 Indianapolis, IN 4.49m 14-08.75
16 George, Jared 08 Altoona, PA 4.49m 14-08.75
17 Waddey, Christian 08 Nashville, TN 4.49m 14-08.75
18 Hammaker, Travis 08 Altoona, PA 4.34m 14-02.75
-- Brunelle, Joshua 08 Cary, NC NH
-- Mendelsohn, Michael 08 danbury, CT NH
-- Clark, Hayden 08 Southlake, TX NH
-- Smith, John 08 Leesburg, GA NH
Girls
by Elliot Denman for NSSF
The last two NON pole vault titles had gone to Indiana’s Katie Veith (2006) and Texas’s Shade Wegandt (2007), each with a meet-record leap of 13 feet, 2 ½ inches, or
4.03 meters. But records are made to be broken, resolved Watertown, South Dakota senior Leslie Brost, and that’s precisely what she did – by exactly one centimeter.
After New Iberia, Louisiana sophomore Morgann LeLeux and Easton, Pa. senior Abby Schaffer bowed out (they would share second place at 12 feet, 11 inches), this became Leslie Brost’s show.
With the bar now set at 4.04 meters (13 feet, 3 inches), Brost went up-up-up ….and over, for the gold and a new meet record.
“Today was a really nice day to jump,” said Brost. “ There was a pretty nice tailwind that made for a day where you can put up impressive jumps. I tied my PR today and the weather had a lot to do with that.”
“It was a weird day. When the day first started it seemed like the wind was going to be at our face and then moved behind, so what started out as something bad turned into something good. I’m not used to this competition. I’m from a really small town so it was nice to come here and compete against these good jumpers. I don’t go to the big national meets very often so it was fun to jump against these girls.”
C.F.P.I. Timing & Data - Contractor License
Nike Outdoor Nationals - 6/19/2008 to 6/21/2008
North Carolina A+T University, Greensboro, NC
Event 42 Girls Pole Vault
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Flight 1 at 1:30pm; Flight 2 at 6:00pm
Open at 10-11.5 (unseeded) , then 11-5.5 (seeded),
11-11.5, 12-3.5, 12-7.25, 12-11, 13-3 +10cm
National: $ 14-01.25 6/10/2007 Tori Anthony, Castilleja, Palo Alto,
Meet: M 13-02.50 6/16/2006 Katie Veith, Homestead,Ft Wayne,IN
Freshman: F 12-09 2006 Shade Weygandt, Mansfield, TX
Sophomore: O 13-07 5/12/2007 Shade Weygandt, Mansfield, TX
Junior: J 13-10 4/26/2008 Shade Weygandt, Mansfield, TX
Senior: S 14-01.25 6/10/2007 Tori Anthony, Castilleja, Palo Alto,
Meet: 13-02.50 6/2007 Shade Weygandt, Mansfield, TX
Name Year School Finals
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Finals
1 Brost, Leslie 08 Watertown, SD 4.04m 13-03.00
2 Schaffer, Abby 08 Easton, PA 3.94m 12-11.00
3 LeLeux, Morgann 11 New Iberia, LA 3.94m 12-11.00
4 Worthen, Tory 09 Holland, PA 3.84m 12-07.25
5 Foreman, Stephanie 08 Hot Springs, AR 3.74m 12-03.25
6 Marshall, Mandissa 09 Mountaintop, PA 3.74m 12-03.25
7 Toone, Morgan 09 Belton, TX 3.74m 12-03.25
8 Finkel, Chrissy 09 Montville, NJ 3.74m 12-03.25
9 Pompei, Nicole 09 East Hanover, NJ 3.74m 12-03.25
10 Wills, Mackenzie 08 New Carlisle, OH 3.74m 12-03.25
11 Tucker, Margo 10 Indianapolis, IN 3.74m 12-03.25
12 Witmer, Jocelyn 08 Lancaster, PA 3.64m 11-11.25
12 LaChance, Adrienn 10 New Windsor, NY 3.64m 11-11.25
12 Leroy, Sydnie 09 Harriman, NY 3.64m 11-11.25
12 Favre, Michelle 09 Saddle Brook, NJ 3.64m 11-11.25
12 Holly, Jen 08 Barnegat, NJ 3.64m 11-11.25
12 DeJarnette, Emma 09 Mechanicsville, VA 3.64m 11-11.25
18 Rea, McKinley 09 Conway, AR 3.34m 10-11.50
18 King, Karley 09 New Iberia, LA 3.34m 10-11.50
18 Polcari, Ann 08 Harriman, NY 3.34m 10-11.50
18 Pilkerton, Rebecca 08 Ann Arbor, MI 3.34m 10-11.50
-- Martin, Meagan 08 Lake Mary, FL NH
-- Polk, Nicole 08 Watkinsville, GA NH
-- Oddo, Jordan 09 Arlington, TX NH
-- Nicosia, Allie 08 Aiken, SC NH
-- Van Meter, Merritt Grace 10 Metairie, LA DNS
-- Powell, Elizabeth 10 Ashland, VA DNS
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