Pole Vault Summit
Friday-Saturday, January 19-20, 2007@ Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, NV
On-site with Rich Gonzalez & Kirby Lee!

Professionals compete Friday night!
High schoolers, collegians, Masters & Open on Saturday!

Photo by Kirby Lee, Image of Sport
Early into each calendar year, the nation's best aerialists flock to the Nevada casinos
and head straight for the pits. Not the gambling pits... but the pole vaulting pits! Vaulters
are in 'hog heaven' at the annual Pole Vault Summit, an indoor competition contested in
the expansive ballrooms of the host hotel. Light shows, thumping music and an appreciative
crowd make this a big favorite for all the competitors as they kick off the new year.

High Schools meet story/photos
High Schools meet results -- Posted throughout Saturday afternoon/evening (meet goes until midnight!)
Leading High Schools entries
Professionals competition results
Opening Night Pictures from Hall of Fame banquet
All-Time High School Indoor PV Lists
2006 results on DyeStatCal
Meet's own website

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Leading high school results!

Tori Anthony (Castilleja HS, CA) becomes 4th 14-footer (indoors/outdoors) in U.S. history!
Maston Wallace (Clear Brook HS, TX) soars 17-00 to beat solid boys field!

Videos from Nate Fox!
Tori Anthony clears 14-00!
Weygandt clears 13-06!~

MALES
HIGH SCHOOLS BOYS (Only athletes making either 13-08.00 and higher or flight winners are listed.)
High Schools Section 1
1. Maston Wallace (Texas Gulf Coast Flyers TC) 17-00.00
2. Nico Weiler (Los Gatos TC) 16-06.00
3. Spencer McCorkel (Arkansas Vault Club) 16-06.00
4. Hunter Hall (Fort Wayne Vault Club) 16-06.00
5. Joseph Farley (Texas Pole Vault) 16-06.00
6. Sam Kranz (Recordsetters) 15-10.00
7. Casey Roche (St. Francis HS, Mountain View) 15-10.00
8. Corey Shank (Ft. Wayne Vault Club) 15-02.00
9. Michael Seaman (Vault High) 15-02.00
10. Blaine Bassler (Texas Elite) 15-02.00
11. Shea Kearney (Ultimate High) 15-02.00
11. Parker Smith (Thunder Ridge Vault Club) 15-02.00
13. Cameron Kroll (Sky Nevda Athletics) 14-06.00
13. Joe Wesley (Marine City High) 14-06.00
15. Derek Schult (St. Thomas HS) 14-06.00
Cameron Cheek, Joe Davis, Kyle Inks and Kenny Greaves no-heighted

Section 2
1. Daniel Gooris (Albuquerque Track Club) 16-00.00
2. Jeremy Lahinske () 15-06.00
3. Austin Oderkirk () 15-06.00
4. Sam Sampson (Bellingham TC) 15-06.00
5. John Ellingson (Willamette Striders) 15-00.00
6. Matt Uhle (Olentangy Liberty HS) 15-00.00
7. Daniel Garrett () 15-00.00
8. Jeffrey Rodrigue (Texas Pole Vault) 14-06.00
9. Justin George () 13-10.00
9. Corey Dysick (Sky Athletics) 13-10.00
9. David McKenzie () 13-10.00
9. Duggan Grant (Just Vault) 13-10.00
9. Zachary Steffen () 13-10.00

High Schools Section 3
1. Derek Theodore (Edmonton International) 14-10.00
2. Sean Beighton (Club Northwest) 14-10.00
3, Justin Gebicki (East HS) 14-04.00
4. Matt Shuler () 14-04.00
5. Zane McDowell () 14-04.00
6. Kyle rose () 14-04.00
7. Connor Landry (Palcer) 14-04.00
8. Francis Reiter (Advantage Athletics) 13-08.00
9. Austin Smith (Woodlands PV Club) 13-08.00
9. Anthony Amore (Miami Trace Track) 13-08.00

High Schools Section 4
1. Alex Freshour (Flying Dragon PV Club) 14-10..00
2. Aaron DeNoble (Lone Star Pole Vault) 14-04.00
3. Braydon Bringhurst (Centennial HS) 14-04.00
4. Seth Compton (Ultimate High) 13-10.00
5. Greg Stripe (Mahwah HS) 13-10.00
6. Joel Miller (Hood River Valley) 13-10.00

High Schools Section 5
1. Hatton Updike (Ultimate High) 14-02.00

High Schools Section 6
1. Tony Shirk (Vertical Assault) 14-0
2. Blain Peckman (Flying Dragons PV) 14-02.00
3. Josh Bradley (Arkansas Vault Club) 14-02.00
4. Alex Lambert (Flying Dragons PV Club) 13-10.00
5. Alex Wentz (Sky Athletics) 13-10.00

High Schools Section 10
1. Nick Williams (Pole Pilots), Christopher Wojcik (Landon Athletics), Brandon Wynne (Texas Pole Vault) and Mike Warr (Crescenta Valley PV) all cleared 12-04.00

High Schools Section 11
1. Logan Pflibsen (Flying Dragons PV Club) 13-10.00

High Schools Section 12
1. Andreas Duplantis () 13-04.00 -- 13-year-old! (and yes, the son of American elite vaulter Greg Duplantis)

High Schools Section 13
1. Kaleb Root (Landon Athletic) 12-00.00

High Schools Section 14
1. Colby Takeda (Iolani School) 11-10.00

High Schools Section 17
1. Ethan Asbur (Merced Vault), Jack Bussell (Tri-Valley Vault), Eddy Covarrubias (dub-c) and Richard Jutsumyo all cleared 10-02.00

High Schools Section 18
1. Enyinna Anyadiegwu (Buchanan HS) and Mwsrc Wilkinson (Helena Vault & Track) each cleared 10-00.00

COLLEGE MEN
Section 1
1. Jason Scott (Cedarville Unviersity) 17-06.50
1. Scott Roth (University of Washingtgton) 17-06.50
3. Jarno Kivioja (Northern Iowa) 17-06.50
4. Adam Sarafian (Arkansas State) 17-06.50
5. Matt Hurley (Florida State) 16-10.75
6. Jeff Coover (Indiana) 16-02.75
7. Brandon Glenn (Arizona State) 16-02.75
8. Nick Frawley (Air Force) 16-02.75
9. Dave Moore Oregon) 15-07.00
all others no-heighted

Section 3
1. Corey Phallen (Arizona State) 15-07.00
2. Joe Faio (Arizona State) 15-07.00

Section 4
1. Weston Lott (University of Akron) 15-09.00
2. Danny Pratt (Tec de Monterey) 15-05.00

Section 5
1. Kevin Bull (Cal State Stanislaus) 14-09.00

OPEN MEN
Section 2
1. Paul Terek () 16-10.75
2. Chris Steddum (RSPV Sports) 16-06.75
2. Jamie Johnson (Edmonton International) 16-06.75
4. Dustin DeLeo (Westwood Pole Vault Club) 16-06.75
4. Henrique Martins (Brazil) 16-06.75
6. Paul Schmitt (Sky Jumpers Elite) 16-06.75
6. Kasey Burlingham (Sky Jumpers) 16-06.75

Section 5
1. Chad McCammon () 14-01.25
2. Andrew Fetzner (Western NY Roadrunners) 14-01.25

FEMALES
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS (Only athletes making either 10-06.00 or better or flight winners are listed)
High Schools Section 1
1. Tori Anthony (Castilleja) 14-00.00
2. Shade Weygandt (Club Altius) 13-06.00
3. Melissa Gergel (Vault Chicago) 12-10.00
4. Rachel Laurent (Vanderbilt Catholic) 12-04.00
5. Abby Schaffer (Vertical Assault) 12-04.00
6. Jessica Doyle () 12-04.00
7. Katie Veith (Fort Wayne Vault Club) 12-04.00
8. Kelsey Hint (Del Norte HS) 11-08.00
9. Steph McDougal (Vertical Assault) 11-08.00
10. Beki Finn (Vertical Assault) 11-08.00
10. Tara Diebold () 11-08.00
10. Staci Yahn (Arkansas Vault Club) 11-08.00
13. Mauri Peoples () 11-00.00
13. Stephanie Chin (Blommington High South) 11-00.00
13. Stephanie Duffy (HV Flying Circus) 11-00.00
13. Allison Stokke (Newport Harbor) 11-00.00
Note: Jessica Pimentel and Rachel Simmons no heighted

High Schools Section 2
1. Anne Marie Gordon () 11-07.00
2. Cyrena Geordano (St. Ignatius) 11-07.00
3. Terra Schumacher (Vertical Vault Club) 10-11.00
3. Elizabeth Stover (Above The Bar) 10-11.00
3. Callie Griffin () 10-11.00
6. Hannah Cooper (Just Vault) 10-11.00
7. Tory Toso (Vertical Assault) 10-11.00
8. Chelsea Barr (Team Idaho) 10-11.00
8. Lindsay Beard (South Eugene HS) 10-11.00
10. Sarah Savage (Buchanan) 10-11.00
10. Heidi Dorling (Willamette Striders) 10-11.00

High Schools Section 3
1. Kerry McDermott (Vertical Assault) 11-01.00
1. Abigail Shanahan (KP Athletics) 11-01.00
1. Amber Gaffley (Vertical Assault) 11-01.00
4. Mary Lawrence (Vertical Assault) 11.01.00
5. Sarah Engle (Homestead HS) 11-01.00
6. Jesse Howe (Cheyenne East) 11-01.00

High Schools Section 4
1. Margo Tucker (Indy Vault) 11-06.00
2. Shaylah Simpson (Ultimate High) 11-02.00
3. Tess Balcomb (Confax High) 10-10.00
3. Marie Brown () 10-10.00
5. Diane McAllister (Taft Athletics) 10-10.00
5. Lauren McFarland (Cleburne High) 10-10.00

High Schools Section 5
1. Betsy Alter (Xtreme Heights) 11-06.00
2. BreAnna Craig (Idaho Falls HS) 11-06.00
3. Allison Koressel (Higher Flyers) 11-02.00
4. Carrier Wortham () 10-10.00

High Schools Section 6
1. Amber Laurent (Vanderbilt Catholic) 10-10.00

High Schools Section 8
1. Mallory Ramsey (Willamete Striders) 10-02.00

High Schools Section 9
1. Sabrino Donahoo (Yreka) 9-02.00

High Schools Section 10
1. Shelby McNeal (Payette HS) 9-00.00

High Schhols Section 11
1. Alex Metzger (Indy Vault) 8-08.00

High Schools Section 12
1. Nicole Zeiter (Los Gatos HS) 8-04.00

High Schools Section 13
1. Mandi Evanson (Helena Vault & Track) 9-04.

COLLEGIATE WOMEN'S RESULTS BY DYESTAT
Collegiate Section 1
1. Jessie Gallaher (Corcordia) 13-07.25
2. April Kubishta (Arizona State) 13-07.25
3. Emily Enders (Oregon) 13-03.50
4. Kelly DiVesta (Washington) 12-11.50
4. Steve Marshalek (Washington) 12-11.50
6. Andrea Peterson (Washington) 12-03.50
7. Melinda Owen (Idaho) 12-03.50
8, Suzanna Fish (Toronto) 12-03.50
9. Cara Walker (Arizona State) 12-03.50
9. Eniko Eros (Oregon) 12-03.50
11. Meghan Voiland (Augustana College) 12-03.50
11. Jessica Trujillo (Hawaii) 12-03.50
11. Lara Jones (Duke) 12-03.50

Collegiate Section 2
1. Susan Atwater (Utah) 12-11.50
2. Jessica Miller (Akron) 12-07.50
3. Carrie Kayes (Akron) 12-03.50
4. Jill Reynolds (Long Beach State) 12-03.50
5. Dana Van Wagner (San Diego State) 12-03.50
6. Vera Neuenswander (Indiana) 120-03.50
7. Tori Allen (Florida State) 11-11.75
8. Allyson Wojciechowski (Washington) 11-11.75
9. Mandie Rowell (Utah) 11-11.75

Collegiate Section 3
1. Samantha Modeste (Fresno State) 12-03.50
2. Nancy Piazza (Paradise Valley CC) 11-11.75
3. Breeanna Piva (UNR) 11-11.75

Collegiate Section 4
1. Kirsten Lofton (Cal State Stanislaus) 11-07.75

Collegiate Section 5

Collegiate Section 6
1. Briana Murdoch (Moorpark), Bekah Laman (Bethel) & Sara DeBit (Lane Community) all cleared 10-02.00

OPEN WOMEN
Section 3
1. Lauren Walker () 12-03.50

Section 4
1. Chun Mei () 11-05.75

 

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Friday's Highlights of the Pros in Action!
 
Photo by Kirby Lee
In the vault world, it's never too late to start!!!
Jenn Stuczynski, who prepped at Fredonia (NY) but never did the pole vault in high school and starred
in basketball early in her career at Roberts Wesleyan College, soared to a lifetime-best 15-05.00 to win
the women's competition at Friday night's elite division of the Pole Vault Summit.  Jeff Hartwig, who never
cleared even 15 feet as a prep at Howell HS in Missouri, won his fourth Summit crown on the men's side!
As yuo can see below, many of the top Americans were not national-class stars as high schoolers. On the
women's side, the vault really did not get its start on the HS scene until the mid-1990s, when some of
today's top female pros were either already finishing/finished HS or did not have the event available.

Men's Results
1. Jeff Hartwig 18 feet, 8.5 inches (5.70 meters) -- Attended Howell HS in Missouri, where he never cleared 15 feet!
2. Brad Walker 18-04.5 (5.60) -- Prepped at University HS in Washington, placing second at state as a senior!
3. Jacob Pauli 18-04.5 (5.60) --
4. Toby Stevenson 18-00.5 (5.50) -- Mr. Consistency at Permian HS, he cleared 16 feet-+ in every meet as a senior, with a best of 17-0
4. Tommy Skipper 18-00.5 (5.50)  -- Holds HS national record of 18-03.00 while at Sandy HS in Oregon!
6. Russ Buller 17-08.75 (5.40) -- Attended Westlake HS in Louisiana, where he went 17-00
7. Jon Takahashi 17-08.75 (5.40) -- Attended Grossmont HS in CA
8. Jeremy Scott 17-04.75 (5.30) --
8. Nick Hysong 17-04.75 (5.30) -- Achieved HS best of 17-04.75 while prepping at Tolleson HS, in Ariona in 1990!

Women's Results
1. Jenn Stuczynski  15 feet, 5 inches (4.70 meters)  -- did not compete in the PV in high school at Fredonia HS in NY!
2. April Steiner 15-01.00 (4.60) -- competed at Mountain View HS in Arizona; no marks of 13-01 or better in HS
3. Becky Holiday 14-05.25 (4.40) -- no marks of 13-01 or better in HS
4. Mary Sauer 14-05.25 (4.40) -- Only did the high jump and triple jump in high school (!), graduating from San Dimas HS in 1993
5. Lacy Janson 14-01.25 (4.30) -- attended Cardinal Mooney HS in FL, with a prep best of 13-02.00 in 2001
6. Nikki McEwen 14-01.25 (4.30) -- no marks of 13-01 or better in HS
7. Jillian Schwartz 13-09.25 (4.20) -- competed at Lake Forest HS in IL; no marks of 13-01 or better in HS
7. Tracy O’Hara 13-09.25 (4.20) -- competed at Rancho Bernardo HS in CA, with a prep best of 13-03.00 in 1998
9. Erica Bartolina 13-09.25 (4.20) -- no marks of 13-01 or better in HS
10. Chelsea Johnson 13-05.25 (4.10) -- competed at Atascadero HS in CA, with a prep best of 13-06.00 in 2002

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Leading HS entries for the 2007 Pole Vault Summit
BOYS
Joe Wesley (Marine City High)
Parker Smith (Thunder Ridge Vault Club)
Blaine Bassler (Texas Elite. TX)
Sam Kranz (Recordsetters)
Kyle Inks (Bret Harte HS, CA)
Kenny Greaves (Coppell HS, TX)
Joseph Davis (Sky's The Limit)
Derek Schultz (St. Thomas HS)
Michael Seaman (Vault High)
Cory Schenk (Fort Wayne Vault, IN) #13 outdoor returnee  in U.S. at 15-10
Cameron Cheek (Mill Creek, GA) #8 outdoor returnee in U.S. at 16-00
Cameron Kroll (Sky Nevada Athletics, NV) #8 outdoor returnee in U.S. at 16-00
Hunter Hall (Fort Wayne Vault, IN) #8 outdoor returnee in U.S. at 16-00
Shea Kearney (Desert Vist HS, AZ/Ultimate High TC) #5 outdoor returnee in U.S. at 16-02
Nico Weiler (Los Gatos TC, CA) foreign exchange student from Germany, cleared 16-05 overseas last summer
Joseph Farley (Texas PV, TX) #4 outdoor returnee in U.S. at 16-03
Maston Wallace (Texas Gulf Coast Flyer TC, TX) #3 outdoor returnee in the U.S. at 16-09.25
Spencer McCorkel (Arkansas Vault Club, AR) #2 outdoor returnee in U.S. at 17-02
Casey Roche (St. Francis HS, CA) #1 outdoor returnee in U.S. at 17-05

GIRLS
Steph McDougal (Vertical Assault)
Maury Peeples ( )
Becky Finn (Vertical Assault)
Abby Schaffer (Easton Area HS, PA/Vertical Assault)  personal best of 12-03
Stephanie Chin (Bloomington South HS, IN) personal best of 12-03
Kelsie Hintz (Del Norte HS, CA) personal best of 12-03
Jessica Pimentel (Corcord HS)
Staci Yahn (Mesa HS, AR/Arkansas VC) personal best of 12-04
Jessica Doyle (Hays HS, TX) personal best of 12-06
Stephanie Duffy (HV Flying Circus)
Shade Weygant (Club Altius) #10 outdoor returnee in U.S at 12-09
Rachel Simmons (Granite Bay HS, CA) personal best of 12-06
Tara Diebold (Branson HS, MO) #7 outdoor returnee in U.S. at 12-10
Melissa Gergel (Vault Chicago) #4 outdoor returnee in U.S. at 13-02.25
Allison Stokke (CA) #5 outdoor returrne in U.S from 2006 at 13-00
Rachel Laurent (Vanderbilt Catholic, LA) #3 outdoor returnee in U.S. at 13-03
Tori Anthony (Casteilleja HS, CA) #2 outdoor returnee in U.S. at 13-04
Katie Veith (Fort Wayne Vault Cub IN) #1 outdoor returnee in U.S. at 13-09; also 14-00 indoors in 2006

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***Thursday night's banquet festivities!***

    
Photos by Kirby Lee, Image of Sport
The super popular "Pole Vault Summit" competition doesn't begin until Friday night (pros),
but the festivities began on Thursday as ex-Kingsburg HS star Melissa Price (at left in left
photo, alongside Fresno State coach and vault guru Bob Fraley) was inducted into the
Summit's Hall of Fame! Melissa was the true pioneer in the girls' vault, being the first
13-footer at the high school level when she turned the feat way back in 1995, when the
event was in its infancy for American female teens. At right, USATF women's vault chairman
Brian Yokoyama and Fresno State's Fraley pose with Pole Vault Summit keynote speaker
Steve Miller, a former track coach and one-time Nike high-ranking executive who has been
among the sport's most powerful and influential figures over the years. High school vault
competition is all day on Saturday and we'll bring you the highlights, results and interviews!

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All-Time High School Indoor Pole Vault Performers' Lists

BOYS
1.  17-06.50A  Pat Manson (Aurora Central HS, CO) 1986
2.  17-06.00     Brandon Richards (San Marcos HS, CA) 1985
3.  17-04.50     Joe Dial (Marlow HS, OK) 1981
4.  17-04.25     Scott Roth (Granite Bay HS, CA) 2006
5.  17-03.75     Tommy Skipper (Sandy HS, OR) 2003
6.  17-03.50   *Spencer McCorkel (Bryant HS, AR) 2006
7.  17-03.00     Jacob Davis (Orangefield HS, TX) 1995