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Boys Pole
Vault
by Pete Cava and Ricky Quintana By the time the bar reached meet-record height of 17-3.75 (5.28m), Tommy Shealy, slimmer and topped off by light brown locks, wore a red. The
South Skipper and Shealy missed 17-3.75 on their first attempts. But while
Shealy Skipper asked for a height of 17-7 --- a national indoor high school
record --- then Officials ruled equipment failure, but Skipper was done for the day.
And possibly “It just wasn’t meant to be,” he said. “Everything was going pretty good. My legs were tight all day. I was getting stretched out and I felt pretty good. I could really feel legs cramp up in the hamstrings. That’s kind of what caused the pole to snap.” Of the injury, Skipper said meet medical staff told him his thumb was
either In third place behind Skipper and Shealy was Chip Heuser (Louisville,
KY), who
Results C.F.P.I. Timing & Data Nike Indoor Championships 2003 - 3/15/2003 to 3/16/2003 Prince Georges Sports & Learning Complex Landover, Maryland Event 27 Boys Pole Vault ========================================================================== Starting height is 4.35 Progression is 4.50, 4.65, 4.80, 4.90, 5.00, 5.10, 5.20 National: N 17-06.50 3/8/1986 Pat Manson, Aurora, CO Meet: M 17-00 3/2001 Sage Thames, Frenship, Wolfforth, TX Freshman: F 15-06 1978 Bill Lange, Martinsville, NJ Sophomore: R 16-09 1994 Jacob Davis, Orangefield, TX Junior: J 17-03 1995 Jacob Davis, Orangefield, TX Senior: S 17-06.50 3/8/1986 Pat Manson, Aurora, CO Name Year School Finals ========================================================================== Finals 1 Thomas Skipper 03 Sandy-OR, Sandy, OR 5.28m 17-03.75 4.88 4.98 5.08 5.18 5.28 O O O O XXO 2 Chase Shealy 03 Brookld-Cayce-SC, C 5.18m 17-00.00 4.73 4.88 4.98 5.08 5.18 5.28 O XO O O O XXX 3 Chip Heuser 03 St. Xavier-KY, Loui 4.98m 16-04.00 4.88 4.98 5.08 O O XXX 4 Scott Martin 03 Jenks-OK, Tulsa, OK J4.98m 16-04.00 4.58 4.73 4.88 4.98 5.08 O P O XXO XXX 5 Brandon McFarling 03 A&M-Tx, College Sta 4.88m 16-00.00 4.43 4.58 4.73 4.88 4.98 O O XO O XXX 6 Ty Barrington 04 Carroll-TX, Southla J4.88m 16-00.00 4.58 4.73 4.88 4.98 XO O XXO XXX 7 Mitch Greeley 04 Northwestern-SC, Ro 4.73m 15-06.25 4.43 4.58 4.73 4.88 O O XO XXX 8 Andrew Park 03 Fairport-Ny, Fairpo 4.58m 15-00.25 4.58 4.73 XO XXX 9 Will Byrd 04 Norfolk Acad-VA, Vi 4.43m 14-06.25 4.43 4.58 O XXX 9 Brian Webb 12 Great Bridge-VA 4.43m 14-06.25 4.43 4.58 O XXX 11 Daniel Brennan 04 Great Bridge-VA J4.43m 14-06.25 4.43 4.58 XO XXX 12 Andrew Rademacher 04 Hickory-PA, Hermita J4.43m 14-06.25 4.43 4.58 XXO XXX -- Grant Bowen 03 Unattached-MI NH 4.43 XXX -- Graham Bockmiller 03 Miramonte-CA, Orind NH 4.43 XXX -- Clark Hayworth Miramonte-CA NH 4.43 XXX -- John Scott Hartness 04 Franklin-GA, Commer DNS Number of Elite performances: 12
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