Summer Pole Vault Camp!
The New River Valley Pole Vault Camp will be held July 9th to July 14th, 2012. For more information please see the camp registration form and the tentative camp schedule. Camp will be limited to 24 vaulters so please send in your registration form as soon as possible and also email me at bob.phillips@vt.edu to reserve your spot.
Looking forward to seeing you at camp!
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Hokie Vaulters Claim Five ACC Medals, Sweep Men's vault, Break Women's School Record!
April 20th, 2012. Charlottesville, VA. The Virginia Tech vaulters faught through a couple of rough starts to claim two gold, two silver, and one bronze medal in the 2012 Outdoor ACC Track and Field Championships. The VT men swept the medal positions (seniors Hunter Hall, Joe Davis, and Mike Miller) and also scored points at the 7th position (Freshman Chris Uhle) to help the men's team to their first ever outdoor ACC team championship. On the women's side freshman Martina Schultze and Victoria von Eynatten earned Gold and Silver with Schultze raising her own school record to 4.30m (14' 1.25"). More details can be found by following the recent meets link.
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Martina Schultze Breaks School Record!
March 31st, 2012. Austin, TX. In her second outdoor meet, Virginia Tech freshman Martina Schultze set a new school record of 13' 11.25" (4.25m). It was nearly raised again a few minutes later as the freshman just grazed a 14' 3.25" attempt on the way down. Pictures and videos should be posted in a day or two. Weekend results for all the Hokie vaulters can be found by following the recent meets link.
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Latest Performances and meet recaps…
Meet results and meet recaps from the last few years can be accessed by clicking on the
recent meets link on the left. Latest results are from the May 11th Clemson Qualifier and the Aggie Classic in Greensboro, NC.
Video clips (from various meets) are accessable from the vaulters' profile pages.
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Martina and Victoria Earn All-American Honors
March 2012, Boise, Idaho. Freshman Victoria von Eynatten and Martina Schultze earned All-American honors at the NCAA indoor championships. A meet summary can be found by clicking on the recent meets link.
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Women Sweep ACC Pole Vault
February 24th, 2012. Boston, MA. The women's vault squad swept the medal spots at the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships on Friday night. Freshman Victoria von Eynatten (1st), freshman Martina Schultze (2nd), and sophomore Kristen Brown (3rd) combined for 24 points with some outstanding jumps. Complete results can be found on the recent meets link.
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Victoria von Eynatten Raises School Record Again
February 18th, 2012. Blacksburg, VA. Freshman Victoria von Eynatten set a new school record of 14' 4" (4.37m) on her first attempt at the height breaking the record she set just two weeks ago. She then had an outstanding attempt at 14' 6.75" (4.44m) just grazing the bar on the way down. The performance currently sits tied for the #3 mark in the NCAA. Freshman Teammate Martina Schultze put up the number 10 jump in the country with an indoor best 4.23m. Weekend results for all the Hokie vaulters can be found by following the recent meets link.
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Feb, 2012. Second Annual Alumni Vault Results
The second annual VT alumni vault was held February 17th and saw seven alumni and one guest vaulter jumping. Although all were hurting the next day, none were hurt so it was a sucessful meet. Men and women competed in one section in front of a spirited crowd of primarily VT and W&M vaulters and parents who were out for (and received) a good laugh. The rules from last year were adapted with two amendments. 1) Vaulters would receive a 1" credit for every year that had passed since they last vaulted. This rule was proposed by Nate who hadn't vaulted since he graduated 10 years ago and was adopted. 2) Even though we were jumping indoors it was decided that a wind rule would be needed for vaults where there was an obvious clear followed by the pole knocking the bar off. That rule change was also adopted and was invoked twice during the meet when sudden unexplained guests of wind blew the pole into the bar. The remaining rules from last year were a 1" credit for every year over the age of 25 and a 42" credit for the gals.
Results:
Mark - Adjusted Mark - Competitor
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1 - 12'00 - 15'06 - Caitlin Thornley '11
2 - 14'11 - 15'02 - Adam 'Bing' Bingaman '07
3 - 11'06 - 15'00 - Annie 'Rad Helmet' Powell
4 - 14'05 - 14'09 - Dave 'Fritzie' Fritz '04
5 - 10'06 - 14'02 - Erin Mahony '08
6 - 13'05 - 14'00 - Marcus Tepaske '03
7 - 11'06 - 13'00 - Nate Bath '02
8 - 10'00 - 12'04 - Bob Phillips '81
Like last year, the event was a lot of fun with tentative plans to have the event next year the same weekend (Friday night after the unseeded sections of the vault in the VT Challege). Mark your calendars!
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Victoria von Eynatten Breaks School Record!
February 4th, 2012. Blacksburg, VA. In her first meet representing Virginia Tech, freshman Victoria von Eynatten set a new school record of 14' 2.5" (4.33m) on her second attempt at the height. It was nearly raised again a few minutes later as the freshman just grazed a 14' 4.5" attempt on the way down. The performance currently sits as the #5 mark in the NCAA. Weekend results for all the Hokie vaulters can be found by following the recent meets link.
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Joe Davis Records National Mark!
January 21st, 2012. Blacksburg, VA. After struggling early in the meet, All-American senior Joe Davis fought his way back to set a new personal best mark of 17' 7". The performance currently sits as the #7 mark in the country and is Joe's opening salvo in his bid to qualify for the NCAA National Championships. Weekend results for all the Hokie vaulters can be found by following the recent meets link.
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New Pole Vault Club
August 25, 2011. I am happy to announce a new pole vault club: NRV Vault . The new club will provide an opportunity for local youth, age 16 to 19, to learn, practice, and compete in the pole vault. For more information click on the announcement on the bottom of the left menu or the link in this news flash.
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Joe Davis earns All-American honors at the NCAA Championships!
June 8, 2011. Des Moines, Iowa. After an uneasy start to the NCAA Championships, VT junior Joe Davis unleashed a first attempt clear at an outdoor PR of 17' 2.5" to finish 8th and earn his first NCAA All-American honor. He scored one point for the Hokies who finished 5th at the meet behind Texas A&M, Florida State, Florida, and LSU. It was the team's highest ever NCAA finish.
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Jared, Joe, and Hunter all qualify to the National Championships!
May 27, 2011. All three VT men qualified through to the NCAA National Championships. Each jumped 5.20m (17'1") where the meet then stopped. The twelve east region Qualifiers will join twelve west region qualifiers to compete in the final round in two weeks at Drake University in Iowa.
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Jared Jodon wins Penn Relays!
April 30, 2011. Pennsylvania native and senior Hokie Jared Jodon won the championship pole vault section of the historic Penn Relays on Saturday at Franklin Field. He was the lone Hokie vaulter at the meet and improved on his 5th place showing from last year. Meanwhile, Hokies were medaling at two other meets, the Highlander invitational in Radford, Virginia and the Steve Scott Classic in Irvine, California. See the recent meets link for details.
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Senior pole vaulter Jared Jodon wins ACC Title!
April 23, 2011. In his final conference championship, Jared Jodon won the ACC pole vault title at the 2011 Outdoor ACC championships held at Duke University. The senior would not be denied his fourth ACC medal and his first ACC title, clearing every height on his first attempt until exiting the competition with three attempts at 18' 0.5". Junior Joe Davis took the Silver Medal. More details can be found by follwoing the recent meets link.
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Olhovsky, Hall, and Phillips earn All-American Honors!
Marrch 14, 2011. The NCAA has named VT senior vaulters Hunter Hall and Jenia Olhovsky as First Team All-Americans for their performances at the 2011 indoor national championships. It was Jenia's 7th and Hunter's 3rd such honor. Senior Kelly Phillips was named a second team All-American for her performance. It was second All-American honor.
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Kelly Phillips Receives Elite-88 Award!
March 11th, 2011. Senior Kelly Phillips has been reconized as the best female student in NCAA Division I Track and Field. She received the honor at an awards banquet on Thursday night while attending the NCAA Indoor National Championships in College Station, Texas. The NCAA gives this award to one athlete at each of the 88 sports championships that it sponsors each year.
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Coach Phillips Receives Coaching Award
March 11th, 2011. VT Pole Vault Coach Bob Phillips was named the NCAA Southeast Region Men's assistant coach of the year by the NCAA Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association for his success this seaon coaching the vault.
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Kristen Brown Qualifies for U.S. Junior Nationals!
March 5, 2011. Freshman Kristen Brown qualified for the U.S. Junior National Meet in Eugene, Oregon this coming June by clearing a personal best 3.90m (12' 9.5"). It was Kristen's 7th PR of the year in the pole vault.
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Phillips and Munz Claim Vault Titles!
Feb 26, 2011. VT Vaulters Kelly Phillips and Stephan Munz took ACC vault titles this weekend to cap another strong performance by the squad. Six VT vaulters scored conference points racking up 36.5 points. See the recent meets link for more details.
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Olhovsky and Hall put up National Marks!
Feb 19, 2011. Jenia Olhovsky cleared 5.47 meters (17' 11.25") to move into the number three spot nationally while Hunter Hall jumped 5.37 meters (17' 7.35") to grab a share of the number eight spot. Joe Davis also sits in the top 20 nationally.
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First Annual Alumni Vault Results
The first annual VT alumni vault was held February 18th and saw seven alumni and two guest vaulters out and flying (sort of). Men and women competed in one section in front of a spirited crowd of about 30 spectators who had been promised Nascar like crash and burn scenarios. After considerable debate the following rules were adopted:
1) Each competitor would receive a one inch credit for every year over the age of 25.
2) The women vaulters would receive a 42" credit
3) Abbey would receive a 3" credit because she had a hurt finger and she insisted.
Results:
Mark - Adjusted Mark - Competitor
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1 - 14'11 - 15'00 - Adam 'Bing' Bingaman '07
2 - 14'05 - 14'08 - Dave 'Fritzie' Fritz '04
3 - 11'00 - 14'07 - Erin Mahony '08
4 - 10'06 - 14'03 - Abbey McGrath Bingaman '07
5 - 12'00 - 14'02 - Bob Phillips '81
6 - 12'06 - 13'00 - Marcus Tepaske '03
7 - 11'00 - 12'00 - Mike Abbott '96
The event was a lot of fun as was the trip to Macado's after so everyone is looking forward to continuing the tradition next year.
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Kelly Phillips Sets School Record!
February 5th, 2011. Blacksburg, VA. Senior Kelly Phillips set a PR, school record, and NCAA automatic national championship qualifying mark of 4.30 meters (14' 1.25") to win this weekend's VT Elite Meet. The former record was held by Abby Schaffer at 4.16 meters. Kelly tied the record and then broke it three times with jumps of 4.21, 4.26, and 4.30 meters. Video of the jumps are posted on Kelly's profile page...
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