“HUGE FUN” …and “BIG JUMPS” @ 6 STEP CIRCUS MEET !!!”


The VAULT SEASON is HERE!!!!!


CONGRATULATIONS and THANK YOU to ALL VAULTERS…PARENTS and VOLUNTEERS at this weekend’s CIRCUS 6 STEP MEET at The Barn. It was the finest early season meet in our club’s history and it all points to another wonderful season together.

In all…. there were 39 competitors ( 24 Girls..15 Boys)..there were 11 New Indoor School Records set (7 Girls… 4 Boys)….. and an unbelievable 29 Personal Bests put up (18 Girls…11 Boys)… Yes.. there was a “million dollar spirit” ringing thru that old Dairy Barn called headquarters !!!!! “People are enjoying themselves …. and that’s what it is all about.”

GIRLS MEET (Real Bar) –


Jenna CALANDRO (12’ 1”)..Katlyn RYMARZOW (12’ 1”)…Maddie SCHNEIDER (12’ 1”) Lead the Charge !!!!!

12’ 1” Jenna CALANDRO…….HVFC (Newtown, CT) School Record !
12’ 1” Katlyn RYMARZOW…….HVFC (Pope John,NJ) School Record !
12’ 1” Maddie SCHNEIDER…..HVFC (Darien,CT ) PR
11’ 7” Rachel MOROKNEK……HVFC (Ridgefield,CT) School Record !
11’ 1” Kalli MANLY…………….. HVFC (Burnt Hills,NY)
11’ 1” Kara SNYDER ………….. HVFC (Colonie,NY)
11’ 1” Samantha BEYAR …….. HVFC (Monroe,NY PR
11’ 1” Erin LEAHEY …………… HVFC (Warwick,NY) PR
11’ 1” Leah WACHSMUTH ….. HVFC (Ketchem,NY) School Record !
10’ 7” Kari MURANE………….. HVFC (Lenepe Valley,NJ) PR
10’ 7” Cara KELLY…………….. HVFC (Vernon,NJ) School Record !
10’ 7” Jessica THORNBERRY ..HVFC (Darien,CT) PR
10’ 1” Matea FREIDEL ………….HVFC (Rye,NY) School Record !
9’ 9” Hannah CAMPOS …………..HVFC (Weston,CT) PR
9’ 5” Sophie ALTER……………..HVFC (Rondout Valley,NY) PR
9’ 5” Emily IATESTA………….. HVFC (Weston,CT) PR
9’ 1” Amy BRAVO………………HVFC (Park Rodge,NJ) PR
9’ 1” Hannah GLUCK ………….HVFC (Weston,CT) PR
8’ 7” Kira MAGNANI …………. HVFC (Weston,CT) PR
8’ 7” Danielle CASS………….. HVFC (Weston,CT) PR Top Frosh !
8’ 1” Colleen LEAHEY ………. HVFC (Warwick,NY)
8’ 1” Natalia HARTWELL……. HVFC (Greenwich,CT)
8’ 1” Sarah KRICHEFF…………HVFC (Old Tappan,NJ) PR

OPEN WOMENS DIVISION:…..


This is hard to believe…but here we go…. former National HS GIRLS Pole Vault Record Holder …Michelle KERCADO of Monroe-Woodbury,NY …the girls who started it all up with Coach Cauthers in 1999 ..came in to say hello to her semi old coach. After placing 5th in the World Cross Fit Championships last month… this former Columbia University speedster…. took a pole in her hand and jumped 12’ 1” after 15 years of NO POLE VAULTING !!!!! You can’t make this stuff up… Watch out this winter as she will be teaming up at Armory Flying Circus South for a COMEBACK!!!! Congratulations Michelle !!!!!

BOYS MEET (Real Bar)


Derek DiBONA (16’ 1”) and Todd UVKERMARK (15’ 7”) set a NEW…NY STATE INDOOR POLE HS POLE VAULT RELAY RECORD of 31 Feet 8 Inches !!!!!!!!! Could this be the BEST in USA this winter !!!!!!! Derek DiBona…coming off 10 STRAIGHT WEEKS of Dynamic FAST Training with Dr. Frank Welling in Warwick,NY paid BIG DIVIDENDS…as the junior walked in to his 6 Step..holding his custom made UCS Spirit made by Steve Chappel…a 14’ 7” x 189.5 lbs UCS to fly 35 inches over his hand grip!!!!! Both Todd and Derek had solid jumps at 16’ 5” !!!!!!

16’ 1” Derek DiBONA…………. HVFC (Warwick,NY) School Record!
15’ 7” Todd UCKERMARK…… HVFC (Warwick,NY) Indoor PR !
14’ 1” Luke ANNICHIAROICO….HVFC (Old Tallan,NJ)
14’ 1” Chris ROUGH……………..HVFC (Westhill,CT) PR
13’ 1” Ike OSBUN ……………… HVFC (Montclaire,NJ) School Record !
13’ 1” Shawn CHERIAN……….. HVFC (Arlington,NY) P