“BIG CIRCUS WEEKEND”….MADDIE SCHNEIDER (12′ 2″) …TODD UCKERMARK (15′ 6”) LEAD THE CREW !!!!!
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MADDIE SCHNEIDER(Darien,CT)….. MEET RECORD 12′ 2″ @ Middletown Invite !!!!!!
SUMMER POLE VAULT CAMPS Boys (June 30-July 1) Girls (July 2-3)
TOP 5 WEEKEND PERFORMANCES
CIRCUS GIRLS
12′ 2″ ….. MADDIE SCHNEIDER (Darien,CT)… Meet Record @ Middletown Invite
12′ 1″ ….. SAMANTHA BEYAR (Monroe,NY)…. Personal Best
11′ 7″ ….. KATLYN RYMARZOW(Pope John,NJ)… Seasonal Best
11′ 6″ ….. CATHERINE WALKER(Monroe,NY) ….. Seasonal Best
11′ 0″ …..LEAH WACHSMUCTH (Ketchem,NY)… Seasonal Best
CIRCUS BOYS
15′ 6′ ….. TODD UCKERMARK(Warwick,NY) … Meet Record @ Ahearn Invite
15′ 4.5″ .. LUKE ANNICHIARICO(Old Tappan,NJ)..Bergen County Record
14′ 0″ …. PAT LYNCH(Cranford,NJ) …. Seasonal Best
13′ 6″ ….. TRAVIS FOUNTAIN(Monroe,NY) …Crusader Relays
13′ 1″ ….. TIM SCHANSTRA(Pope John,NJ) … Personal Best
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL 97 CIRCUS VAULTERS this past week and weekend…The temperatures are rising….and so are the performances…. Welcome to POLE VAULT weather!!!!
Now is the time to GEAR UP your MENTAL APPROACH …..summon your COMPETITIVE SPIRIT…. and ….move your run BACK!!!! IT’S TIME TO MEASURE UP!!!!!
STATE…Just 5 weeks away…NATIONALS…just 6 weeks to Greensboro !!!!
Boys News…… Top Flying at Brian Ahearn Classic on Saturday Night in Warwick…was Todd Uckermark sailing 15′ 6″ to please his hometown peeps…and near 16′ 1″ Section record attempts. The High Point University bound communications major… will be on the score card Friday Night at Friendship Games in Warwick,NY. All American Decathlon star..Tim Schanstra(Pope John,NJ) set a personal best at 13′ 1″… Matt Greenlaw(W) 10′ 6″ ..Adam Hurwitz(F) 10′ 6″ Isaac Heatly(W) 10 0″PR-Freshman…. Jake Corti(W) 10′ 0″ Josh Heimers(F) 10′ 0″PR Dan Lindstrom(W) 8′ 0″
In the BIG NORTH NJ Division on Thursday night… history was made by Old Tappan,NJ pole vaulter Luke Annichiarico…with his 15′ 4.5″ NEW BERGEN COUNTRY All Time Record !!! The “Golden Knight” won the tight team battle 174-167 over rival Demerest!!! Luke is Wake Forest University bound next fall!!!
The Crusader Relays at Monroe-Woodbury,NY was another classic success with Travis Fountain(Monroe,NY) winning the vault at 13′ 6″ followed bt Ivan Mieses(Midd) 13′ 0″ Illich Andino(Midd) 12′ 6″ Matt Leanza(Suffern,NY) 12′ 0″ Chris Bains(NFA) 11′ 0″ Matt Carl(K) 10′ 0″ Ed Lopez(MW) 9′ 0″… In Frosh/Soph action in the morning…Andrew Matta(NFA) soared 12′ 0″ for gold and Andy Rubenstahl(Wash) hit 10′ 0″ for silver for Coach White!!!
Adam Hurwitz(Fallsburg) sailed 12′ 0″ on Thursday in COMETLAND…and his sister Meagan set a new school vault record at 8′ 6″…to keep the vault records all in the family!!! Pat Lynch(Cranford) vaulted 14′ 0″ for the 3 week in a row and close at 15′ 1″..Danny Hannen(Cranford) made 11′ 6″ for the team silver relay medals!!!
Girls Highlites…..Darien.CT junior Maddie Schneider set the meet record at the Middletown Invite at 12′ 2″ and took close bars at Robin Bones School Record of 12′ 6.5″. She is now qualified for Greensboro Nationals!!
Across the border…it was the dynamic ” Crusader Vault Duo “…Samantha Beyar and Catherine Walker taking center vault stage. Samantha set all time Personal best of 12′ 1″ for gold and Catherine hit 11′ 6″ comeback seasonal best for silver…(Walker also triple Jumped 36’1″ for Purple Pride. RC Ketchum.NY senior Leah Wachsmuth hit 11′ 0″ Cara Kelly(Vernon,NJ) set school recod at 10′ 6″..Kat VanLedtje(Corn) made 9′ 6″ and Lexi Finn scored at 8′ 6″ for Monroe. Sophomore Samantha Kaplan(New Paltz,NY) set meet record of 10′ 0″ and near bars at school record 10′ 4″ for Coach Gregory’s fiber- squad.
Brian Ahearn Classic Girls was deep in performance… with Pope John,NJ junior Katlyn Rymarzow going BIG-AIR over 11′ 7″ to take the New Jersey pole vault sesonal lead. Katlyn also hit 16.0 in hurdles and 15′ 6″ LJ and 4×400 Relay duty. Warwick Valley ,NY junior Erin Leahey had a sensational meet..with second in vault 10′ 7″ fast 800m Run and fast 4×400 Relay for Coach Furst’s Purple wave. She near missed 11′ 1″…Lenape Valley senior Kari Murnane was just as sensational at 11′ 1″…4×100 Relay and triple/long jump points. Kari has signed with the University of New Hampshire for the fall semester!! Carolan Frisina(Syosset) flew 9′ 6′ Meagan Hurwitz(F) hit 7′ 0″ Laura Smith (LP) 7’0″ Kalli Seastrand(F) 6′ 0″ …
Colonie Relays…..Kara Snyder(Colonie,NY) has just started up her spring season…following team all event duties the past 5 weeks… won her hometown invitational in vault at 10′ 6″ and sophomore Kalli Manley(B-H,NY) flew 10′ 0″ for Coach Button’s Maroons!! Kalli Manley soared 11′ 3″ last week at Luciano Invite in Hudson Falls!!! At O’Grady Relays last week…Jane Wall(Weston,CT) is caring on the vault tradition for Coach Medve..with her 11′ 0″ win… followed by Rachel Moronek® 10′ 0″ Hannah Campos(W) 8′ 6”.. Emily Intesta(W) 8′ 6″ Kristen Mayhew(Darien) 8′ 6″ Danielle Cass(W) 7′ 6″ Natlie Hartwell(G) 6’6″ .
College News…. Jordan Yamoah scales 17’2″ this weekend in winning the Lone Star Conference meet for Coach Dall… Nate Hiett(Albany) soared 16′ 8.75 for Coach Metzer…Alfonso Scannapiecio 15′ 9″ and Peter fagan 15′ 9″ for third for Coach thompson.
** IT’s ON……. the SEASIDE BEACH VAULT is BACK !!!!!
Seaside Heights,NJ…. AUGUST 1-3!!! JOIN THE FUN!!!!