“CIRCUS 6 STEP MEET” ..DEREK DiBONA (16′ 1.75″) … SAMANTHA BEYAR (12′ 4″) FLY GOLD / “DOC” ANDRESEN SOARS 10′ 1″ !!!!


The Hudson Valley FLYING CIRCUS Pole Vault Academy, LLC
The Pole Vault Development Project
Warwick Valley, NY

EXCITING FIREWORKS @ FLYING CIRCUS MEET
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Nov. 1, 2014
Flying Circus 6 Step Meet

Congratulations to all 44 athletes and family members attending this weeks “SUPER SIX STEP MEET” here in Warwick Valley. The day was filled with 12 hours of ‘Pole Vault Spirit’ in all divisions and great stories of fiberglass filled the 100 year old dairy barn’s hay loft. New personal bests…school records and the best of all…three great jumps at a 73 Year Old Masters WORLD RECORD!!!!! Yes… this season will be SPECIAL !!!!!

Girls Highlights… Monroe-Woodbury,NY senior Samantha Beyar took home the gold..with a personal best of 12′ 4″ to lead the HS Girls and club team mate Maddie Schneider (Darien,CT) flew 12′ 2″ with a small grip…to lead the 19 Girls Meet. Warwick Valley 7th Grader Genevive Reilly won Middle School at 6′ 7″.

Boys Highlights… Warwick Valley,NY senior Derek DiBona also set a personal best at 16′ 1.75″ on his 15’1″ x 190 UCS Spirit Glass Rocket. He now leads the Boys list for THE MILLROSE GAMES HS BOYS Pole Vault Invitations. Top 8-10 Boys will be invited for the February 14 Meet at the New Balance Armory Center.Luis Escarret(Ridgefield Park,NJ) won the Open Meet at 14′ 3″(PR)… the “BIGGEST THRILL” of the meet perhaps went to John “DOC” Andresen of Aquebogue,NY… This 73 Year old Master’s vaulter…coached by legendary vault guru Jim Henderson at The Warehouse in Long Island soared to his 10′ 1″ gold medal and then took 3 great shots at the Age Group WORLD RECORD of 10′ 8″ and had close bars on all three.. Join him at our 7 Step Meet on Nov. 22 and be a part of the WORLD RECORD MANIA !!!!

Girls High School

12′ 4″ Samantha Beyar(Monroe,NY) PR
12′ 2″ Maddie Schneider(Darien,CT) Indoor PR
11′ 0″ Cara Kelly(Vernon,NJ) PR,Sch. Indoor Record
10′ 8″ Emily Taylor (John Glenn,NY)
10′ 8″ Sabrina Anderson(Hunterdon,NJ)
10′ 8″ Samantha Kaplan(New Paltz,NY) Indoor Sch. Record
10′ 8″ Jordan Messinero(Sachem.NY) Top Soph !!
10′ 2″ Tedi DeMaria(Bethlehem,NY)
10′ 2″ Kalli Manly(Burnt Hills,NY)
9′ 8″ Kerstyn Ciulla(Sachem.NY)
9′ 6″ Danielle Cass(Weston,CT) PR
9′ 4″ Devon Feuer(New Rochelle,NY)
9′ 2″ Sophia Alter(Rondout Valley,NY)
8′ 8″ Jessica Ippolito(FairLawn,NJ) PR
8′ 6′ Julia Tamukewski(No.Highlands,NJ)PR
7′ 6″ Gabrilla Lepe(White Plains,NY) PR

Middle School

6′ 7″ Genevieve Reilly(Warwick, NY) PR

Boys High School

16′ 1.75″ Derek DiBona(warwick Valley,NY) Indoor PR
13′ 3″ Ike Osbun(Montclair,NJ)
13′ 1″ Luke Ammirati(Staten Island,NY)
12′ 7″ Martin Desmery(New Paltz,NY)
12′ 7″ Nick Marrino(Hatsboro-Horsham,PA) Top Soph !
12′ 7″ Ivam Mieses(Middletown,NY)
12′ 7′ Matt Greenlaw(Warwick Valley,NY) Indoor PR
12′ 1″ Adam Dillion(Holbrook,NY)
12′ 1″ Dylan Scribani(New Paltz,NY)
12′ 1″ Caleb Duffany(Demerast,NJ)PR
11′ 7″ Marc DeLuca(Westhill,CT) PR
11′ 1″ Brian Rubenstein(Berkley Heights,NJ) PR
10′ 9″ Brian McCarthy(Mountainside,NJ)
9′ 7″ Isaac Heatley(warwick Valley,NY)
9′ 7″ Austin Takei(Germantown,PA)
9′ 4″ James Ammirati(Staten Island,NY)

Open Division

14′ 3″ Luis Escarret(Ridgefield Park,NJ) Indoor PR
13′ 1″ Dan Matson(Stanford,CT)
12′ 7″ Zack Holquen(Medford,NY)

Masters Division

13′ 1″ Ben Simonet(NYC,NY) (38+)
11′ 1″ John Patterson(Doyletown,PA) (53+)
10′ 1″ Dave Peterson(Red Hook,NY) (60+)
10′ 1″ John “Doc” Andresen(Aquebogue,NY) (73+)

Special Thanks to all Pit Volunteers for making our meet run smoothly…Ben Simonet..Adam Dillion…Jordan Messinero…Kerstyn Ciulla and all others… we appreciate all your help!!!


FLYING CIRCUS 7 STEP MEET…. Saturday November 22, 2014

Girls at 10AM Boys at 3PM Entry $20/Athlete At The Door.

“Oh, the Wonders You’ll See !”
– Dr. Seuss