The Hudson Valley Flying Circus Pole Vault Academy, LLC    A Private Pole Vault Club    Warwick Valley,  New York.   

  CONGRATULATIONS. to our 17 Boys and Girls Pole Vault Flyers who  have been invited to the New Balance National Pole Vault Finals this weekend  at UPENN’s Historic Franklin Field in Philadelphia.    …. there’s more. than just. hay in that old barn…….

  NEW JERSEY GROUP CHAMPIONSHIPS 

Rachel Mason(High Point)….Max Zuckerman(Pascack Hills) …Nate  Park(NV-Old Tappan). and Alexa Cawood(Holy Angels)  are NOW ~~~~~ STATE GROUP CHAMPIONS in POLE VAULT !!!!!   It’s. a title. like. no other. and it lasts. a lifetime…….  Hard Work was the. answer to the puzzle.
Group 4—–(Large School)  Girls—- 3-Talia Hutchinson(Ridgewood)… 11′ 0″  Boys—  5-Luke Gnospelius(Ridgewood)… 14′ 0″.  Scott Anderson(Hunterdon Central..13′ 0″Group 3——-Girls—- Katie Klein(NV-Old Tappan)… 10′ 0″Boys—  1-Nate Park(NV-Old Tappan) .. 13′ 6″  5-Ian Kearney(Northern Highlands) 13′ 0″PR   8-Caleb Park(NV0Old Tappan)  12′ 6″
 Group 2——-  Girls—  1-Rachel Mason(High PointO .. 12′ 0″  2-Emma Keating(Pompton Lakes) 11′ 6″  3-Michelle Lee(NV-Demarest) 11′ 6″.  4-Chloe Pasek(West Milford).. 10′ 6″  Boys—   1-Max Zuckerman(Pascack Hills)… 15′ 6″. 10-Charlie Nyfenger(NV-Demarest). 12′ 0″.  Matt Ha(NV-Demarest). 12′ 0″
 Group 1——-  Boys—    5-Brady Bonser(Wallkill Valley)…. 11′ 0″PR
 Non Public. A —-  Girls—   1-Alexa Cawood(Holy Angels).  10′

  CIRCUS THANK YOU NEWS     *  Special and Gracious Thanks. to Ann and Steve Keating.  and Melanie and Rich Beattie. for huge. donations to our on going Barn Roof Repairs Project. Lending a helping hand is inspiring.     *  CIRCUS VOLUNTEERS provide. the fuel to move our little. club forward in every  Barn Meet…Barn Clinic…Barn Camp.   and Barn practice. session and at every Barn Travel Meet Tour.   “VOLUNTEERS MOVE-the-WORLD”.  Thank you All.

   CIRCUS COMING MEETS……  Summer. Pole Vault Season…Join us. at. every opportunity!!!!     Friday-Sunday…  June 17-18-19)… New Balance National Championships…. UPENN…Philadelphia,PA     Wednesday……   June 22……. FLY-the CIRCUS # 2 TWILIGHT MEET….Warwick Barn.  ($40 Entry on Site.  4:30pm     Wednesday…..    June 29…..   FLY-the-CIRCUS #3 TWILIGHT MEET….Warwick Barn.  ($40 Entry on Site.  4:30p     Friday-Saturday…July 8-9.  .. THE MEET of the YEAR…CIRCUS SUMMER FESTIVAL POLE VAULT…Warwick Barn                  REGISTRATION OPEN. at.    hvflyingcircus.com.  Closes. July 6.  Entry Fee-$85/Athlete

    2022  New York State Meet   Cicero-North High School , NY

  The Flying Circus Pole Vault Team  showed up as. a group… they supported. each other as a group….  and they thrilled. the on-lookers. as a group. !!!!
   YES— The FLYING CIRCUS  was a GROUP PROJECT. at the New York State Track & Field Championships. yesterday in challenging conditions all day….. with 8 Girls making huge adjustments with  20+mph tail and cross winds the. entire. 4 hour competition.  Everyone. adjusted and. moved up poles.  for.  New PR’s….New School Records.  and.  exciting fun of a. State Championships together.                        CONGRATULATIONS ALL !!!!!!
  Leading the. charge were Lily Beattie ( Warwick Valley). and Rachel Venter(Warwick Valley,NY) with their.  12 Foot Blasts  on their. BIGGEST POLES of the YEAR!!!   Lily used. her 14’1″ x 175  from 8 steps for her massive. 16  competitive. jumps to place. 3rd place medal…and. Freshman  Rachel Venter moved up to her. 12′ 7 x 150 for her double PR day from her. 7 step. Everyone. made. great adjustments  on each jump  in tough conditions.  The comeback of the year belongs. to Washingtonville,NY. senior…Sophie Mirecki…..coming back from a 3 month injury this spring..to sail 11′ 6″ for 7th place. for the Bryant University  signee Coached. by Stephanie Duffy.
   Placing 10th. was. Clarkstown South,NY. senior… Madison Chalfin ..with her. 11′ 3″ PR. and = School Record. for the UCONN  signee next year.    New York City PSAL Champion…Grace Zagoria)Bronx Science,NY) was. the Top  Junior in the meet. with her. 11′ 0″ on her New Essx Poles… Kailing Zhu(Valhalla) Capped off a sensational  year at 8′ 6″. and Siri Walsh(New Paltz,NY)  vaulted. 8′ 6″ on bruised rigs. the last 3 weeks of the season for Coach Ann Gregory.
  In the  afternoon Boys Championships… St.Anthony’s  senior. Nick Lourenco was. sizzling. with coach Jim Henderson coaching him up to 16′ 7.5″. for a New Meet Record…and heading to Circus. Pole Vault Festival on July 8-9 in the BarnYard.  Placing 10th. was. Sam Buckler(Kingston) 12′ 6″….14th-Max Dicker(Bronxville). 11′ 6″.  and Harrison Hayward(Hackley Prep) at 10′ 6″.

                                           THANK YOU VAULTERS and FAMILIES for Representing FLYING CIRCUS ALL YEAR !                                           *****************************************************************************************************
        CIRCUS ACTION CONTINUES……………        June  17-19.  New Balance Nationals.  @ UPENN       June 22……. Circus Meet #2.  in Warwick,NY       June 29……  Circus Meet #3   in Warwick,NY       July 8-9…..  “The Pole Vault Meet of the Year… FLYING CIRCUS FESTIVAL.  (Register at. hvflyingcircus.com)