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I was on the outer pit last year, it wasn't so much the floating box plug where my 2nd step landed... The floating "sinking" box when you step on it might be a factor if the vaulters step on it this week. I would suggest starting from the left or right side of the runway and step beside it instead....

Thanks for posting the article. I will let Mark know that it is online here. We wish him the best here at NCAA's, where I am responding from. Mark is like a part of our family. He has competed with and against many of the SC vaulters since high school. He also competed with our summer club in high s...

Camp entries are coming in daily, from many different states, so we expect to fill up fast. Our All-Star group of coaches seems to be a big draw and we are getting many calls and emails. We are only having this one camp in June, so if you want to be a part of it, please do not wait to send in your e...

Jaquon is the third guy from SC to do it in recent years. Mitch Greeley jumped 15' at 15 yrs old. And Chase Shealy jumped 15' 1" at 15 yrs, 16' 7" at 16 yrs and 17' 1" at 17 yrs. I think the all-time world best is probably Jacob Davis from Texas. Achtung and some others probably have his exact numbe...

Jacquon Pegues of Cheraw HS, Cheraw, SC achieved the rarity of jumping his age, 14' at 14 yrs old, during a USATF meet at Wando HS in Mt Pleasant, SC.

Jacquon, a freshman, also won the AA state meet at 13' 6".

It can be frustrating sometimes to post. There are others with great knowledge that refrain from posting due to the "little people", people who insist on taking stabs at you. Yes it is an open forum so people have the right to respond, even if it is petty or totally off track from the topic. I have ...

Bumping. Edited our original post to reflect the addition of BTB author Alan Launder to our camp staff.

Shealy, Baggett, Johnston and Launder... dinner conversations will be great... and educational I am sure.

Chris,

I believe that I have his phone number if you need it. See you when we get back from Penn Relays.

YOU ARE THE MAN!!

Comments as posted by BaggettPV, (Coach Rick Baggett) transfered from "Can Tommy S. go 19' 6" this year?" in the College section. This is a sampling of what we will be covering during the coaches only portion during the camp. Lets see: Presently holding at 5.05 (16'7") so 15' 11" in the box. He has ...

And we would be honored to have you with us. Perhaps next year. All the best to you down under!

Rusty

********** May 2nd Update ********************* GREAT NEWS!!! :yes: We have just added "Altius" (Beginner to Bubka author Alan Launder) to our camp coaching staff. This is really shaping up to be an exciting camp. We now have Rick Baggett "BaggettPV", DJ Johnston "DJ", Alan Launder and myself. Come ...