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Mr. Richey was always the highlight for me when we competed at Purdue. He was always warm, and pleasant. He was a good man.

CW

Former Illinois Prep Vaulters were well represented at the Drake Relays. Former high school standouts, Sam Kranz, Mike Beese, Phil Hansen, Jake Winder,Cody Doerflein, Mark Hollis, Jacob Pauli and Darren Niedermeyer all competed. Results are as follows. Men Pole Vault Special 1 Darren Neidermeyer Una...

Chicagoland Championships Event 33 Women Pole Vault ========================================================================================== Opening height will be set at 2.45 meters. Haydon Track: $ 3.65m 2009 Ashley Fozkos Name Year School Seed Finals Points =====================================...

Jake Winder, North Central College Senior, cleared 18'0"1/2 and the Chicagoland Championships. New NCC Outdoor Record! Sweet lookin' jump.

Dang it! Can't believe if forgot Kanland! One of the best programs in the state over the past 30 years. Harry Anderson started it all. Too many good vaulters to list. Randy kept the ball rolling out there. I new I shouldn't have started naming names. :^)

Oops! Chicago Heights Bloom has had a great vault program for Decades. Tim Johnson has brought that program back in a big way. Tim was a great vautler and is now a great vault coach. Phil Coat (retired from PV coaching in 2009) has coached many state qualifiers and one State Champion at two differen...

I was pretty much were you are, 25 years ago. There is no easy answer, other than diligence, patience and time. Eventually if you play your cards right, you may get a chance to have some say so in the way things are done. As is usually the case, I'm sure you only get the pit a couple times a week. J...

I agree that all kids don't belong in the event. If a kid is not in good conditions then there are some safety concerns. I have on occassion used physical tests to determine who gets the opportunity to compete. I have never limited practice time, but requiring a kid to be at a certain strength level...

What you are looking for doesn't exist in Illinois, in HS, and honestly in most collegiate settings. Pole Vaulting is not just for the vaulters who are have state potential. Pole vaulting is an event in track and field inwhich "Kids" get an opportunity to participate. It has to be fun, and...

How many years are you willing to coach to create this kind vaulting program? How much of your personal finances are you willing to sink into poles? Coaching and developing vaulters is not a "Flash in the Pan" endeavor. It takes years, even decades to develop a program. It takes personal f...

Registration begins March 1st. Enrollment is limited. Details below.

http://northcentralcollege.edu/x4794.xml

http://www.northcentralcardinals.com/sports/2010/2/5/MTRACK_0205104757.aspx?path=mtrack

cw

The Cardinal Vault Club concluded for 2009 on December 20. Thanks to all 50 participants . 2010 will be our first club season in North Central Colleges new indoor Track and Field facility . It will be fun to have more room, and the possibility of running 3 pits , instead of the 2 pits in 2009. Thank...