Laurent confirms US#1 ranking
by Elliot Denman, NSSF
Rachel Laurent of Vanderbilt Catholic High School/Houma,
Louisiana came in as the national leader (with a 13-9 ¼ at the
Louisiana state meet) and solidified her status as America’s
number one with a 13-8 ½ clearance for the gold medal.
The nation’s 2-3-4 ranked vaulters came to Landover, too,
and proved their credentials once again.
Easton, Pa.’s Abby Schaffer took the silver at 13-2 ½ (a PR and Pennsylvania state record), and while Shade Weygandt of Mansfield, Texas and Stephanie Norman of Norman, Arkansas were sailing 12-8 ¾, the third spot was going to Weygandt on fewer misses.
Mechanicsville’s Emma DeJarnette and Lafayette’s Kathryn
Barousse cleared 12-2 ¾ to top the morning flight and wound
up fifth and seventh, respectively, on the misses rule.
Neither Palo Alto, Californian Tori Anthony’s national record
of 14-2 ½ in 2007 or Lancaster, or New Yorker Mary Saxer’s
NIN meet record of 14-2 in 2005 were under threat.
The triumph assured, Laurent had the bar upped to 13-8 ½
but thrice fell short.
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Girls Pole Vault
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Flight 1 at 10:00am on Sunday; Flight 2 at 2:00pm Sunday
10-9, 11-3, 11-9, 12-2.75, 12-6.75, 12-10.75, 13-2.5, 13-6.5,
13-10.5 14-0.75, 14-2.75, 14-4.5
Flight 1 opening height 10-9; Flight 2 opening height 11-3
National: N 14-02.50 2/10/2007 Tori Anthony, Castilleja, Palo Alto,CA
Meet: M 14-02 3/13/2005 Mary Saxer, Lancaster, NY
Freshman: ( 12-07.50 1999 Samantha Shepard, Weston, MA
Sophomore: R 13-06 1/20/2007 Shade Weygandt, Forney, TX
Junior: J 14-00 1/28/2006 Katie Veith, Homestead,Ft Wayne,IN
Senior: $ 14-02.50 2/10/2007 Tori Anthony, Castilleja, Palo Alto,CA
Name Year School Finals
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1 2446 Laurent, Rachel 08 Una-La-Houma,Houma, 4.18m 13-08.50
3.28 3.43 3.58 3.73 3.88 4.03 4.18 4.33
PPP PPP PPP XO O XO XO XXX
2 2605 Schaffer, Abby 08 Vertical Assault,Ea 4.03m 13-02.50
3.28 3.43 3.58 3.73 3.88 4.03 4.18
PPP PPP PPP O XXO O XXX
3 1304 Weygandt, Shade 09 Club Altius,Mansfie 3.88m 12-08.75
3.28 3.43 3.58 3.73 3.88 4.03
PPP PPP PPP O XO XXX
4 1058 Foreman, Stephanie 08 Arkansas Vault,Norm 3.88m 12-08.75
3.28 3.43 3.58 3.73 3.88 4.03
PPP PPP PPP XO O XXX
5 1238 LeLeux, Morgann 11 Catholic Hs-,New Ib 3.73m 12-02.75
3.28 3.43 3.58 3.73 3.88
O XO O O X
5 1781 Barousse, Kathryn 10 Lafayette HS,Lafaye 3.73m 12-02.75
3.28 3.43 3.58 3.73 3.88
O O XO O XXX
7 1069 DeJarnette, Emma 09 Atlee HS,Mechanicsv 3.73m 12-02.75
3.28 3.43 3.58 3.73 3.88
PPP XXO O O XXX
8 2606 Worthen, Tory 09 Vertical Assault,Ho 3.73m 12-02.75
3.28 3.43 3.58 3.73 3.88
PPP O O XO XXX
9 2565 Kennard, Shelby 09 Una-Tx-Rockw,Rockwa 3.58m 11-09.00
3.28 3.43 3.58 3.73
PPP PPP O XXX
9 2603 Hamscher, Brooke 10 Vertical Assault,Wh 3.58m 11-09.00
3.28 3.43 3.58
O O O
11 1712 Brady, Samantha 08 Jackson Hs-Nj,Jacks 3.58m 11-09.00
3.28 3.43 3.58 3.73
XO O O XXX
12 2089 Nicosia, Allison 08 Palmetto T+F,Aiken, 3.58m 11-09.00
3.28 3.43 3.58 3.73
O O XO XXX
13 1036 Favre, Michelle 09 Apex Vaulting,Saddl 3.58m 11-09.00
3.28 3.43 3.58 3.73
O XO XO XXX
14 2437 Shealy, Kimber 08 Una-Ga-Powde,Powder 3.43m 11-03.00
3.28 3.43 3.58
O O XXX
15 1302 Urciuoli, Emily 10 Clifton HS,Clifton, 3.43m 11-03.00
3.28 3.43 3.58
XO O XXX
15 2604 Pompei, Nicole 09 Vertical Assault,Ea 3.43m 11-03.00
3.28 3.43 3.58
XO O XXX
17 2602 Finkel, Chrissy 09 Vertical Assault,Mo 3.43m 11-03.00
3.28 3.43 3.58
XO XO XXX
18 2445 Sanchez, Lacey 08 Una-La-Baton,Baton 3.43m 11-03.00
3.28 3.43 3.58
XXO XO XXX
19 2482 Pilkerton, Rebecca 08 Una-Mi-Ann_a,Ann Ar 3.43m 11-03.00
3.28 3.43 3.58
O XXO XXX
20 2573 Parker, Shelley 09 Una-Va-Lynch,Lynchb 3.28m 10-09.00
3.28 3.43
O XXX
21 2572 Collins, Katherine 09 Una-Va-Lovin,Loving 3.28m 10-09.00
3.28 3.43
XXO XXX
