College Signings!

[lonestar]

The former men's American re-cord holder in the pole vault, Jeff Hartwig, went to Arkansas State.

What do they mean, "the former" men's American record holder?

[Carolina Extreme]

The former men's American re-cord holder in the pole vault, Jeff Hartwig, went to Arkansas State.

What do they mean, "the former" men's American record holder?

I caught that too. Somebody goofed. Jeff is "The Man"!

[lonpvh]

What you expect, it was the Memphis paper. Actually, I think it was suppost to it should have been more like former ASU athlete and current American Record holder.

Anyway, alittle bit about Erica. She is number 1 camper and 3 all time on our 15m fly machine at Earls. For those of you that have run it, she has run 1.64, that is just behind Jill at 1.62 and Kellie at 1.63.

I'll be sure to tell Jeff that he is now the former American Record Holder. LON

[vaultmd]

For those of you that have run it, she has run 1.64, that is just behind Jill at 1.62 and Kellie at 1.63.

LON

Holy *bleep*.

My best is 1.96. Lila still doesn't believe it.

[Oldcoach]

Wow, a HS girl that runs a 1.64 flying 15m(9.1 m/sec) . Hell, Ive never had more than 2 HS boys in one year that were faster than that.

[rainbowgirl28]

http://www.mariettatimes.com/sports/sto ... jmprak.asp

Warren's Bailey heads to Akron

By Joe Davis, jdavis@mariettatimes.com


VINCENT - Sinda Bailey never expected to find her niche by catapulting herself over 10-foot high barriers and freefalling into a massive cushion.

Yet, in an incredibly short period of time, the versatile Bailey has made pole vaulting her specialty.
On the heels of her third-place finish at the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division II track meet last June, Bailey signed a national letter of intent with the University of Akron women's track program Tuesday morning in a ceremony at Warren High School.

"I didn't know I could actually vault until I tried it," Bailey said. "Then, it was so much fun, I had to go back for more."

When Warren girls track coach Sally Maddox first heard the OHSAA was going to open up the pole vault as a new field event for girls in 2002, it seemed like a natural fit for Bailey.

"When we found that they were going to have the girls pole vault, it was at the end of Sinda's freshman year and we told her she was going to be our pole vaulter the following year," Maddox said. "She was gutsy enough to do it and willing to try."

Warren boys track coach Al Riffey, who handles the technical instruction for Warren's vaulters, had the same idea.

"She was the first person on our list because of her upper-body strength, her aggressiveness and her coordination," Riffey said. "She doesn't tippy-toe down the runway. She attacks it."

Bailey was upset with herself when she didn't qualify for the state meet in the pole vault as a sophomore. Instead, Warren High School teammate Kylee Swaney advanced from the regional to the state meet. Bailey matched Swaney's best effort by clearing 8-0, but placed seventh on misses.

Undeterred, Bailey came back this past spring and broke her own Southeastern Ohio Athletic League record by clearing 9-6. She also had placed second in the 100-meter hurdles, third in the girls long jump and sixth in the 300-meter hurdles.

In district competition this past May, Bailey advanced with a winning height of 10 feet, while Swaney was second at 8-6. The following week in regional competition at Byesville, Bailey cleared 9-6 on her third try and qualified for the state meet by finishing third overall.

Instead of being satisfied, she was mad at herself for not winning.

"She is a competitor first and foremost," Riffey said. "And those are the kind of people we're looking for. Second and third place is nice, but she'd like to be first all the time.

"She's come a long way from just being a girl that had some innate qualities that were good to plug into the pole vault. She's at the point where she's a goal-setter and has a course of action that she wants to follow."

At Dayton's Welcome Stadium June 7, Bailey celebrated her father's birthday by clearing 10-4, equaling her personal best. She was one of six girls to clear 10-4, but was awarded third place by having fewer misses at earlier heights.

"When we went to the state meet, she wanted to get on the podium and she was successful at that," Riffey said. "If she had cleared 9-6 or 10-2 on her first jump, she might have won the thing.

"Placing third last spring was quite an accomplishment. By getting this signing out of the way now, it takes a lot of pressure off her. Now she can go out and achieve the goals she sets for herself this year."

Bailey isn't shy about setting her goals too high.

"My goal this year is to clear 12-0," she said. "Then, whenever I get into college, I'll set another goal. I don't really have a stopping point. Whenever I stop, I guess that's where I'm going to end. Right now, I just want to go as high as I can."

Bailey, the daughter of Stan and Kathy Bailey, intends to study early child education at Akron.

"Ohio State had been looking at me too," Bailey said. "When I visited Akron, everybody was really friendly so I decided I wanted to go there."

While she may be open to compete in a variety of events, she would prefer to concentrate on vaulting.

"I wouldn't say I'm a natural, but as soon as I caught on to it, it was, 'OK, I can do this.'" Bailey said.

[rainbowgirl28]

http://www.pittsburghpanthers.com/sport ... SE_ID=9766

Track and Field Signs Four Student-Athletes to National Letters of Intent

11/26/2003

Angela Hoover, Elyse Goode, Keith Higham and Michael Holsberger will join the Panthers next fall.

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[rainbowgirl28]

http://clemsontigers.ocsn.com/sports/w- ... 03aaa.html

Clemson Women's Track And Field Adds Five During Early Signing Period
Lady Tigers bolster 2004-05 roster with high school standouts.

Nov. 28, 2003

CLEMSON, SC - The Clemson women's track and field team signed five high school standouts to National Letters of Intent to continue their academic and athletic careers as Lady Tigers, announced head coach Marcia Noad. Courtney Allston, Thea Dix, Sierra Hill, Helen Kirkland and Tia Perry committed to the Lady Tiger track and field program for the 2004-05 season during the early signing period.

Kirkland, from Mt. Pleasant, SC, is a two-time all-state, all-county and all-region pole vaulter. She was named to the Post and Courier All-Lowcountry team in 2002 and 2003, and was the runner-up for the 2002 and 2003 Post and Courier Overall Track and Field Athlete of the Year. In 2003, Kirkland was the South Carolina state runner-up behind current Lady Tiger Sara Young. The 2002 and 2003 Wando High School Most Valuable Player set Wando, Tri-county, Lower State and Regional pole vault records a year ago. Kirkland is a a member of the National Honor Society and was the 2003 Yearbook Editor.

[rainbowgirl28]

http://www.dyestat.com/3us/college/choi ... on_jpg.htm

[rainbowgirl28]

http://baylorbears.ocsn.com/sports/c-tr ... 03aaa.html

Track Inks Four Early Signees

Women's team adds three; men get commitment from hurdler

Dec. 1, 2003

WACO, Texas - The Baylor Track & Field team signed Carla Grace, Lyndsy Bedell, Brinn Newman and Jeremy Jackson to National Letters of Intent during the early signing period, head coach Clyde Hart announced today.

"We feel fortunate to have signed such a good group at such an early time," Hart said. "We have filled areas in which we will need help for the future, and these athletes willl give us good representation in several events."

Newman, from Salado High School in Salado, Texas, was the District 25-2A and Regional champion in the pole vault last season. She also finished third at the state championships.