Longest Standing HS State Record

News about national level high school pole vaulting, pole vaulters, rules, etc. Things that are of local interest only should go in the regional forums below. High schoolers wanting to chat should go to the High School Lounge.

Moderators: Robert schmitt, Russ

Post Reply
User avatar
rainbowgirl28
I'm in Charge
Posts: 30435
Joined: Sat Aug 31, 2002 1:59 pm
Expertise: Former College Vaulter, I coach and officiate as life allows
Lifetime Best: 11'6"
Gender: Female
World Record Holder?: Renaud Lavillenie
Favorite Vaulter: Casey Carrigan
Location: A Temperate Island
Contact:
Contact rainbowgirl28

Longest Standing HS State Record

Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Thu Aug 21, 2003 6:23 pm

Casey Carrigan set the WA state record of 17-4.75 in 1969. This record still stands. Are there any other states with a longer standing pole vault record?

Because some states have different standards for how records can be set, I will clarify a bit. Washington allows records to be set until August 31st of the senior year. Carrigan jumped 17-4.75 at Golden West that summer.
Top
User avatar
lonestar
PV Lover
Posts: 1475
Joined: Sat Oct 12, 2002 12:23 am
Location: New Braunfels, TX
Contact:
Contact lonestar

Unread postby lonestar » Fri Aug 22, 2003 10:48 am

5.30 as a high schooler in 1969! That is awesome! :yes:
Any scientist who can't explain to an eight-year-old what he is doing is a charlatan. K Vonnegut
Top
User avatar
rainbowgirl28
I'm in Charge
Posts: 30435
Joined: Sat Aug 31, 2002 1:59 pm
Expertise: Former College Vaulter, I coach and officiate as life allows
Lifetime Best: 11'6"
Gender: Female
World Record Holder?: Renaud Lavillenie
Favorite Vaulter: Casey Carrigan
Location: A Temperate Island
Contact:
Contact rainbowgirl28

Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Fri Aug 22, 2003 12:29 pm

lonestar wrote:5.30 as a high schooler in 1969! That is awesome! :yes:


He was amazing :heart:

That set a National High School Record that stood for a long time. He made it to the Olympics fall of his senior year in high school. He is also said to have jumped his age from age 8 to 17, but I don't know if he did the lower heights/ages at meets.
Top
vaultinggoat16
PV Whiz
Posts: 141
Joined: Thu Feb 19, 2004 10:47 pm
Location: Winona, Texas
Contact:
Contact vaultinggoat16

I have another record for you.

Unread postby vaultinggoat16 » Thu Feb 19, 2004 11:12 pm

SP 81' 3.5" NR Michael Carter Dallas Jefferson 1979

According to that site it is STILL a national record..That is insane.
Sorry to be off topic


-billy
Top
dbulick
PV Fan
Posts: 45
Joined: Mon Sep 01, 2003 10:56 pm

Unread postby dbulick » Thu Feb 19, 2004 11:37 pm

Ya that shotput record will NEVER be broken EVER. That is equivilent to someone vaulting 20' in highschool. The most insane record ever, anywhere period.
Top
User avatar
rainbowgirl28
I'm in Charge
Posts: 30435
Joined: Sat Aug 31, 2002 1:59 pm
Expertise: Former College Vaulter, I coach and officiate as life allows
Lifetime Best: 11'6"
Gender: Female
World Record Holder?: Renaud Lavillenie
Favorite Vaulter: Casey Carrigan
Location: A Temperate Island
Contact:
Contact rainbowgirl28

Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Fri Feb 20, 2004 12:14 am

dbulick wrote:Ya that shotput record will NEVER be broken EVER. That is equivilent to someone vaulting 20' in highschool. The most insane record ever, anywhere period.


It's a little harder to compare because they throw a heavier shot once they get out of high school. I am sure Adam Nelson could throw 80+ feet with a HS shot if he trained at it.
Top
swtvault
PV Pro
Posts: 418
Joined: Fri Oct 11, 2002 10:08 am
Expertise: Part time semi elite vaulter--5.35 season best in 2009
Lifetime Best: 5.52
Location: Onsted, MI

Unread postby swtvault » Fri Feb 20, 2004 12:20 am

It's a little harder to compare because they throw a heavier shot once they get out of high school. I am sure Adam Nelson could throw 80+ feet with a HS shot if he trained at it.


I think Carters best was 69' something with the 16lb shot. Still very impressive.
Retain faith that you will prevail in the end, regardless of the difficulties.

Stockdale Paradox
Top
dbulick
PV Fan
Posts: 45
Joined: Mon Sep 01, 2003 10:56 pm

Unread postby dbulick » Fri Feb 20, 2004 12:37 am

More than likely adam nelson could, course he isnt 17 or 18 anymore. I think even if he did train with the lighter shot it would still be very difficult for him to throw that far. That is just a huge mark.
Top
User avatar
achtungpv
PV Rock Star
Posts: 2359
Joined: Thu Oct 17, 2002 2:34 pm
Location: Austin, TX

Unread postby achtungpv » Fri Feb 20, 2004 8:41 am

It's so far out there, it's like 8 feet better than the #2.

Carter's best with the 16# was like 65' in [url]high school[/url].

He won a couple of NCAA titles and the silver at the 84 Olympics. I think his PR was around 71-72'.

Played for the 49ers for many years after that.
"You have some interesting coaching theories that seem to have little potential."
Top
User avatar
OAKPV2004
PV Follower
Posts: 650
Joined: Fri Oct 11, 2002 4:37 pm
Location: the woodlands, texas
Contact:
Contact OAKPV2004

Unread postby OAKPV2004 » Fri Feb 20, 2004 8:10 pm

I met that guy, michale carter, last summer when I went to a meet in canada. he was a coach and his daughter was on the team. Damn, that dude eats 5 meals at a time and he is about the size of 5 people. He was pretty much a chaperone, i dont think anyone wanted to mess with him.
Top
Post Reply

Return to “Pole Vault - High School”

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 20 guests