USA Champs

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Entry lists for next weekend's U.S. outdoor championships at Carson, CA. (Athletes who are automatically qualified on the basis of season's best marks.)

Men's Pole Vault Qual. Mark

Timothy Mack unattached / Nike 6.01
Toby Stevenson unattached / Nike 5.90
Brad Walker unattached / Nike 5.90
Derek Miles unattached / Nike 5.85
Jeff Hartwig unattached / Nike 5.76
Russ Buller unattached / Asics 5.75
Justin Norberg Shore Athletic Club 5.75
Jacob Pauli unattached 5.75
Nicholas Hysong unattached / Nike 5.71
Robert Mclean unattached 5.71
Adam Keul unattached 5.70
Tommy Skipper University of Oregon 5.66
Jonathan Takahashi unattached 5.61
Tye Harvey unattached / New Balance 5.60
Paul Litchfield unattached 5.60
Jeremy Scott unattached 5.60
Daniel Ryland unattached 5.55

Women's Pole Vault Qual. Mark

Stacy Dragila unattached / Nike 4.75
Tracy O'Hara unattached / adidas 4.60
Jillian Schwartz unattached / Nike 4.60
Kellie Suttle unattached / Nike 4.50
Mary Sauer unattached / Asics 4.45
April Steiner unattached 4.45
Lindsay Taylor unattached 4.45
Shayla Balentine San Diego State University 4.30
Breanna Eveland Kansas State University 4.30
Becky Holliday unattached 4.30
Chelsea Johnson UCLA 4.30
Amy Linnen University of Kansas 4.30
Elizabeth Metzinger unattached 4.30
Kira Sims unattached 4.30
Kate Soma University of Washington 4.30
Amanda Haines Siena Heights University 4.27

[Mecham]

I heard Brad went up one or some poles, i bet he puts on quite a show!

[Scott Go Pre]

Brad is starting to make his name known in the pole vault world, just being out of the college division only 18 months, and is hanging with the big dogs. I say he will be one to watch at the USATF Nationals and at the 2008 Trials.

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Yesterday, when I sent the lists of vaulters shown on the championships website as qualified for the meet, I wrote that they were “automatically qualified on the basis of season's best marks.â€Â