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		Check out the repaired runway We have been doing some work on the well worn areas of the pole vault runway. It is starting to look much better! Lots of personal best were set as we had a tremendous outdoor season. We are still celebrating Jon Garrett’s GWOC overall championship with his 14-0 vault, now #2 all time in Miamisburg history. Zak Kruer has cleared 13 feet and gives Miamisburg the only two vaulters over 13 feet in the area. They have cleaned up at relay meets all over the place and set a school relay record. John Fontaine & Zach Marcott were amazing at the Wayne Warrior Relay meet. They both had a tremendous vauting day and improved by a foot each!!! How great to have our JV vaulters beat the varsity vaulters of 15 other teams! Kennedy Peters had a big pr of 8-0 to go to a tie for #4 on the all time Miamisburg list. Elizabeth Steingass improved dramatically and ended up #7 on the all time list. Wow, this pole vault video has really changed the way I am thinking. It is the clip of a 67 year old woman vaulting 10-6. She is 11 years older than me and vaulting 6 inches higher. It all makes me realize that I’m not training hard enough. What do you think about this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbcub-nR7-U “To dream anything that you want to dream. That’s the beauty of the human mind. To do anything that you want to do. That is the strength of the human will. To trust yourself to test your limits. That is the courage to succeed.” Bernard Edmonds !!!JAN JOHNSON VAULT CAMP HITS THE TOWN!!! Jan Johnson says “Let me tell you about my daughter Chelsea......” What a great vault camp led by Olympian Jan Johnson! There were terrific vaulters there, lots of great information shared and amazing coaching. Jon Garrett and Rian Wendling were there for the entire camp. Coach Mike Hout stopped by for several visits and on Tuesday he picked up Zak Kruer so he could spend a day soaking up the camp. Look out Centerville relays! Ask Rian and Jon how many times Jan Johnson mentioned his daughter Chelsea? You can read more about Jan Johnson, his camps and his equipment at: www.skyjumpers.com/ Remember: don’t limit your challenges... challenge your limits! Coach Hout has been compiling top marks in Miamisburg High School history and you can see the complete list on the “top marks” page. Here are the vault lists: top boys pole vault marks in MHS school history: ---1970...Larry Jessee...............15-1 1/2 ---1991...Dwayne Gard.............14-0 ---2010...Jon Garrett................14-0 ---1975...Rod Newland..............13-9 ---2002...Matt Coleman.............13-8 ---1965...Rick Kidwell...............13-5 3/4 ---1976...Chris Chance..............13-0 ---2010...Zak Kruer...................13-0 ---1964...Gary Robinette...........12-9 ---1969...Bob Haklik..................12-6 ---1976...John Blair...................12-6 ---1978...Mike Elsass.................12-6 ---1989...Jeff Skudlareck...........12-6 ---1991...Mark Robinson............12-6 ---1998...Ryan Smith................12-6 ---1961...Carl Schroeder...........12-1 1/4 ---1993...Arkus Pennington.......12-0 ---2002...Jordan McNeal............12-0 and also ---2009...Rian Wendling............11-0 ---2010...Jon Fontaine...............10-6 ---2008...Zach Mathis................10-0 ---2010...Zach Marcott...............10-0 ---2010...Raheem Uqdah............8-0 top girls pole vault marks in MHS school history ---2007...Andrea Coleman........10-0 ---2005...Brittany Robinson........9-6 ---2005...Sabella Hartman..........8-6 ---2007...Kathryn Sheridan........8-0 ---2010...Kennedy Peters...........8-0 ---2004...Jessica Housman.........7-6 ---2006...Lauren Taylor..............7-6 ---2009...Jenni Miller.................7-6 ---2007...Ashley Zobrist.............7-6 ---2003...Keera Reese................7-0 ---2010...Elizabeth Steingass.....7-0 ---2001...Shannon Hudson.........6-9 ---2010...Kennedy Peters...........6-6 ---2001...Tabitha Waite..............6-0 ---2008...Arielle Doretsky...........6-0 ---2009...Jessica Grib.................6-0 ---2010...Grace Steingass...........6-0 Here is a short but fascinating clip of a girl vaulting 12 feet on a 12 foot pole! http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=pole+vaulting+12+on+a+12+pole&hl=en&sitesearch= This is an eight minute video clip of the take-off and the pull turn. We really need to watch this video a lot!!! http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3252808419162777095&q=pole%20vault&hl=en Here is a series of great videos by the well known vault coach Bill Falk. They are each pretty short (2-3 minutes) so you they won’t take a lot of time but they are worth looking at many times because they are loaded with good information........... Introduction to pole vaulting: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1138178011141324414 The plant: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8442792962249877114 The take off and drive: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8180848250683828351 The pull/turn: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=470731436636131338 Here’s a poem for the WC vaulters...... It was a time we will all remember Through some days cold like December And others with heat like July But through it all the vaulters did fly There were pits that made wet our back There were chalk drawings on an old track There were times being scared by chipmunks There were times watching some blow chunks We had some meets that made our hearts torn But who can forget the meet record at Fairborn And the thrill of getting a new personal record What’s that? A tattoo of a bird! Water in the box with bugs that squirm Hey look there. I see a worm! Getting psyched for meets with adrenaline Now forever go with God......and a gentle tailwind!