Reese Watson (Spring High School, Texas) moves to #3 all-time indoor

Senior Reese Watson (Spring HS, Texas), the Texas 5A outdoor champion, won the Pole Vault Expo Explosion III indoor meet on December 31, 2011 in Belton, Texas at 17-6, #3 all-time.

Men's All-Time Indoor List
17-9 1/4 Andrew Irwin (Mt. Ida, AR) Black Springs, AR 6/14/11
17-6 1/2A Pat Manson (Aurora Central, Aurora, CO) Flagstaff, AZ 3/8/86
17-6 Brandon Richards (San Marcos, Santa Barbara, CA) Princeton, New Jersey 3/17/85
17-6 Reese Watson (Spring, TX) Benton, TX 12/31/11
17-5 Matson Wallace (Clear Brook, Friendswood, TX) 07
17-4 1/2 Joe Dial (Marlow, OK) 81
17-4 1/4 Scott Roth (Granite Bay, CA) 06

Source: HIGH SCHOOL TRACK 2012 by Jack Shepard
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Brandon Richards From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Brandon Richards (born February 6, 1967) is an American Track and Field athlete and a son of double Olympic Gold Medalist in the pole vault, Bob Richards. He is the third of four of Richards' sons who all excelled at the pole vault--Bob Jr. finished second in 1968 and Tom won the CIF California State Meet in the pole vault.[1]

Richards began vaulting at age five[2] and by age 18, he vaulted 18'2" (5.54m), which stood as the highest pole vault for a high schooler for 14 years.[3] The record still stands as third best jump for a high schooler.[4] Richards also set the Indoor record in the pole vault at 17'6" (5.33m), which only lasted a year before Pat Manson marginally improved upon it, but it still ranks as the second best ever.[5]

Richards' high school record jump was set at an All-comers track meet in Eugene, Oregon, not in high school competition.[6] He chose not to compete for his San Marcos High School team during his senior year.[2] As a junior, Richards was the Texas state champion at Midway High School.[7]

Richards' set his personal record five years later at 18'4.5" (5.60m). That mark is the Richards family record, but not in contention with the 19 foot vaulters in the Olympics. He ranks number 260 on the all time list.[8] Richards attended the University of California, Los Angeles,[9] where he is ranked as the #10 vaulter in school history.[10]