Yolo Striders Track and Field Club (YSTFC) Summer Championship Vault Series – Meet #4 Results

This weekend’s meet saw a total of 40 vaulters; 26 in the first section and 14 in the second. All in all, a great meet once again. Things are getting exciting as we head towards the Championship meet on August 22^nd at Bella Vista High School. See below for PRs, meet #4 results, current Championship standings and for information about the Championship meet. Keep in mind that we will be awarding division trophies and an overall trophy to the winners.

We kept everyone on their toes and changed things up once again. As with last week we ran the bar at odd start heights but instead of 3s and 9’s we did 4s and 10s this week. Again, the strategy paid off with 7 new PRs from 1 inch to, hold on to your hats, a 5 feet 6 inch PR. Yes, that’s right. Isaiah Holmes from Oakmont who in his own right is an awesome high jumper (7’0” at CVCs) decided to try pole vault. He entered the meet with no PR and ended up jumping 11’10”. He quipped, “I guess it’s just the high jump in me”. Great Job Isaiah, keep it up. Next year will be interesting to say the least. Join me in congratulating Bruce Vongnangam (1” PR to 10’10”), Adam O’Brien (3” PR to 11’4”), Rachel Randall (4” PR to 9’4”) Matt Beltran (4” PR to 12’4”), Quan Phun (7”PR to 12’10”) and Corey Saetern (7” PR to 12’10”). This week’s PR medal goes to Isaiah Holmes who cleared 11’10”; again a 5’6” PR (calculated as starting height minus final height).

Meet #4 Results                                        
Vaulter Division        Ft      In      Metric  Place  
Adam Andresen   MENS    14      10      4.52    1      
John Harari     BOYS    14      4       4.37    2      
Phillip Gwin    BOYS    13      10      4.22    3      
Talon Andersen  BOYS    13      4       4.06    4      
Jason McShane   BOYS    12      10      3.91    5      
Corey Saetern   BOYS    12      10      3.91    6      
Quan Phun       BOYS    12      10      3.91    7      
Scott Strohmeyer        MENS    12      10      3.91    8      
Augie Donovan   BOYS    12      4       3.76    9      
Matt Beltran    MENS    12      4       3.76    9      
Megan Fereira   GIRLS   11      10      3.61    11     
Isaiah Holmes   BOYS    11      10      3.61    12     
Andrei Matei    BOYS    11      10      3.61    13     
Rick Harper     MENS    11      4       3.45    14     
Adam O'Brien    BOYS    11      4       3.45    15     
Nathanael Drotts        BOYS    10      10      3.30    16     
Isabella Debruin        GIRLS   10      10      3.30    17     
Bruce Vongnangam        BOYS    10      10      3.30    18     
Courtney Meyer  GIRLS   10      4       3.15    19     
Michael Hochderffer     MENS    10      4       3.15    20     
Dana Bowers     GIRLS   10      4       3.15    21     
Max Bjorni      BOYS    10      4       3.15    22     
Ed Andersen     MENS    9       10      3.00    23     
Clara Riggle    GIRLS   9       10      3.00    24     
Garrett Kenison BOYS    9       4       2.84    25     
Rachel Randall  GIRLS   9       4       2.84    26     
Chris Clavelli  BOYS    9       4       2.84    27     
Nicole Sainz    GIRLS   9       4       2.84    28     
Taylor Trageser GIRLS   8       10      2.69    29     
Alex Limon      BOYS    8       10      2.69    30     
Alex Trotter    GIRLS   8       4       2.54    31     
Gary Wuest      MENS    7       10      2.39    32     
Ryann England   GIRLS   7       4       2.24    33     
Joe O'Hair      BOYS    0       0       0.00    -      
Kyle Hamasaki   BOYS    0       0       0.00    -      
Jessy Talarico  WOMENS  0       0       0.00    -      
Lilly Pruett    GIRLS   0       0       0.00    -      
Brandon Venethongkham   BOYS    0       0       0.00    -      
Joe Johnston    MENS    0       0       0.00    -      
Kylee Trageser  WOMENS  0       0       0.00    -      
You can also find all our results at http://www.bvtrack.com/2015YSTFCSummerVaultSeriesResults.html

Overall Standings
After four meets the current overall lead remains with Talon Anderson with 54’4½” over second place Phillip Gwin at 53’10¾ ”. Talon improve by 1 inch over last meet with a jump of 13’4”. Phillip Gwin moving up fast on Talon and is closing the gap with a jump of 13’10” also an 1 inch improvement over last week. Yours truly is maintaining 3^rd place with 50’5¾”.  Taking over fourth place is Max Bjorni taking at 41’5¼” with Bruce Vongnangam in a virtual tie also at 41’5¼” but with the metric heights between them being the difference.

Vaulter Division        Ft      In      Metric  Standings      
Talon Andersen  BOYS    54      4.5     16.57   1      
Phillip Gwin    BOYS    53      10.75   16.43   2      
Scott Strohmeyer        MENS    50      5.75    15.39   3      
Max Bjorni      BOYS    41      5.25    12.63   4      
Meet #5 – The Championship Meet
Our next and final meet will be the Championship meet and will be held on 8/22/2015 at Bella Vista High School in Fair Oaks, CA. Start time for this meet will be 11:00 AM with doors opening at 9:00 AM. As with our last 3 meets we will run two sections. The first section will start at 11AM with an opening height set no lower than 6 feet and will raise the bar by 6 inch increments. The second section will start no earlier than 1PM with the opening height set at 11’ also incrementing by 6 inches. If you plan on opening at or higher than 11’ you are welcome to show up at a later time so you don’t have to wait around. Remember, the second section will start no earlier than 1PM but most likely after that.

For insurance purposes, a valid USATF membership number and a liability waivers are required. The cost is $10 per vaulter. Even if you don't vault, come and support us. The meets are free to spectators. I can be reached on my cell at 530.867.4286 if you have any questions. Feel free to pass this along to anyone you may think would be interested. We can accommodate up to 50 vaulters.

USATF 2015If you don’t already have a USATF membership or need to renew it, go to https://www.usatf.org/membership/application/index.asp. Remember, in order to participate in YSTFC meets a valid USATF membership number is required.

Liability WaiverTo download the both the YSTFC and USATF liability waivers, go to the YSTFC Facebook group page at https://www.facebook.com/groups/143120722460701/ and click on the “Files” link. Download and print out the appropriate forms and have your parents fill it out bring it to the meet. Don’t worry, if you forget yours, we’ll have copies. YSTFC liability forms are kept on file and are only required once but USATF liability forms need to be signed at each meet.

Thanks,

ScottStrohmeyer

Pole Vault Coach, YSTFC, BVHS

President, Yolo Striders Track & Field Club

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