Spencer McCorkel 17-0 / Narrowly misses 17-7

[ILUVPOLEVAULT]

i dont think your wrong...i know your wrong...scott had a much better attempt at 17-7 and i think that you are understating his ablility to jump! moving back a stride...isnt going to make or break his clearance...he has got it! go take a look at the video from reno..the only thing that touched was his wrist!

[Aggie81]

I beleive that Nitro was talking about Jordon Scott, not Scott Roth.

I was also at the event in Reno to witness the jumps. Scott R. was over 17' 7" on his 2nd attempt and brushed the bar off with his hand. J. Scott did not have any good attempts that day IMO, but is capable of making the height and higher.

[polevaulter08nw]

so wait, sry but idk meters to feet, but is that a 16'6"? or what and we are talking about jordan scott right?

[princess]

I am pretty sure that they are talking about jordan scott, and a 5 meter pole i think is about 16ft 4in or so. And i also think that it is kinda unique that scott roth and jordan scott have the name scott in it, that is kinda cool I think

[Scott Go Pre]

I am pretty sure that they are talking about jordan scott, and a 5 meter pole i think is about 16ft 4in or so. And i also think that it is kinda unique that scott roth and jordan scott have the name scott in it, that is kinda cool I think

For the metric conversion, check out the following link:
http://www.polevaultpower.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=141

[polevaulter08nw]

thanks for that conversion chart,a nd yeah hes on a 16'4 foot pole. but yeah, during the last 5 or 6 conversations i asked about jordan scott and i think someone started talking about scott roth, but thats ok i guess i should spesify, becaus he didnt' read the post before me. thanks again

[GBHS]

For Jordon Scott to be able to hold a 5m pole where he is, is quite an accomplishment. If Spencer M. could hold that high, he probably could be the next world record holder.
Yes they are not much above his (Jordon Scott)weight for now, but I know they will continue to go down in flex as his speed and technique improves. I intended for Scott (Roth) to be on 5m poles this year but we are going to try to improve his swing and top end first. I think he can go 18+ on the 490 poles if he cleans up those two things.
Once Jordon is able to penetrate with that grip and 10 to 15lbs stiffer flex, I am certain he will be in the 18+ range.

[nitro]

its going to be great to watch them after they clean that stuff up for outdoor season

[PVJESS08]

i dont think your wrong...i know your wrong...scott had a much better attempt at 17-7

Well, Jordan had to borrow poles. He didn't have the right ones for his 17'7 attempts, but his attempts were very good also. Both Scott and Jordan are very talented, and they will both hit much higher marks this year, no doubt.

It was great fun watching all of those guys jump in Reno, they did a great job!

[polevaulter08nw]

WOW I WISH I COULD GO TO RENO! gosh i don't like liveing do far away from the us vaulting world, haha, but i guess its not too bad hear in NC.

[AVC Coach]

After watching these guys (Roth, Scott, McCorkel) jump in Reno, I feel certain they will all crack the 18' barrier this year. There were several outstanding vaulters in that division that will post some huge heights this year. Best overall high school competition I've ever witnessed.

I'm going to go out on a limb and say Spencer's probably not going to be using any 5 meter sticks this year, but he did hold 15ish in a meet this weekend on some longer poles and made 17-0 by a good foot (no Japenese scientists to anaylyse it and confirm though). His timing was off quite a bit, but it was a great learning process for both of us.

[polevaulter08nw]

how tall is he, and where did he develope his speed, like what work outs and stuff.