Brian Mondschein 5.53 PR at Clemson

[rainbowgirl28]

Congratulations VTechVaulter!!

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 Men Pole Vault
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  NCAA Reg Q: Q 5.05m                                                         
  Clem OD TR: T 5.20m  2003        Chris Stoddum/Brad Smith, South Carolina / G
 Clem OD Rec: R 5.30m  1990        Jeff Fields, Clemson                       
    Name                    Year School                  Finals            Points
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  1   272 Brian Mondschein       Virgina Tech             5.53mR  18-01.75
  2   246 Mitch Greeley          Clemson                  5.05mQ  16-06.75
  3   233 Andrew Kessler         Clemson                 J5.05mQ  16-06.75
  4   274 Adam Bingaman          Virgina Tech             4.90m   16-00.75
  5   273 Joe Samaniuk           Virgina Tech            J4.90m   16-00.75
  6   238 Kenny Knox             Clemson                  4.45m   14-07.25
  7    43 Joel Lynch             Western Carolina        J4.45m   14-07.25
  8    41 Justin Spormann        Western Carolina         4.30m   14-01.25
 --    89 Alexander Johnson      Citadel                     NH           
 --    72 Tyler Tucker           Vmi                         NH           
 --    50 Christian Benson       Western Carolina            NH           

[roger/over]

Thanks to Becca for adding some context to our frequent contributer as VTechVaulter; i.e., the name and person of Brian Mondschein.

If I can push the context one step further: Is Brian the son (or grandson?) of Irving "Moon" Mondschein, the Olympic decathlon competitor of my generation?

And do I remember that, in addition to his decathlon credentials, Moon Mondschein was also a world-class high jumper?

[VTechVaulter]

haha. yes sir you are correct. moon is my grandfather. i believe it was the 48 olympics, and he placed 8th i think. didn't perform very well in his own eyes, said he was a bit under the weather.

he was also a pretty spectacular high jumper, back in the western roll era. 2 time ncaa champ

also played football for NYU in college. im jealous of his skillz

[VaultMarq26]

I'm jealous of your family!!!

[jomrus]

nice jump Brian. Now if we could just get you to hold high enough to bend a pole. What would that be... like 17'6'' or 18'. All you would need is like a 2 and a half foot push-off and you'd get 20 feet. Just kidding. But seriously, nice jump. You should be knockin on 5.60.

[Scott Go Pre]

Brian, what height did you come in at? 5.20m? or higher?

[VTechVaulter]

well i wasn't gonna get a run through so i opened at 5.05



also john, i did manage to hold 16'2 this weekend, pole still didn't bend but im workin on it. haha. had 3 good attempts at 5.60, so hopefully itll be here soon.

[salukipv1]

you tall people, I wish I could hold at 16'2. Great job, 5.53 is a big jump, I know you will get 60 soon.
First jump, like always

[rainbowgirl28]

http://www.hokiesports.com/track/recaps ... 10aaa.html

Mondschein Earns ACC Honor
Senior named Performer of the Week
April 10, 2006

GREENSBORO, N.C. - Virginia Tech senior pole vaulter Brian Mondschein was named Atlantic Coast Conference Performer of the Week Monday afternoon for his efforts at the Clemson Invitational.


Mondschein, a native of Hummelstown, Pa., won the pole vault with a personal-best vault of 5.53m (18'1.75"). The mark broke Tech's school record and qualified him for the NCAA East Region meet. The height was a Clemson outdoor facility record. His vault is the best in the ACC this year and is the second-best nationally.


Mondschein will return to action April 14-15 at the Sea Ray Relays in Knoxville, Tenn.

[saraf]

I am broken. such a mean person like you breaking my clemson stadium record by nearly 30cm. what a jerk! and you probably didn't even bend the pole!! congrats on the pr buddy! hey i just noticed if u switched the 2 decimal points u get my PR 5.53 --> 5.35 thats so silly. hopefully one of us will change our Pr soon ..

[uconnvaulta]

way to go brian, see you this weekend at sea rays

[VTechVaulter]

thanks dude. see ya there