DI Men's Final Results

[rainbowgirl28]

Wow! 2 of the favorites came up short with the only NH's... sorry Bobby, maybe next year

Event 14 Men Pole Vault
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Starting Height: 5.15 - 5.30 - 5.45 - 5.55 - 5.65 - 10cm
**** 5-alive format until fewer than 9 remaining *****
Wind direction 1-1/2 hours prior
American: 6.03m 6/14/2000 Jeff Hartwig, Nike
College Best: 5.98m 5/25/1996 Lawrence Johnson, Tennessee
NCAA Meet: 5.82m 5/29/1996 Lawrence Johnson, Tennessee
Hornet Stad: 5.83m 7/16/2000 Lawrence Johnson, adidas
Name Year School Finals Points
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Finals
1 Eric Eshbach JR Nebraska 5.45m 17-10.50 10
5.15 5.30 5.45 5.55
O XO O XXX
2 Trent Powell SO Brigham Young 5.45m 17-10.50 8
5.15 5.30 5.45 5.55
O O XXO XXX
3 Brian DaCunha SR Florida 5.45m 17-10.50 6
5.15 5.30 5.45 5.55
O XXO XXO XXX
4 Mike Westlund SR Oklahoma 5.30m 17-04.50 5
5.15 5.30 5.45
O O XXX
5 Jeffrey Ryan SR Southern California 5.30m 17-04.50 3.50
5.15 5.30 5.45
O XO XXX
5 Yoo Kim SO UCLA 5.30m 17-04.50 3.50
5.15 5.30 5.45
O XO XXX
7 Pat Luke JR UCLA 5.30m 17-04.50 2
5.15 5.30 5.45
XO XXO XXX
8 Paul Panning JR Ball State 5.15m 16-10.75 0.25
5.15 5.30
O XXX
8 Giovanni Lanaro JR Cal State-Fullerton 5.15m 16-10.75 0.25
5.15 5.30
O XXX
8 Brent Warner JR Duke 5.15m 16-10.75 0.25
5.15 5.30
O XXX
8 Trevor Woods JR Oregon 5.15m 16-10.75 0.25
5.15 5.30
O XXX
12 Hence Williams SR Purdue 5.15m 16-10.75
5.15 5.30
XO XXX
12 Rocky Danners SR Tennessee 5.15m 16-10.75
5.15 5.30
XO XXX
-- Bobby Most FR Texas Tech NH
5.15 5.30
PPP XXX
-- Robison Pratt FR Brigham Young NH
5.15 5.30
PPP XXX

[vaultin chris]

hats off to mr. eshbach. good job to everyone else.

[vaultfan]

From: http://www.journalstar.com/sports.php?story_id=55575

Eshbach's journey to a national title in the pole vault was a bit more leisurely.

Who could have imagined that a fishing pole would be the key to him winning the NCAAoutdoor championship?

After winning his first NCAA title, Eshbach said taking a break from practice gave him the rejuvenation he needed before the biggest meet of the year.

"I needed to get away," he said. "I went fishing a couple of days. I just tried to clear my head."
That allowed him to clear the bar at a height that was almost a foot greater than the 16-11 he posted for a fourth-place finish at the NCAAMidwest Regional two weeks ago in Lincoln.

"We took the short approach (to qualify)," said Eshbach. "I've been having a lot of trouble with my approaches."

Eshbach finished second at the NCAAindoor championships with a vault of 18-33/4 .

He was one of three vaulters who remained Friday when the bar was set at 18-21/2. When all three competitors failed to clear that height, Eshbach was awarded the title for being the only vaulter to clear the previous height on the first attempt.

From: http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml ... CLID=18330


Eshbach cleared 17-10 1/2 on his first attempt to take the national championship. Only three vaulters remained when the bar increased to 18-2 1/2, and all three missed at that height, but Eshbach won the title by being the only competitor to clear the previous height on the first attempt.

"It feels like I finally accomplished something," Eshbach said. "It feels great to finally win. I was just struggling so badly lately. I told coach that I just didn't want to practice at all, so I haven't really seen the track lately. It helped clear my mind. My approach was going horrible and now it feels great. Rick (Attig) has been around a long time and he has coached American records, and so many All-Americans, but he has never had anybody win NCAAs. I feel like I finally gave him something back after all the times he has put up with me."

The junior from Orangefield, Texas, finished second at the NCAA Indoor National Championships, March 14, clearing a height of 18-3 3/4.

"You've got a guy who has struggled outdoors after getting off to a good start indoors, and to be able to go through all the ups and downs, and come out and win the national championship, that is a tribute to him," head coach Gary Pepin said.