USATF Men's PV

[pole bender]

so what are the final places (1 2 3 4 ?)

[hallvaulter]

Thanks Russ and Becca for the UPDATES! Way to go!
Once again, another successful live update, felt like I was there!

[pole bender]

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Men Pole Vault
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 Bar Progression: 5.40/5.50/5.60/5.70/5.75/5.80/5.85/5.90
 NO FIVE-ALIVE
       World: W 6.14m  7/31/1994   Sergey Bubka, UKR
    American: A 6.03m  6/14/2000   Jeff Hartwig, Nike
        Meet: M 6.02m  6/27/1999   Jeff Hartwig, Nike
    Name                    Year Team                    Finals
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Finals
  1 Russ Buller                  Asics                    5.80m   19-00.25
     5.40 5.50 5.60 5.70 5.75 5.80 5.85 5.90 5.91
      PPP    O    O  XXO  PPP    O  XXP  PPP    X
  2 Toby Stevenson               Nike                    J5.80m   19-00.25
     5.40 5.50 5.60 5.70 5.75 5.80 5.85
      PPP    O    O  XXO  PPP   XO  XXX
  3 Thomas Skipper               Oregon                   5.60m   18-04.50
     5.40 5.50 5.60 5.70
      PPP  PPP    O  XXX
  3 Jeff Hartwig                 Nike                     5.60m   18-04.50
     5.40 5.50 5.60 5.70
      PPP    O    O  XXX
  3 Brad Walker                  Nike                     5.60m   18-04.50
     5.40 5.50 5.60 5.70 5.75
      PPP  PPP    O  PPP  XXX
  6 Jonathan Takahashi           unattached              J5.60m   18-04.50
     5.40 5.50 5.60 5.70
        O    O   XO  XXX
  7 Timothy Mack                 Nike                     5.50m   18-00.50
     5.40 5.50 5.60
      PPP   XO  XXX
  8 Justin Norberg               unattached              J5.50m   18-00.50
     5.40 5.50 5.60
      XXO   XO  XXX
  9 Brian Mondschein             Virginia Tech            5.40m   17-08.50
     5.40 5.50
       XO  XXX
 10 Derek Miles                  Nike                    J5.40m   17-08.50
     5.40 5.50
      XXO  XXX
 -- Jeremy Scott                 unattached                  NH
     5.40
      XXX
 -- Robert Mclean                unattached                  NH
     5.40
      XXX
 -- Graeme Hoste                 Stanford                    NH
     5.40
      XXX
 -- Gable Baldwin                Nebraska                    NH
     5.40
      XXX
 -- Jacob Pauli                  Nike                        NH
     5.40 5.50
      PPP  XXX
 -- Nicholas Hysong              Nike                        NH
     5.40 5.50
      PPP  XXX
 -- Derek Mackel                 New Mexico                 DNS
     5.40
      DNS
 -- Daniel Ryland                Bell/adidas                DNS
     5.40
      DNS

[rainbowgirl28]

http://www.theadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs. ... 50357/1006

Buller wins pole vault

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Former LSU and Westlake High track athlete Russ Buller won the pole vault at 19- 1/4 at the U.S. track and field championships. Afterward, he emotionally thanked his younger brother Jordan, whom he had promised he would continue competing. In October, 2005, a short time after that promise, Jordan Buller was killed in a car crash.

[rainbowgirl28]

http://www.usatf.org/news/view.aspx?DUi ... 4_08_36_45

Men's Pole Vault Champion- Russ Buller


"This past year I moved back out to the Olympic Training Center. It was a big deal for me to leave my job and everything. To win a national title my first year back is just great. My whole goal is to make it to 2008. Hopefully, I can just maintain and make it to the next Olympics."

[Bruce Caldwell]

I had a feeling Russ would be in the top 2

When Russ MOved to Ca to the training camp. I saw a new training going on. He was not as flat, he was using lighter poles with much more pop on top. His form was so much better. It was like a new Buller.
You can atribute Toby and Tye and the OLympic coach for helping him get this new form and run down. He has improved so much you will see more top vaults now that he is jumping with his new technique. COngratulations to Russ WHo has really worked hard to come this far. It pays off to try new things right RUss!
Bruce

[SKOT]

would 5.91 have been a new PR for him?

[dafox]

what were the conditions like for the guys?

[Powervaulter]

Congratulations to Russ! Way to go!

[Scott Go Pre]

SKOT, 5.91 would have been a 10 cm (4 inch) improvement had he cleared it.

what were the conditions like for the guys?

Conditions were great, except a little hot and humid. there was a nice breeze throughout the competition, but the breeze seemed to calm down when they started to run.

[polevaulter08nw]

any vids?

[VTechVaulter]

to anyone who hasn't gotten a chance to meet them, all those elite guys in the meet are just awesome people. gabe and myself were feeling a bit out of place to say the least sitting in the clerking tent, but they were all just real cool chill guys. really funny too, everyone was just having a great time during warm ups, laughing and goofing around. giving each other grief. it really was an amazing experience