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Here is the info:

North American Pole Vault Association

2007 Meet Circuit Schedule:

April 14-15 Mt. SAC Relays

May 7 Modesto Relays

May 14 Rio Vista River Vault, near Isleton, CA. Home of the newest training center in USA. Located south west of Sacramento, CA.

July 14 Mardi Gras Pole Vault Festival, New Orleans, LA. Includes Louisiana Fishing
Tournament.

August 3 North American Pole Vault Championships, Old Town Clovis, CA

This year NAPVA Championships are open only to
Association Members

2007 NAPVA Athlete Association Fees:
$200.00 per athlete. Fee due by June 15, 2007.
Note: All athletes who complete the circuit will receive $200.00 prize money at the end of the season.

Gran Prix Scoring:
At each meet points based on an International Scoring System will be awarded to each vaulter.
The NAPVA Championships in Clovis will count 1.5x the points.

Prize Money:
$5,000.00 to first place, with places 1-5 receiving prize money.

Participation in NAPVA:
Call Bob Fraley at 559/908-2099 for NAPVA Draft and Athlete’s Acceptance.

What NAPVA is Looking for:
Male and female athletes who can make an impact upon the fans, media and sponsors.

Note: Last year the Championships in Old Town Clovis drew 8,000 people.

For those of you not familiar with the NAPVA, it is a circuit designed to help out those athletes who are done with collegiate eligibility, but perhaps not yet able to spend a summer in Europe. Past participants include Stacy Dragila and Nick Hysong.

***Please note that this does not guarantee entry to contest the Modesto Relays on May 5th. The relays committee will determine next week if an open section will be scheduled.

rainbowgirl28 wrote:Here is the info:

North American Pole Vault Association

2007 Meet Circuit Schedule:

April 14-15 Mt. SAC Relays

May 7 Modesto Relays

May 14 Rio Vista River Vault, near Isleton, CA. Home of the newest training center in USA. Located south west of Sacramento, CA.

July 14 Mardi Gras Pole Vault Festival, New Orleans, LA. Includes Louisiana Fishing
Tournament.

August 3 North American Pole Vault Championships, Old Town Clovis, CA

This year NAPVA Championships are open only to
Association Members

2007 NAPVA Athlete Association Fees:
$200.00 per athlete. Fee due by June 15, 2007.
Note: All athletes who complete the circuit will receive $200.00 prize money at the end of the season.

Gran Prix Scoring:
At each meet points based on an International Scoring System will be awarded to each vaulter.
The NAPVA Championships in Clovis will count 1.5x the points.

Prize Money:
$5,000.00 to first place, with places 1-5 receiving prize money.

Participation in NAPVA:
Call Bob Fraley at 559/908-2099 for NAPVA Draft and Athlete’s Acceptance.

What NAPVA is Looking for:
Male and female athletes who can make an impact upon the fans, media and sponsors.

Note: Last year the Championships in Old Town Clovis drew 8,000 people.

Is there a link to the meet in New Orleans??

Cooleo111 wrote:Is there a link to the meet in New Orleans??

I'll work on it. I would assume it is run by this track club: http://www.mardigrastrackclub.com/

Traveling to California and Louisiana from Iowa is expensive. Will athlete travel be paid for by NAPVA?

UWvaulter wrote:Traveling to California and Louisiana from Iowa is expensive. Will athlete travel be paid for by NAPVA?

Nope, not really.

That is a big part of why the NAPVA has mostly drawn west coast athletes.

Lon Badeaux ran a central US circuit 2 summers ago, and Jeremy Hull tried to get it going last summer (but failed). You should talk to those guys if you want a closer circuit. I think the meets were in Missouri, Michigan, Indiana, Arkansas, Texas, and Florida that particular year.

Thanks, I'll check it out!

Cooleo111 wrote:Is there a link to the meet in New Orleans??

http://www.mardigrastrackclub.com/extravaganza/