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I will be onsite at Dempsey Center today filming the men's pole vault at the MPSF Championships for FloTrack.

Videos will be posted here: http://www.flotrack.org/videos/coverage ... mpionships

I _should_ be able to get online once I am there, and if so, I will provide some updates here. If not, I will do a few updates via Twitter: twitter.com/polevaultpower

Oh yeah, it starts at 4pm Pacific.

I am here and online! I probably won't cover jump by jump, but I will try to do updates after each height, and more when it gets higher.

Still very early in the men's competition. Opening height was 15'3 (4.66m)

Not starting were:
Joshua Schroeder (hamstring)
Bryce Borer (ankles)

Making it were:
Austin Oudekirk
Matt Todd
Eric White
(might have missed one or two others)

NHing were:
Brennan Turner
Jake Baertlein
John Brenteson

The bar then went to 4.81

Making it were:
Austin Oudekirk
Brian McGinty
Ashton Eaton
Joe Fazio
Casey Roche
Ryan Vu
Eric White
Brian McGinty
Joe Fazio
Dutch Perryman
Chris McGovern
Ryan Shuler


Going out at this height:
Matt Todd

NHing at this height:
Anthony Orozco
Jeremy Lashinke
James Coffin

The bar is now at 4.96

So far the following vaulters have cleared:
Brian McGinty
Ryan Shuler
Connor Landry
Ryan Vu
Justin Miller
Ashton Eaton
Austin Oudekirk
Joe Fazio
Casey Roche
and one or two others. I will post the rest in a minute. About to go up.

Also making 4.96 were Johnny Quinn and Casey Dicesare.

Brian McGovern passed. Scott Roth entering at 5.36.

Out at 4.96:
Eric White
Dutch Perryman
Colin Witter-Tilton (NH)



Bar now at 5.11 16'9

So far Ashton Eaton is the only one over 5.11, but they are doing 5 alive, so it's still very early in the order...

Now Johnny Quinn also over the bar.

Going out at 5.11 so far:
Austin Oudekirk
Brian McGinty
Joe Fazio
Chris McGovern

A lot of vaulters not in yet

Also making 5.11:

Casey DiCesare
Casey Roche
Justin Miller

Also going out:
Ryan Vu
Ryan Shuler
Connor Landry


I _think_ that's everyone. Scott Roth not in yet.


Bar now going to 5.26/17'3

Everyone missed their first attempt at 5.26

Johnny Quinn and Casey Roche make on their second.

Ashton Eaton makes 5.26 on his third! With a 14' takeoff That is a PR for him