Brad Hollowell raises the bar (MD)
Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2011 3:55 pm
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Hollowell raises the bar
BY SHAWN NISSON • STAFF WRITER • FEBRUARY 3, 2011
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SNOW HILL -- Have you ever wondered what it's like to fly?
Ask Stephen Decatur's Brad Hollowell.
The senior pole-vaulter rewrote the conference record books, clearing 14 feet, 9 inches during Wednesday's Bayside indoor track and field championships at the Worcester County Recreation Center.
Hollowell's vault bested the mark of 14 feet, 6 inches set by David Hinton of Queen Anne's in 2000. It also is the highest a Stephen Decatur pole-vaulter has ever gone, and it is the standing record for the Worcester County Recreation Center. And to cap it off, even though Hollowell is a two-time state champion in the event, Wednesday's vault gave him his first Bayside title.
"It felt pretty good -- any time you break a record you have to be happy," Hollowell said. "I've won states, but for some reason I couldn't do Baysides. I think I just had some bad luck before, but I guess I broke that today."
Hollowell said the mark means less to him than reaching his ultimate goal.
"What I want to do is set the Maryland state record," Hollowell said. "Right now, it's 15 feet, 1.5 inches. If I would have done everything right, I think I could have been around 15 feet today. But I'm hoping at states I will have a faster runway. I will have spikes in my shoes, so I will have better traction, and I'm hoping that I can do better there."
Parkside's Shelby Gardiner is also familiar with flying. The junior pole-vaulter continued her undefeated streak this season by clearing a 9 feet and earning her first Bayside title.
"I got second in Baysides last year, but I have been regional champion for two years in a row, and I'm undefeated in pole vaulting this year," Gardiner said. "I worked really hard, so it's really exciting to get rewarded. But every time I win another meet, it just makes me want to try harder and go higher."
rnisson@dmg.gannett.com
Hollowell raises the bar
BY SHAWN NISSON • STAFF WRITER • FEBRUARY 3, 2011
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SNOW HILL -- Have you ever wondered what it's like to fly?
Ask Stephen Decatur's Brad Hollowell.
The senior pole-vaulter rewrote the conference record books, clearing 14 feet, 9 inches during Wednesday's Bayside indoor track and field championships at the Worcester County Recreation Center.
Hollowell's vault bested the mark of 14 feet, 6 inches set by David Hinton of Queen Anne's in 2000. It also is the highest a Stephen Decatur pole-vaulter has ever gone, and it is the standing record for the Worcester County Recreation Center. And to cap it off, even though Hollowell is a two-time state champion in the event, Wednesday's vault gave him his first Bayside title.
"It felt pretty good -- any time you break a record you have to be happy," Hollowell said. "I've won states, but for some reason I couldn't do Baysides. I think I just had some bad luck before, but I guess I broke that today."
Hollowell said the mark means less to him than reaching his ultimate goal.
"What I want to do is set the Maryland state record," Hollowell said. "Right now, it's 15 feet, 1.5 inches. If I would have done everything right, I think I could have been around 15 feet today. But I'm hoping at states I will have a faster runway. I will have spikes in my shoes, so I will have better traction, and I'm hoping that I can do better there."
Parkside's Shelby Gardiner is also familiar with flying. The junior pole-vaulter continued her undefeated streak this season by clearing a 9 feet and earning her first Bayside title.
"I got second in Baysides last year, but I have been regional champion for two years in a row, and I'm undefeated in pole vaulting this year," Gardiner said. "I worked really hard, so it's really exciting to get rewarded. But every time I win another meet, it just makes me want to try harder and go higher."
rnisson@dmg.gannett.com