Best First Meet PR you have heard of?

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Best First Meet PR you have heard of?

Unread postby VaultPurple » Thu Mar 18, 2010 9:42 pm

Just wondering what is the highest you have ever seen or heard of someone jumping in their first meet?
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Re: Best First Meet PR you have heard of?

Unread postby Pogo Stick » Fri Mar 19, 2010 3:41 am

VaultPurple wrote:Just wondering what is the highest you have ever seen or heard of someone jumping in their first meet?


My friend (and best man) jumped 3.90m (12' 9"). Two weeks later at second meet he went to 4.10m (13' 5"). At this time he was 7ft high jumper - not an beginner in T&F.
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Re: Best First Meet PR you have heard of?

Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Fri Mar 19, 2010 5:22 am

Carly Dockendorf jumped 12'2 in her first meet, and Katy Viuf jumped 12'7.50 in her first meet.

There are probably decathletes that have jumped 15'+ in their first meet.
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Re: Best First Meet PR you have heard of?

Unread postby achtungpv » Sat Mar 20, 2010 10:35 am

BIlly Olson jumped 14' the first day he touched a pole. He was a golfer in high school at that point. He went on to jump 16' that season and the rest is history.
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Re: Best First Meet PR you have heard of?

Unread postby KirkB » Sat Mar 20, 2010 12:07 pm

That's AMAZING! :star: :star: :star:

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Re: Best First Meet PR you have heard of?

Unread postby dj » Sun Mar 21, 2010 1:15 pm

hye

i did have a 19 year old jump 4.20 in a meet the second day he picked up a pole.. team handball player.. 6-2.. 165/170lb

also Dave Spivey (high school hurdles decathlon) jumped 13-6ish at the Florida PV Camp (Coaches Roberts, Cotton, Freeman) in the late 70's.. and three years later jumped 18-6 at -Auburn..

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