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Unread postby PVJESS08 » Wed Mar 19, 2008 10:27 pm

So I harassed Shawn until he told me who this guy was. I never would have believed it or even guessed it and then he showed me a couple videos of him...wow can he clear 18 ft. with some room to spare! I'm sworn to secrecy to not tell, but this is going to be BIG!! Definitely can't wait to see how he does! :yes:
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Unread postby Bubba PV » Thu Mar 20, 2008 8:32 am

Billy Payne emailed me last night. He says "negatory" on him but HE thinks it's Scott Henning. Bubba
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Unread postby achtungpv » Thu Mar 20, 2008 9:29 am

He may or may not be an American. There's been some good foreign collegians that are from countries that have qualifying marks and Olympic Trials. Hmm...
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Unread postby PVDad2 » Thu Mar 20, 2008 6:13 pm

Well, the biggest shock waves would be if somehow this is Lawerence Johnson. Clever how he would hide behind his collegiate career.
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Unread postby VTechVaulter » Thu Mar 20, 2008 7:39 pm

PVDad2 wrote:Well, the biggest shock waves would be if somehow this is Lawerence Johnson. Clever how he would hide behind his collegiate career.


lojo is training again. however i dont think this is him because it says earlier his last practices were in 2000. Lojo jumped in 2004 in prep for the olympic trials.
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Unread postby Lax PV » Thu Mar 20, 2008 8:04 pm

Maybe Brian McLaughlin, mike McNamara... those are my two my best guesses... hats off to the guy for already jumping 550...I can't even come back and jump 460 right now haha :(
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Unread postby LivinTheDream2008 » Thu Mar 20, 2008 8:39 pm

dammit shawn...... you were supposed to protect those with your life....

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Unread postby Bubba PV » Thu Mar 20, 2008 8:49 pm

I'm so sorry for your sad news. Try to keep your spirits as high as your goals. Thank you for sharing your journey with us. We're all behind you in prayer and spirit!! Bubba
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Unread postby swtvault » Thu Mar 20, 2008 8:59 pm

100 bucks says its not Hennig. 500 says its not Hunter. 1000 says no to LO. I would also bet my job that it is not McNamara or McLaughlin--truly, I don't know who he is but I am pretty damn sure I do. livinthedream2008, I hope you jump 6 meters this year. If you are who I think you are, Everyone on this board knows you can--even after a 8 year hiatus. Good luck to you.
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Unread postby gyver » Thu Mar 20, 2008 9:59 pm

How about Bevan Hart? He was a 17-9 guy in college but also an 8002 point decathlete. Fousing on just the vault he would have the athletic ability to pull it off.
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Unread postby polevaulter08nw » Thu Mar 20, 2008 10:19 pm

so are there any vids so we can see this guy, like even face blocked off or something. just to watch this amazing vaulting!
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Unread postby achtungpv » Thu Mar 20, 2008 10:44 pm

polevaulter08nw wrote:so are there any vids so we can see this guy, like even face blocked off or something. just to watch this amazing vaulting!


I have some old video of him obviously but that's on VHS and I had to dig out the VCR from the garage to show that to The Pride. I don't have equipment to convert it to digital.
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